{"product_id":"cutters-way","title":"Cutter's Way","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCutter and Bone... somewhere between heroes and villains.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Ivan Passer's \u003cem\u003eCutter's Way\u003c\/em\u003e, Jeff Bridges (\u003cem\u003eThe Big Lebowski\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRancho Deluxe\u003c\/em\u003e), John Heard (\u003cem\u003eChilly Scenes of Winter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter Hours\u003c\/em\u003e) and Lisa Eichhorn (\u003cem\u003eYanks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKing of the Hill\u003c\/em\u003e) deliver exemplary performances as a trio of '60s casualties embroiled in a murder investigation that goes increasingly off-the-rails and threatens to swallow them whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnambitious yacht salesman and gigolo Richard Bone (Bridges) skates on his good looks and avoids all responsibility. His best friend Alex Cutter (Heard) returned from Vietnam with his body ruined, but his mind sharpened and attuned to the injustices and politics that led to his predicament. After Bone witnesses a shadowy figure dump a young woman's body in the trash, he fingers local oil magnate J.J. Cord (Stephen Elliot,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeverly Hills Cop\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeath Wish\u003c\/em\u003e) as the killer. As Bone backs away from this accusation, Cutter charges forward on a crusade to make Cord pay not only for this murder, but for all the other crimes fat cats like him have routinely gotten away with. Cutter's long-suffering wife Mo (Eichhorn), struggles to keep her own head above the surface, while steering the two men toward saner waters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on Newton Thornburg;'s 1976 novel \u003cem\u003eCutter and Bone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, and initially released under that title to little notice the film was reborn as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCutter's Way\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand became a highly acclaimed cult favourite. The lush, sunny Santa Barbara setting, luminously photographed by DP Jordan Cronenweth (\u003cem\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eStop Making Sense\u003c\/em\u003e), is an ironic counter to the deeply cynical and tragic vibes of this neo-noir. The distinctly beautiful score by pop and rock maestro Jack Nitszche ranks as one of his most stirring works. Helmed by Czech filmmaker Passer (Intimate Lighting and Born to Win),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCutter's Way\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most impassioned and truthful critiques of the American hierarchy ever filmed. Now, perhaps, more relevant as ever, it's been freshly restored in 2K from its 35mm interpositive. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirected by: Ivan Passer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStarring: Jeff Bridges, John Heard, Lisa Eichhorn, Stephen Elliott, Arthur Rosenberg, Nina Van Pallandt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1981 \/ 109 min \/ 1.85:1 \/ English Mono\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 2K restoration from its 35mm interpositive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Mo's Way,\" a newly filmed video interview with star Lisa Eichhorn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"From\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCutter and Bone \u003c\/em\u003eto \u003cem\u003eCutter's Way\u003c\/em\u003e,\" a newly filmed\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003evideo interview with UA Classics exec Ira Deutchman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival video interview with director Ivan Passer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival video interview with writer Jeffrey Alan Fiskin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival video interview with producer Paul Gurian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival video featurette on composer Jack Nitzsche\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival audio introduction by star Jeff Bridges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival video introduction by director Bertrand Tavernier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheatrical trailers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIsolated music track\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewly recorded audio commentary by novelist Matthew Specktor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival audio commentary by film historians Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival audio commentary by assistant director Larry Franco and unit production manager Barrie Osborne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYear: 1981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCert: 15\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Blu-ray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegion: B\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFCESE002\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEAN:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 5060974689958\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease date: 06\/03\/23\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e✶\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e✶\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e✶\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e✶\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e✶\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\"Ivan Passer's note-perfect, sun-splashed neo-noir thriller Cutter's Way has slowly fought its way up from cult obscurity.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e✶\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e✶\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e✶\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e✶\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e✶\u003c\/span\u003e \"One of the great overlooked American movies, with career-highlight work from director Ivan Passer\" - Kim Newman,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmpire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"Heard and Bridges give their all: the latter gives a performance of spectacular range and intensity. The result is nothing less than a modern masterpiece\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTime Out\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAbout Fun City Editions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaking its name from the ironic moniker for late 1960s and '70s New York, Fun City Editions is a new boutique label focused on reissues of maverick repertory cinema\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat can best be described as works that exist \"outside of their time.\" Spanning an array of genres, artists and countries, but with a unifying focus on forgotten and overlooked treasures, each Fun City release\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill present new restorations and comprehensive extras which contextualize and illuminate the artistic and historic value of the piece.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRadiance Films\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edelighted\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto represent this excellent label alongside its own\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereleases.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45692523643054,"sku":"FCESE002","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/CUTTERS_WAY_2D_UK_5c30f4b9-22df-43c6-b49a-c7749cbd97ff.jpg?v=1724842394","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/cutters-way","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}