Freaked Returns in Glorious 4K With Mutant-Packed Collector’s Edition

Cult classic Freaked gets deluxe physical media treatment.

Get ready to enter the sideshow once more—Freaked is back and freakier than ever in a newly restored 4K UHD edition. This cult classic from co-directors Alex Winter and Tom Stern has been resurrected in a dazzling Dolby Vision 4K transfer, complete with a jam-packed Collector’s Edition that celebrates everything gloriously grotesque about the 1993 oddball comedy.

In partnership with Umbrella Entertainment and Alex Winter himself, this Collector’s Edition doesn’t just clean up the chaos—it explodes it with mutated movie magic. Featuring brand-new artwork by Thom Nicolette and a 100+ page hardcover book, the set includes new essays, the original script, retro-inspired stickers, art cards, a poster, and even a replica of a pamphlet seen in the film.

A Freakishly Loaded Release

Beyond the visual upgrade, the physical release delivers a circus-sized lineup of bonus features, both old and brand new:

• 2004 Audio Commentary with co-writers/co-directors Tom Stern and Alex Winter
• NEW! Workprint Alternate Cut
• The Rehearsal Version Alternate Cut
• NEW! The Night’s Special Guest – Alex Winter reflects on Freaked
• NEW! Very Special People – Tom Stern and Tim Burns reunite
• NEW! The Glass Cyclops – Cinematographer Jamie Thompson and operator Harry Garvin dive into the visuals
• NEW! The Freekmaker – Makeup designer Tony Gardner on the film’s effects legacy
• NEW! Strange Days in Santa Flan – Production designer Catherine Hardwicke talks design
• NEW! The Weird Revolution – Paul Leary of Butthole Surfers talks soundtrack and scoring
• NEW! A Conversation with Alex Winter and FX artist Bill Corso
• NEW! Interview with Claymation maestro David Daniel
• “NYU Sight & Sound Project” – Short film by Stern and Winter
• 2004 Conversation with Tim Burns
• NEW! Jake Boston on Freaked and Cult Media’s Second Life
• NEW! Hours of uncut behind-the-scenes footage
• NEW! Transformed By The Goop – Rare make-up test footage
• Deleted scenes, original trailers, and restored promos

A Collector’s Dream

This definitive edition caters to longtime fans and curious newcomers alike. With an alternative workprint cut, never-before-seen rehearsal versions, and hours of new interviews and production footage, the release offers a time capsule of early ’90s genre filmmaking, rubbery effects, and anarchic energy. It’s a loving preservation of one of the most offbeat and visually inventive cult films of its era.

Freaked may have originally flown under the radar, but this lavish release proves the film’s legacy is more alive—and mutated—than ever.

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