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The 1996 film Black Sheep is coming to 4K in March

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The 1996 comedy Black Sheep” will be released on 4K UHD Blu-ray on March 25th via KL Studio Classics. Penelope Spheeris directed the film, which was written by Fred Wolf. It starred Chris Farley, David Spade, Tim Matheson, Christine Ebersole, Gary Busey, Grant Heslov, Timothy Carhart, and Bruce McGill.

The movie has received a new master from a 4K scan of the 35mm original camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K release include a 2160p video presentation in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision (or HDR10) form of high dynamic range, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround, and 2.0 Stereo lossless sound on a BD-100 disc. The 4K release will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included.

UPDATED: The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon and directly via Kino Lorber’s website. The bonus materials included with this release are listed below sorted by Disc.

4K UHD Blu-ray (Disc 1):

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Director Penelope Spheeris, Moderated by Film Critic and Author Simon Abrams

Blu-ray (Disc 2):

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Director Penelope Spheeris, Moderated by Film Critic and Author Simon Abrams • Theatrical Trailer