Here’s some news of a classic action thriller winging its way to Blu-ray in the coming weeks. The film is Ringo Lam’s Wild Search starring Chow Yun-Fat and Cherie Chung, which is a loose remake of Peter Weir’s Witness. I’ve not seen the film, but Lam is responsible for the superb City On Fire, a huge inspiration to Quentin Tarantino’s work. Wild Search was originally released back in 1989 but will come to the HD home format for the first time in July through Eureka!
Yun-fat plays Lau, a widowed police officer investigating a gang of gun runners. When a shootout with the criminals leaves a woman dead, and her daughter the only surviving witness, Lau must protect the young girl from the ruthless gang that wants her dead.
We have a trailer for the film (see below) as well as the planned bonus materials. The date of the release is 19th July.
Bonus: Limited Edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju) [First Print Run of 2000 copies only] | 1080p presentation on Blu-ray from a High Definition transfer from the original film elements | Original Cantonese audio | Optional English Subtitles | Brand new feature length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) | Archival interview with actor Roy Cheung | PLUS: A LIMITED EDITION collector’s booklet featuring new writing by David West (NEO Magazine) [First Print Run of 2000 copies only] *All extras subject to change
