{"product_id":"cars-that-ate-paris-the-uk-import-limited-edition-region-b-blu-ray","title":"Cars That Ate Paris, The (UK Import Limited Edition Region B BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUK Import. Blu-Ray disc is Region B locked, will only play on All Region Blu-Ray players.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zXSDicwxROg?si=LC55sz0yIYfLwIgT\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA new 4K restoration of Peter Weir’s feature debut, available on Blu-ray in the UK for the first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile travelling across Australia in search of work, two brothers are involved in a car accident. The sole survivor is taken in by the residents of the nearby small town of Paris, but their strange behaviour - and the alarming number of road accidents in the area - quickly unsettles him. It soon becomes clear that the town’s feral youth rule the streets at night in souped up cars, and the local hospital is overflowing with brain damaged crash victims.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShot in widescreen on Panavision cameras, Peter Weir’s (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Truman Show, Dead Poets Society\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) debut feature is a biting satire of small town life. It was also one of Stanley Kubrick’s favourite films and a direct inspiration for George Miller’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMad Max series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis limited edition two disc set also include Peter Weir’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Plumber\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This made-for-television psychological thriller follows an anthropology student and her husband whose lives are disrupted when an over familiar plumber begins intrusive ‘repairs’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eExtras\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLimited edition 2-disc set\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly restored in 4K by the National Film \u0026amp; Sound Archive of Australia and presented in High Definition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly recorded audio commentary on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Cars That Ate Paris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Dr Stephen Morgan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMy First Film: Terry Camilleri on The Cars That Ate Paris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2026): newly recorded interview with one of the stars of the film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterview with Peter Weir – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Cars That Ate Paris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2003, 11 mins): archive interview with the director\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGuardian Interview: Peter Weir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1985, 70 mins, audio only) extensive interview with the acclaimed director, recorded around the release of Peter Weir’s Oscar-winning film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWitness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e3 To Go: Michael\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1970, 31 mins): three young filmmakers, of whom Peter Weir was one, were commissioned by the Australian Commonwealth Film Unit to each write and direct a half-hour fiction drama on the theme of ‘Youth’. These were combined for cinema release as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e3 To Go. Michael\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was Weir’s contribution to the project\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e‘Nobody Leaves Paris! No One!’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2026, 15 mins): a newly commissioned video essay by Chris O’Neill looking at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Cars That Ate Paris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterview with Hal McElroy (2008, 6 mins): an interview with the one of the producers of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Cars That Ate Paris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, originally recorded by filmmaker Mark Hartley for his documentary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNot Quite Hollywood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Plumber\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1979, 77 mins): remastered in 2K, Peter Weir’s made-for-television thriller follows an anthropology student and her husband whose lives are disrupted when an over familiar plumber begins intrusive ‘repairs’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly recorded audio commentary on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Plumber\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIncredible Floridas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1972, 13 mins): a portrait of Australian composer Richard Meale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterview with Peter Weir – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Plumber\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2003, 8 mins): archive interview with the director\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePeter Weir's Dream within a Dream\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2026, 18 mins): sparked by the discovery of rare outtakes from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePicnic at Hanging Rock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this newly made work by Polish filmmaker Jakub Duszynski offers new insight into Weir’s 1975 masterpiece\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrailers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImage galleries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrated booklet featuring a new written interview with Peter Weir, an original review, essays on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Cars That Ate Paris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Dr Stephen Morgan and on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Plumber\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Tara Judah and writing about his short films by Peter Weir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45080635211976,"sku":"BFIB1567","price":51.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/carsthatateparisbd.jpg?v=1778460573","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/products\/cars-that-ate-paris-the-uk-import-limited-edition-region-b-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}