Hardware (1990) (4K + Blu-ray & T-shirt Collector's Edition) (Umbrella Entertainment Webstore Exclusive) [Australia]

[Lenny Nero]

Release date: March 5, 2025
Purchase link: Umbrella Entertainment
Price: AUD $160.00

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Extras:
Only available from the Umbrella webstore, the Hardware Collector's Edition has been supervised by Richard Stanley and includes:

• NEW! Fully uncut and uncensored R rated HDR 4K remaster by Umbrella Entertainment
  Exclusive T-shirt designed by Hollow Bones Studios (220GSM AS Colour Classic)
  A 150+ page hardback book with never before seen behind the scenes, experiences and art from director Richard Stanley
  A 100+ page softback book of the unreleased Hardware 2: Ground Zero script
  Custom designed rigid case, slipcase and books using pre-production artwork and posters
  8 artcards
  A3 reversible poster
  Limited Edition Numbered release
  
  
  NEW! HDR 4K remaster by Umbrella Entertainment
  NEW! Audio Commentary with Director Richard Stanley
  Audio commentary Director Richard Stanley and Producer Paul Trijbits
  No Flesh Shall Be Spared: The Making of Hardware
  NEW! Interview with Producer Stephen Wooley
  NEW! Hardware: Richard Stanley’s Bitter Message of Hope and Grief – A Video Essay by Bryn Tilly
  NEW! Original Storyboard Featurette
  Deleted and Extended Scenes
  Richard Stanley on Hardware 2
  Hardware Promo Videos with Iggy Pop and Lemmy
  Original Hardware Promo Video
  Rites of Passage – 1983 Short Film
  Incidents in an Expanding Universe – 1985 Short Film
  The Voice of the Moon – 1990 Documentary
  The Sea of Perdition – 2006 Short Film
  Trailer

 

[Lenny Nero]

I watched it on VHS, I was excited to find an 'import' DVD under M.A.R.K.-13 title in a strange clamshell, then I was ecstatic to have a Blu-ray, three different awesome editions.
Now a UHD !!!1%$£@&! With TWO books, one an unproduced sequel, new commentary, and even a freaking t-shirt, which I'd usually ***** about for uselessly bloating up the price, like those ugly horrible 'blox' crap for Dune, but not this! This I'm getting two of!
And Umbrella linked my favorite fan-made music video instead of a usual trailer.

 

[TheWildEye]

Decent low budget sci horror film. Bit of a cult status nowadays.
Interesting to see what a remaster might look like. It bloomin needs it. Last version I saw was really poor picture quality.

 

[Lord Vader]

Yo last time I seen this was on VHS! Great looking set!!

 

[mikeab07]

No sreelbook but another fantastic edition from umbrella. They absolutely smash it with these special editions. Saw this back when - it's based on the Alan Moore 2000ad future shock strip, with Ministry soundtrack. Sweet.

 

[Ashisarobot]

No sreelbook but another fantastic edition from umbrella. They absolutely smash it with these special editions. Saw this back when - it's based on the Alan Moore 2000ad future shock strip, with Ministry soundtrack. Sweet.

You're not far off, it was actually based on the story Shok!
Written by Steve MacManus with art by Kevin O'Neill, which first appeared in the 1981 Judge Dredd annual!
According to director Richard Stanley on social media, there's a chance of a UK release at a later date-hopefully that'll be a Steelbook!

 

[Lenny Nero]

with Ministry soundtrack. Sweet.

There's only one song, but it's my favorite, "Stigmata". The other great one is by Public Image Ltd, "The Order of Death", to which the fan-made montage Umbrella linked to is set.
Otherwise the original score is by Simon Boswell, and it's pretty good, I like this track:

 

[larson1977]

I watched it on VHS, I was excited to find an 'import' DVD under M.A.R.K.-13 title in a strange clamshell, then I was ecstatic to have a Blu-ray, three different awesome editions.
Now a UHD !!!1%$£@&! With TWO books, one an unproduced sequel, new commentary, and even a freaking t-shirt, which I'd usually ***** about for uselessly bloating up the price, like those ugly horrible 'blox' crap for Dune, but not this! This I'm getting two of!
And Umbrella linked my favorite fan-made music video instead of a usual trailer.

I remember the art work always interested me big time with that shiny skull. Weird that never saw the movie... is it worth it?

 

[Lenny Nero]

I remember the art work always interested me big time with that shiny skull. Weird that never saw the movie... is it worth it?

Yes, it's very atmospheric, dirty and gritty, like 'they don't make them anymore'.
Besides a couple of scenes outside on dilapidated streets with drugged out bums (think some of the current LA and San Francisco streets ) in the beginning, it's all very low budget and limited to a single apartment. But I like the actors chemistry and conversations ("it's stupid, sadistic, and suicidal to have childrent these days"), tid-bits heard on the TV or radio about citizens lining up for sterilization clinics for 'a clean break with procreation', and the creators of that bill being found dead in a bizarre something, as it cuts off. Small things like that, along with the melancholic jazzy score and beautiful Stacey Travis in practically the main role, being one of those 'strong female characters' they try but can't properly create now, make it great for me.
There's also the voice of Iggy Pop as a sarcastic radio host, with great opening and closing monologs, that perfectly bookends the movie.

I've created my own 2CD industrial tribute soundtrack with about 20 sound bites recorded off the DVD 20 years ago, and still listen to it regularly. I find some Front Line Assembly, Diary of Dreams and Wumpscut tracks compliment this film very well. Basically you shouldn't listen to me as I'm too much of a fan, to have an adequate opinion.

 

[Bjarkan]

Love the T-shirt! The rigid case looks really good and I do like the slipcover artwork. But the slipcover could and should be a different colour. Or at least have some sort of smooth transition from red, thru orange to pink.