Today, Black Fawn Distribution, known for its genre and horror releases, announce that they have acquired the Canadian physical home video right for Harpoon.
Releasing February 11, 2020, the special collector’s edition of the film will come on a 2-disc special edition, filled with features, new artwork, and a special edition slipcase from Small Dog Design.
Produced by 775 Media Corp. and directed by Rob Grant Harpoon is a film about toxic friendships and the outlandish messes horrible people find themselves in. With a successful festival circuit run and achieving some great reviews (including ours where we gave the movie 8.5) and was “Certified Fresh” by Rotten Tomatoes.
“I feel blessed to get to work with such a prolific team in the genre world such as Black Fawn,” states director Rob Grant. “I’ve been waiting for an opportunity for all of us to work together and, with Black Fawn taking on Harpoon, I finally get to cross that off my list.”
The 2-disc Blu-ray/DVD special edition of Harpoon will include an HD transfer of the film, with 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. It will also come with a slew of special features including a 30-minute behind the scenes featurette, 3 filmmaker commentaries, B-roll footage of the cast and crew, deleted scenes, trailers, and a limited-edition slipcover, featuring custom artwork, only avalable through the Black Fawn release.
“We’re always thankful to be able to work with a variety of talented film teams from across Canada and around the world and we couldn’t be happier to now be working with the team behind this nasty gem of a movie,” explains Black Fawn Distribution’s Operations Manager CF Benner. “Harpoon is simply one of the best genre films we’ve seen in a while, it’s one of the best-reviewed films of the year and we couldn’t help but feel that it deserved a physical release that matched the exceptional film that these guys have imagined. I can’t wait for people to see what we’ve come up with for this release. Film fans and collectors are going to be hyped.”
“I’m excited about working with Black Fawn because they understand the genre as well as the fans,” concurs producer Mike Peterson. “They’ve made a commitment to getting bad ass horror films out there to the world with some extra special care. Even though this is just the beginning of our collaboration, we’re happy to get it started with this special release of Harpoon.”
Harpoon is currently avalable for preorder on Amazon.ca and it will also be a part of the Black Fawn Distribution’s Blacklist series — a special release that includes cast autographs, the limited edition retro slipcase, special collector’s items, and more. The Harpoon Blacklist VII package will only be avalable via the Black Fawn online store.
