The cult Ozploitation thriller Snapshot is getting the honor of a Limited Edition 4K UHD Blu-ray release from Powerhouse Films.
Chantal Contouri (Thirst), Robert Bruning (Ned Kelly), and Sigrid Thornton (Prisoner: Cell Block H) star in Snapshot, a tense Australian thriller that marked the feature debut of director Simon Wincer (Harlequin, Free Willy).
When naïve hairdresser Angela (Thornton) is persuaded by her model friend Madeline (Contouri) to try glamour modeling, she dreams of escaping her humdrum life and the clutches of her over-protective mother. Instead, she is thrust into a decadent world of jealousy, exploitation… and death.
Produced by Antony I Ginnane (Patrick), co-written by Everett De Roche (Roadgames), and scored by Brian May (Mad Max), Snapshot – released internationally under the titles One More Minute and The Day After Halloween – is considered a classic of Ozploitation cinema.
Snapshot 4K UHD Features
- Brand-new 4K HDR restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
- 4K (2160p) UHD presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Two presentations of the film: the 93-minute theatrical version in 4K Dolby Vision, and the extended 101-minute director’s cut from best surviving materials
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary on the theatrical version with Ginnane, director Simon Wincer, cinematographer Vincent Monton, and actor Sigrid Thornton, moderated by Mark Hartley (2017)
- Audio commentary on the director’s cut with producer Antony I Ginnane and film critic and archivist Jaimie Leonarder (2018)
- Audio commentary on the director’s cut with Ginnane and horror hostess Katarina Leigh Waters (2012)
- Producing ‘Snapshot’ (2017): Ginnane revisits the film’s shoot
- ‘Not Quite Hollywood’ Interview Excerpts (2008): extensive selection of outtakes from Mark Hartley’s acclaimed documentary on Australian cinema, featuring Thornton, Ginnane, Wincer, Monton, writer Everett De Roche, assistant director Tom Burstall, and actor Lynda Stoner
- Archival audio interview with Chantal Contouri (1979)
- Archival audio interview with Simon Wincer (1979)
- Archival audio interview with stuntman Grant Page
- Stephen Morgan on ‘Snapshot’ (2023): appreciation by the academic and Australian cinema specialist
- Alternative The Day After Halloween opening titles
- Original theatrical trailer
- TV spots
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
- New and improved English translation subtitles
- Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Ian Barr; an exclusive extract from producer Anthony I Ginnane’s unpublished memoirs; archival interviews with director Simon Wincer, screenwriter Everett De Roche, and composer Brian May, and full film credits
- World premiere on 4K UHD
- Limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US
Snapshot will be released on 4K UHD Blu-ray on
