Kamikaze - BLU-RAY

In 1989, a reunited Germany would become the world's greatest superpower, with no societal problems-and no societal freedoms. When a bomb threat is lodged against the sole company controlling all media, effective if eccentric cop Jansen (R.W. Fassbinder) is put on the case-and sent down a rabbit hole of corporate conspiracy. Surreal thriller from Fassbinder protégé Wolf Gremm co-stars Brigitte Mira, Franco Nero, Günther Kaufmann. 106 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack German; Subtitles English; audio commentary; documentary; TV spots. In German with English subtitles.

The year is 2003. Chaank Industries, ruthless world leaders in future weapons technology, hires a new Chief Executive, Hayden Cale. Cale soon uncovers a secret and unethical weapons project the company is involved in. Her first order of business is to shut it down. Her troubles just begin as she also tries to fire the company technological mastermind, Jack Dante a childlike psychotic with a dark genius for exotic weapons design. Dante retaliates by unleashing into the corporate headquarters the Death Machine the ultimate killing unit. A weapon that tracks it's target by sensing fear and has the power to rip through walls with it's hard steel strength and razor teeth. Cale must wage a desperate bloody battle with the terrifying force that has no mercy, no pity and no fear in this cutting-edge cyberpunk classic from filmmaker and SFX wizard Stephen Norrington (Blade, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen). Dante is played with oddball relish by Brad Dourif (Child's Play, Spontaneous Combustion) in a cast featuring Ely Pouget (The Rift), William Hootkins (Star Wars, Hardware), John Sharian (The Machinist), Richard Brake (3 from Hell) and Rachel Weisz (The Mummy). This 2-disc special edition loaded with extras includes three cuts of the film, The 100-minute U.S. version, the 122-minute foreign version and newly created 106-minute director's cut in 7.1 surround sound.

In his final acting role, legendary auteur Rainer Werner Fassbinder (clad in an iconic leopard skin suit) stars as hardboiled detective Jansen. In a neon-drenched futuristic dystopia ruled by a multimedia conglomerate called The Combine, Jansen is sent on a labyrinthine investigation when their headquarters is threatened with mass destruction by a phantom bomber. This essential cult classic features an hypnotic electronic score by Tangerine Dream's Edward Froese as well as gleefully mind-bending production design.