The Unrated Director's Cut Too Intense For Theaters From the Creator of the Evil Dead Trilogy DRAG ME TO HELL

The Unrated Director's Cut Too Intense For Theaters From the Creator of the Evil Dead Trilogy DRAG ME TO HELL

For a Limited Time Only, Own the Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def with Digital Copy and the DVD on October 13, 2009 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. 'The most crazy, fun and terrifying horror movie in years!' -- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Overview: Celebrated director Sam Raimi (Spiderman, The Evil Dead) returns to the horror genre with a vengeance with the critically acclaimed Drag Me to Hell, starring Alison Lohman (Beowulf, Matchstick Men), Justin Long (Live Free or Die Hard), Lorna Raver ("Eli Stone"), David Paymer (Ocean's Thirteen), Adriana Barraza (Babel) and Dileep Rao ("Brothers and Sisters"). A nerve-rattling expedition guaranteed to elicit the most unimaginable fright, Drag Me to Hell is the spine-tingling tale of a young woman's desperate quest to break an evil curse and save her soul from eternal damnation.

Both the Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def and DVD releases of Drag Me to Hell will contain the frightening, never-before-seen unrated director's cut deemed too terrifying for theaters, as well as the theatrical version of the film. The Blu-ray release also contains a digital copy of the film for a limited time only. The perfect entertainment for horror fans and suspense addicts from the master of mayhem, Drag Me to Hell is the perfect entertainment for the Halloween season.

Synopsis: Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) is on her way to having it all: a devoted boyfriend (Justin Long), a hard-earned job position, and a bright future. But when she's forced to make a tough decision that evicts an elderly woman from her house, Christine becomes the victim of an evil curse. Now she has only three days to dissuade a dark spirit from stealing her soul before she is dragged to hell for an eternity of unthinkable torment. Director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man and the Evil Dead trilogy) returns to the horror genre with a vengeance in the film that critics rave is "the most crazy, fun and terrifying horror movie in years!" (Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly)

Bonus Features:

-- Production Video Diaries - Over 30 minutes of behind-the-scenes
scares, secrets and surprises featuring stars Justin Long and Alison
Lohman.

blu-ray(TM) hi-def (exclusive):
-- BD-LIVE - Allows viewers to connect to the Internet and access new and
exciting exclusive online and interactive features, including My
Scenes Sharing and My Chat.
-- Digital Copy - Transfer Drag Me To Hell Unrated Director's Cut to your
iPod , Mac or PC and experience it anywhere, anytime!

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TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def
Street Date: October 13, 2009
Copyright: 2009 Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 61105291
Price: $39.98 SRP
Running Time: 1 hour, 39 minutes
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Rating: PG-13 for sequences of horror violence, terror, disturbing images
and language
Technical Info: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Spanish and French DTS
Surround 5.1, English DTS Audio 2.0, English SDH, Spanish and French
Subtitles

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
DVD
Street Date: October 13, 2009
Copyright: 2009 Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 61106489
Price: $29.98 SRP
Running Time: 1 hour, 39 minutes
Layers: Dual
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Rating: PG-13 for sequences of horror violence, terror, disturbing images
and language
Technical Info: English, French and Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, English
Dolby Digital 2.0, English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles

CAST AND FILMMAKERS
Directed By: Sam Raimi
Screenplay By: Sam Raimi and Ivan Raimi
Produced By: Grant Curtis, Joshua Donen, Joseph Drake, Nathan Kahane, Ivan
Raimi, Sam Raimi, Robert G. Tapert
Director of Photography: Peter Deming
Edited By: Bob Murawski
Production Designer: Steven Saklad
Costumes By: Isis Mussendon
Music By: Christopher Young
Cast: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Dileep Rao. David Paymer,
Adriana Barraza

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