DUST DEVIL SYNOPSIS:

A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.

From out of the seething heat of the endless desert comes the nameless man (Robert John Burke, RoboCop 3, Thinner), his worn-down boot-heels tapping across the hard-baked earth. His old and ruthless spirit has smelled the town dying from afar and he has come to collect the souls to build his power. Soon the wasteland is littered with burned and disfigured remains and Ben Mukurob (Zakes Mokae, The Serpent and the Rainbow), the last policeman in the small town of Bethany, is faced with a mystery that threatens his eternal soul. Into this maelstrom of horror comes Wendy (Chelsea Field, Masters of the Universe), a young woman on the run from a broken marriage. Her flight has led her into the desert and perhaps into the arms of the Devil Himself. Filmmaking visionary Richard Stanley (director of the seminal cyberpunk shocker Hardware) has conjured a mystical mélange of windswept Spaghetti Western and hallucinatory horror/fantasy, spectacularly filmed on location in the Great Namib Desert of Africa. This Special Edition of Dust Devil includes Richard Stanley’s Director’s Cut and the original, altered Theatrical Cut – both versions gloriously restored in 4K!

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OUR FILM REVIEW

Kino Lorber continues to deliver on the upgrades and Dust Devil, it's not different. From the director of the disastrous The Island of Dr. Moreau, Richard Stanley delivers a fascinating horror thriller that is ripe with "vibes". The 4K transfer adds a terrific level of relevance to the crimson reds of the dusty days and the deep midnight blues of the nighttime shade. While the bonus features are slim, this release includes both the theatrical and director's cut of the film (which with all honesty is the only way to watch). ​

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SPECIAL FEATURES ​

• DISC ONE - 4K UHD​

  • NEW Audio Commentary by Writer/Director Richard Stanley (Director's Cut)

  • Richard Stanley - Dust Devil and Other Misadventures: 2006 Interview with Contributions by Composer Simon Boswell (35:25)

  • Original Storyboards

  • Original Polaroids

  • Original 16mm Trailer (2:01)

  • Theatrical Trailer (Newly Remastered)