Perfect Strangers

Sold Out / OOP

This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition slipcover (designed by Earl Kessler Jr.) was limited to 2,500 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.

Johnny, a mafia contract killer, has just completed his latest hit. However, as he’s preparing to leave the scene of the crime, he notices that someone is watching. The witness turns out to be a young child, but Johnny is uncertain as to how much he’s seen - and how much he’ll be able to describe. Proceeding cautiously, he begins a dangerous seduction of the child’s single mother, but soon discovers that his budding affair puts both himself and his new lover in ever increasing danger.

A stylish neo-noir from acclaimed filmmaker Larry Cohen (The Stuff, God Told Me To), PERFECT STRANGERS is set in the neon-tinged grit and squalor of early 80s, working class New York and features a gripping performance from Anne Carlisle (Liquid Sky), along side Brad Rijn (Smithereens) and Stephen Lack (Scanners). Photographed by Paul Glickman (Special Effects) and edited by Armond Leibowitz (Ladybug, Ladybug), Vinegar Syndrome presents this under seen thriller in a new 2K restoration and on Blu-ray for the first time.

directed by: Larry Cohen
starring: Anne Carlisle, Brad Rijn, John Woehrle, Matthew Stockley, Stephen Lack, Ann Magnuson
1984 / 91 min / 1.85:1 / English Mono

Additional info:

• Region A Blu-ray
• Newly scanned & restored in 2k from its 35mm interpositive
• “A True Artist” - an interview with actress Anne Carlisle
• “Shadow in the City” - an archival interview with director Larry Cohen
• Promotional still gallery
• Reversible cover artwork
• SDH English subtitles