C.H.U.D. 2 Disc Special Edition From Criterion

Criterion announced it is putting out a two-disc special edition of C.H.U.D. on DVD July 12. Previous DVD pressings were handled by Anchor Bay Entertainment.

The new edition will include:

* New digital restoration of the unrated director’s cut, including “excessively violent” shots cut from the theatrical release to avoid an X rating, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
* Optional soundtrack dubbed in the guttural language of C.H.U.D. (DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray edition)
* Two audio commentaries, one by director Douglas Cheek and one by filmmaker Pedro Costa
* Visual essay by Tag Gallagher
* Morning in Underground America, a feature documentary about the making of C.H.U.D.
* The Humanoid and the Professor, a conversation with Kent Jones
* Film-to-storyboard comparison
* Downloadable MP3 of the 1987 radio dramatization, featuring Eric Bogosian
* Theatrical and teaser trailers
* PLUS: A booklet featuring new essays by film writers J. Hoberman and Dennis Lim, a reprint of the manifesto Cheek issued on the film’s release, and sheet music for the original score