‘Bringing Out the Dead’ Celebrates its 25th Anniversary with New Home Entertainment Release

BRINGING OUT THE DEAD. (DVD Artwork). ©Paramount Home Entertainment.

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Director Martin Scorsese’s gripping and fiery masterpiece “Bringing Out the Dead” celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, and Paramount Home Entertainment is marking the occasion by releasing the newly remastered film for the first time ever on both 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Tuesday, Sept. 17.

Nicolas Cage (“Leaving Las Vegas”) is Frank Pierce, a paramedic on the brink of madness. Patricia Arquette (“Boyhood”) is the daughter of a man Frank tried to save. Together, they’ll need to confront the ghosts of the past to discover redemption among the living. The powerhouse supporting cast includes John Goodman (“The Conners”), Ving Rhames (“Pulp Fiction”) and Tom Sizemore (“Saving Private Ryan”).

“Bringing Out the Dead” debuted on Oct. 22, 1999, and marked the fourth collaboration between Scorsese (“The Departed”) and screenwriter Paul Schrader (“Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull”). Newly remastered from the original camera negative, this limited-edition release was reviewed by Scorsese, cinematographer Robert Richardson (“JFK”) and editor Thelma Schoonmaker (“The Aviator”).

Arriving as part of the Paramount Presents line, “Brining Out the Dead” is presented in a must-own two-disc set that includes the film on 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Atmos and on Blu-ray, along with a wealth of new bonus content, including new interviews with Scorsese (“Filmmaker Focus — Martin Scorsese on ‘Bringing Out the Dead’”), Cage (“A Rumination on Salvation — Nicolas Cage on ‘Bringing Out the Dead’”), Schrader (“Cemetery Streets — Screenwriter Paul Schrader on ‘Bringing Out the Dead’”) and Richardson (“City of Ghosts — Cinematographer Robert Richardson on ‘Bringing Out the Dead’”), plus archival “On Set” interviews with Patricia Arquette, John Goodman, Ving Rhames, Tom Sizemore and Marc Anthony (“Man on Fire”). The release also includes access to a Digital copy of the film, legacy cast and crew interviews and the film’s theatrical trailers.