CONVENT, THE (2000)

“I can’t recommend this movie enough. Invite some friends over, break out some drinks and food, and let THE CONVENT possess your party… with fun.” – Patrick Krause, Morbidly Beautiful

In 1960, a young woman named Christine enters St. Francis Boarding School for Girls and lays waste to the resident nuns. Four decades later, a group of college students head to the long-abandoned building late one night to tag it with their fraternity letters, little knowing that rumors of the place being haunted are terrifyingly true. Stir in a couple of disapproving cops and a band of unlikely Satanists, and the table is set for a feast of demonic infestation and bloodshed that only the grown-up Christine (Adrienne Barbeau, THE FOG, SWAMP THING) can possibly stop.

From its opening massacre, set to the strains of (appropriately enough) Lesley Gore, THE CONVENT is an in-your-face fright film with a full-blooded sense of humor. Director Mike Mendez (THE GRAVEDANCERS, BIG ASS SPIDER!) both embraces and skewers the traditions of supernatural/possession cinema, with wicked twists that upend expectations and deliver jolts and laughs in equal measure. Not for the devout or the easily offended, the film gives Barbeau one of her best roles as the motorcycle-riding, shotgun-wielding Christine, with bonus appearances by fellow genre icon Bill Moseley (THE DEVIL’S REJECTS) and rapper/actor Coolio. THE CONVENT rocked audiences at festivals including Sundance and Fantasia, but has long been unavailable on disc. Now you can possess its uncensored U.S. debut remastered in Dolby Vision 4K from the original uncut 35mm Internegative elements and worship the extensive special features!

4K UHD SPECIAL FEATURES: 

• 4K remaster of the uncut version supervised and approved by director, Mike Mendez
• Mastered in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• 5.1 stereo surround mix from the original 16-track audio masters
• Cast and crew audio commentary, featuring director Mike Mendez
• “Lords of Hell” audio commentary featuring Saul and Dickie-Boy
• Video tour of both THE CONVENT and KILLERS film locations
• Vintage “Making of” featurette
• Vintage original studio Electronic Press Kit (EPK)
• “It’s Always Something with a Virgin” Liner notes booklet from Corey Danna
• Deleted scene
• Gore outtakes
• Still gallery
• Promotional trailers
• Reversible cover art

BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES: 

• 1080p encode of a 4K remaster of the uncut version supervised and approved by director, Mike Mendez
• 5.1 stereo surround mix from the original 16-track audio masters
• Cast and crew audio commentary, featuring director Mike Mendez
• “Lords of Hell” audio commentary featuring Saul and Dickie-Boy
• Video tour of both THE CONVENT and KILLERS film locations
• Vintage “Making of” featurette
• Vintage original studio Electronic Press Kit (EPK)
• “It’s Always Something with a Virgin” Liner notes booklet from Corey Danna
• Deleted scene
• Gore outtakes
• Still gallery
• Promotional trailers