Wake in Fright Limited Edition Blu-ray

HAVE A DRINK, MATE? HAVE A FIGHT, MATE? HAVE A TASTE OF DUST AND SWEAT, MATE? THERE'S NOTHING ELSE OUT HERE. Raw and brutal in its depiction of Outback country drinking culture in the 1970s, Wake in Fright is an uncompromising landmark of Australian cinema from director Ted Kotcheff (First Blood).

The story follows John Grant (Gary Bond, Zulu), a bored schoolteacher working in the remote outback, who stops overnight in the frontier mining town of Bundanyabba on his way back to Sydney for the Christmas holidays. After losing all his savings in a bad gambling bet, Grant finds himself marooned and swept up in the vortex of hard-drinking, hard-living, and crude men led by Doc (Donald Pleasence, Halloween), who threaten to make him just as crazy, drunk, and violent as they are. Ignored upon initial release, the film is now acclaimed as one of Australia’s most legendary, unique, and horrifying contributions to cinema history by figures like Martin Scorsese and Nick Cave, presented here in a definitive 4K restoration.

Key Features & Restoration

• Definitive 4K restoration of the Australian cinema landmark.
• Features performances by Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence, and Chips Rafferty.
• Directed by Ted Kotcheff.
• Region B compatible Blu-ray format.
• Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over.
• Run Time: 1 hour and 49 minutes.

Limited Edition Contents

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation.
• Original lossless mono audio.
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
• Audio commentary by director Ted Kotcheff and editor Anthony Buckley.
• Audio commentary by Peter Galvin, author of The Making of Wake in Fright.
• Return to the ‘Yabba, a featurette tracking down the film’s Broken Hill locations.
• Take in Fright, an interview with director of photography Brian West.
• Sounds of the Outback, a previously unreleased interview with sound editors Keith Palmer and Eddy Joseph.
• The Cinema’s Great Squeaky Bald Git, an appreciation of actor Donald Pleasence by film historian Kim Newman.
• The Filmmaker and the Film Buff, a discussion between Philippe Mora and Paul Harris.
• Yer Mad, Ya Bastard!, an archive interview with director Ted Kotcheff.
• Not Quite Hollywood, an archive interview with actor Jack Thompson.
• Q&A with Ted Kotcheff from the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.

Specifications

• Media Format: Blu-ray, Collector's Edition
• Director: Ted Kotcheff
• Actors: Chips Rafferty, Donald Pleasence, Gary Bond
• Language: English
• Subtitles: None listed (Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing included in bonus features)
• Studio: Arrow Video
• Release Date: 29 Jun. 2026
• Package Dimensions: 17.2 x 13.7 x 1.6 cm; 150 g

Experience this legendary and uncompromising piece of Australian cinema history, presented in this definitive Limited Edition Blu-ray release from Arrow Video.