Dead Boyz Can't Fly Blu-ray brings an underseen early ’90s exploitation shocker to disc for the first time, newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative. The final film by Howard Winters, also known as Cecil Howard, the picture channels the grim, confrontational spirit of 1970s grindhouse cinema with a mean streak firmly intact.

After a humiliating rejection, small-time misfit Buzz spirals into violence, drawing two equally unhinged accomplices into a brutal scheme that turns a Manhattan office building into a battleground. As the trio rampage through the building in search of money and drugs, a traumatized Vietnam veteran janitor is forced to confront his past and mount a desperate counter-offensive.

Blending nihilistic urban horror with echoes of youth-gang cinema and Vietnam-era reckoning films, Dead Boyz Can’t Fly stands as a harsh, uncompromising relic of exploitation filmmaking. Vinegar Syndrome Archive presents the film on Blu-ray with extensive new interviews and deluxe limited packaging designed for collectors.

directed by: Howard Winters (aka Cecil Howard)
starring: David John, Brad Friedman, Ruth Collins, Jason Stein, Daniel J. Johnson, Sheila Kennedy
1992 / 102 min / English

Dead Boyz Can't Fly [Blu-ray] w/slip

$39.99

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BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
• region free Blu-ray presentation
• newly scanned and restored in 4K from the original 35mm camera negative
• “On the Fly” – interview with actor Brad Friedman
• “Fear City” – interview with writer Straw Weisman
• “Babylon Red” – interview with executive producer Bradley Winters
• “Family Business” – interview with production assistant Scott Buckwald
• still gallery
• original theatrical trailer
• reversible sleeve artwork
• English SDH subtitles

Packaging
• spot-gloss VHS-inspired bottom-loading slipcase designed by Steak Mtn.
• double-sided poster
• individually numbered limited edition
• limited to 4,000 units
• exclusive to Vinegar Syndrome and participating indie retailers

Additional details
Label: Vinegar Syndrome Archive
Edition: limited edition
Number of discs: 1
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Region: Blu-ray region free
Audio: English mono
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