TURKEY SHOOT - Blu-ray LE

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(Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1982, 94/79 mins)
Release date: 16 November 2026
Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK premiere)

From director Brian Trenchard-Smith (BMX Bandits) and producer Antony I Ginnane (Patrick, Snapshot) comes the controversial Ozploitation classic Turkey Shoot, starring Steve Railsback (The Stunt Man), Olivia Hussey (Black Christmas), and Michael Craig (Mysterious Island). 

Under a brutal fascist regime which imprisons ‘social deviants’ in hellish concentration camps, the sadistic warden Thatcher (Craig) organises a ‘turkey shoot’, in which prisoners are hunted and killed for sport. Political prisoner Paul (Railsback), falsely imprisoned Chris (Hussey), and prostitute Rita (Lynda Stoner, The Young Doctors) are amongst those who fight for survival as they lead a rebellion against Thatcher’s brutal reign.

Released to a worldwide storm of critical opprobrium and official censorship, Turkey Shoot is a dystopian sci-fi thriller which retains all of its power to shock and outrage.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• Brand-new 4K restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
• Two presentations of the film: the original Australian theatrical version (94 mins) and the shorter US version, Escape 2000 (79 mins)
  
• Original mono audio
  
• Audio commentary on the Australian version with director Brian Trenchard-Smith (2003)
  
• Audio commentary on the Australian version with producer Antony I Ginnane and filmmaker Mark Hartley (2021)
  
• ‘Turkey Shoot’: Blood and Thunder Memories (2003, 25 mins): ‘making of’ documentary directed by Hartley, featuring cast members Michael Craig, Lynda Stoner, and Roger Ward
  
• A Good Soldier (2003, 11 mins): Trenchard-Smith looks back at the chaotic production and controversial release of Turkey Shoot
  
• ‘Not Quite Hollywood’ Interviews (2008, 80 mins): outtakes from Hartley’s acclaimed documentary on Australian cinema, featuring Trenchard-Smith, Ginnane, actors Steve Railsback, Stoner, Ward, Gus Mercurio, and special make-up effects artist Bob McCarron
  
• The Ozploitation Renaissance (2015, 27 mins): Ginnane, Trenchard-Smith and acclaimed cinematographer Vincent Monton discuss Turkey Shoot and the golden age of Australian genre cinema
  
• Fowl Play (2026, 17 mins): critical appreciation by the academic and Australian cinema specialist Stephen Morgan
  
• Original theatrical trailer, teaser and TV spot
  
• Trenchard-Smith trailer commentary (2016, 4 mins)
  
• Sympathy in Summer (1971, 51 mins): Ginnane’s sole directorial work, heavily influenced by the nouvelle vague
  
• Image galleries
  
• Script galleries
  
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  
• Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by David Michael Brown, exclusive extracts from Antony I Ginnane’s unpublished memoirs, an archival interview with Brian Trenchard-Smith, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
  
• UK premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US

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BBFC cert: 18
REGION FREE
EAN: 5060697923773