The Condemned (Blu-ray)

Blu-ray Disc Features:

• Full Frame - 1.33
• Widescreen - 1.85
• Audio:

 Dolby Digital DTS 7.1 HD Surround - English
 Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional

• Additional Release Material:

 Trailers: Theatrical Trailer
 Featurette:
     1. 5-Part Featurette - The Making of THE CONDEMNED
     2. CAPITOL CARNAGE REUNION - A Look Back at the First Meeting of Stone Cold Steve Austin and Vinnie Jones in 1998
 Audio Commentary:
     1. Scott Wiper - Director; Stone Cold Steve Austin - Star
     2. Scott Wiper - Director

• Text/Photo Galleries:

 Storyboard Sequences

Product Description:

With the stage set by a contemporary spate of films starring WWE wrestlers, including SEE NO EVIL (Glen "Kane" Jacobs) and THE MARINE (John Cena), THE CONDEMNED follows suit by building a story around the massive physique and impassive demeanor of pro wrestler "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Austin plays former military agent Jack Conrad, whose top-secret mission to El Salvador went awry; the mountainous man wound up on death row in a local prison while his associates back home conveniently forgot about him. Conrad is offered a final chance at clemency by the evil entertainment tycoon Ian Breckel (Robert Mammone, THE MATRIX RELOADED), who buys up Conrad and nine other condemned men and forces them to participate in his diabolical new reality-TV show. The game is simple: the contestants are dropped on a remote island fitted with cameras, and instructed to kill or be killed over the next 30 hours. At the end of that time, the sole survivor will be awarded his freedom and a large cash prize, and the event can be viewed online for $49.95. Conrad, not a murderer by nature, is forced to defend himself against fellow contestants Saiga (Masa Yamaguchi), who is a Japanese martial artist; badass Brit McStarley (former soccer star Vinnie Jones); and the deadly Ghanaian woman Yasantwa (Emelia Jones). Meanwhile, Conrad's girlfriend back home (Madeline West) worries about his safety, and Mammone's own girlfriend (Victoria Mussett) develops some doubts as to the morality of their online venture. The film attempts to critique the culture of violence that informs our media, but also works as a straightforward B-movie thriller, well-equipped with tough guys, one-liners, and nonstop violence.

Plot Keywords:

Theatrical Release | Thriller

Production Notes:

• Theatrical Release: April 27, 2007

Cast and Crew:

Starring		Vinnie Jones & Steve Austin
Directed by		Scott Wiper
Produced by		Joel Simon & Vince McMahon
Screenwriting by		Scott Wiper, Andrew Hedden & Rob Hedden
Composition by		Graeme Revell
Director of Photography		Ross Emery
Performer		Rick Hoffman, Madeline West, Robert Mammome & Luke Pegler
Executive Production by		Michael Lake

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Blu-ray Details:

• Format: Blu-ray
  
• Genre: Action & Adventure
  
• Label: Lions Gate
  
• Originally Released in: 2007
  
• Rated:
  
• Run Time: 1 hours, 53 minutes
  
• Video: Color
  
• Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
  
• Release Date: September 18, 2007
  
• OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 77,468
  
• Item Number: LGT 22401BR
  
• UPC: 031398216698
  
• Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item for International Shipping.