An epic documentary spotlighting the pop culture milestones of 1982 including notable motion pictures, TV, music and video games of that seminal year.

1982 WAS A GREAT YEAR TO BE A GEEK!

MVD Rewind Collection is proud to present '1982: GREATEST GEEK YEAR EVER!' in its original, unedited feature length form for the first time!

1982: GREATEST GEEK YEAR EVER! is an epic documentary about the greatest geek year in films, 1982, featuring stars, directors, writers, producers and pop culture historians sharing their insights about such legendary movies as E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Blade Runner, John Carpenter's The Thing, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Poltergeist, Creepshow, Night Shift, The Dark Crystal, 48 Hours, First Blood, Tron, Conan The Barbarian, Cat People, Fast Times At Ridgemont High, The Road Warrior, and much, much more.

Filled with exclusive interviews, rare behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive never-before-seen clips (including Henry Winkler's home movies from the set of Night Shift) in a fun, lively, no holds barred celebration of the legendary movie-going year of 1982. '1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!' takes viewers behind- the-scenes to a time when fandom was in its infancy, featuring eye-opening interviews with Ron Howard, Paul Schrader, John Sayles, Amy Heckerling, Henry Winkler, William Shatner, Sean Young, Joanna Cassidy, Keith David, Cameron Crowe, Michael Deeley, Lisa Henson, Dean Devlin, Bruce Campbell, Dee Wallace, Felicia Day, Susan Seidelman, Roger Corman, Barry Bostwick, Marc Singer, Bryan Fuller, Leonard Maltin, Mike Medavoy and more, in front of and behind the camera, from some of the biggest and most influential movies ever made!

Media

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Bonus Materials

• High Definition (1080p) presentation of the feature length, unedited main feature in 1.78:1 Aspect Ratio
• Audio: English LPCM 5.1 Surround
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio commentary with Director/Producer Roger Lay, Jr. and Writer/Producer Mark A. Altman
• Audio commentary with Producers Scott Mantz, Thomas P. Vitale & Writer/Producer Mark A. Altman
• Deleted / Extended Scenes (HD, 40:49)
• The Fans Speak: Fans Favorite Films Featurette (HD, 16:51)
• 2022 San Diego Comic-Con Panel (HD, 28:19)
• Trailer

 

Cast & Crew

Actors:

•       Bruce Campbell as Self
•       Henry Winkler as Self
•       Ron Howard as Self
•       Sean Young as Self
•       William Shatner as Self

Director: Roger Lay Jr.

Producer: Mark Altman

Producer: Roger Lay Jr

Producers: Mark Altman

Producers: Roger Lay Jr

Additional Details

Label: MVD Rewind Collection

Genre: Documentary

Language: English

Run Time: 164 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 11/05/24

UPC: 760137156864