Winter Kills [Blu-ray]

Overview

In this film, Jeff Bridges stars as the scion of a powerful Kennedyesque family, who has done his best to make himself obscure after the assassination of his brother, the former President of the U.S. Bridges is introduced to a terminally ill gentleman who claims to have been "the second assassin."

Product Details

Release Date:	11/12/2019
UPC:	0738329240349
Original Release:	1979
Rating:	R
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Region Code:	A
Language:	English
Time:	1:38:00
Sales rank:	24,061

Special Features

Audio Commentaries with Writer/Director William Richert; Who Killed Winter Kills?: Interviews with William Richert, stars Jeff Bridges & Belinda Bauer, Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmand and Production Designer Robert Boyle; Reunion: William Richert and Jeff Bridges reminisce about making Winter Kills ; Star Stories: William Richert remembers his Winter Kills cast; Radio spot; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jeff Bridges	Nick Kegan
John Huston	Pa Kegan
Anthony Perkins	John Ceruti
Eli Wallach	Joe Diamond
Sterling Hayden	Z.K. Dawson
Dorothy Malone	Emma Kegan
Tomas Milian	Frank Mayo
Belinda Bauer	Yvette Malone
Ralph Meeker	Gameboy Baker
Richard Boone	Keifitz
Elizabeth Taylor	Lola Comante
Donald Moffat	Captain
David Spielberg	Miles
Brad Dexter	Capt. Heller
Peter Brandon	Doctor
Michael Thoma	Ray
Ed Madsen	Captain Two
Irving Selbst	Irving Mentor
Chris Soldo	Jeffreys
Robert Courleigh	1st Mate of T.K.
Joe Spinell	Arthur Fletcher
Ira Rosenstein	Orderly on T.K.
Kyle Morris	John Kullens
Phil Lito	Police Driver
Barbara Richert	Woman Cyclist
Jake Hughes	Child on Cycle
Patrice Bough	Secretary One
Eloise Hardt	Secretary Two
Gladys Hill	Rosemary
Kim O'Brien	1st Blonde Girl
Candice Rialson	2nd Blonde Girl
Bill P. Wilson	Admiral
Loyd Catlett	Z.K. Dawson
Michael Bond	Flight Engineer
Helene Fagan	Stewardess
Peter Kilman	Pilot
Gianni Russo	Copilot
Peter Koshel	Cop/Casino Latino
Lissette	Cuban Singer
Robert Boyle	Desk Clerk
Sidney Lanier	Raymond the Butler
Helen Curry	Black Maid
Rick Lynn Thomas	Maitre d'
Jesse Veliz	Cuban Man in Havana
Robert Wolcott	Shoeshine Boy
Robert Moresco	Intern
Agneta Eckemyr	Nurse One
Tisa Farrow	Nurse Two
Billie Allen	Receptionist
Joe Ragno	Doorman
Loutz Gage	Butler
Camilla Sparv	Beautiful Woman
Andrea Claudio	Beautiful Woman
Erin Gray	Beautiful Woman
Susan Walden	Beautiful Woman
Rebecca Grimes	Beautiful Woman
Jennifer Keith	Beautiful Woman
Amanda Jones	Beautiful Woman
Berry Berenson	Morgue Attendant
Tim Culbertson	Security Guard
Regis Mull	Cop with Keifetz
Toshirô Mifune	Keith
Robert F. Boyle	Desk Clerk
Maurice Jarre	Composer

Technical Credits

William Richert

Fred Caruso	Producer,Producer
Leonard Goldberg	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
William Richert	Director,Screenwriter
Daniel H. Blatt	Producer
Robert Sterling	Executive Producer
Augie Lohman	Special Effects
Chris Newman	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

This satirical cult favorite might seem a bit demanding at its outset due to its labyrinthine twists and turns but is well worth sticking with because it lives up to the promise of its darkly funny premise. Like The Manchurian Candidate, Winter Kills mixes horrific conspiracy theorizing with black humor to create a surreal blend of deadpan wit and skin-crawling menace. Such a tone is difficult to maintain, but William Richert manages to pull it off by giving the film a sedate, straight-faced stylishness that allows the plot's outrageous machinations to speak for themselves. Solid technical credits help Richert flesh out this approach, especially Vilmos Zsigmond's stylish lensing and a richly textured but always subtle score from Maurice Jarre. More importantly, the carefully modulated performances of the cast bring the story to life in a vivid fashion: Jeff Bridges maintains a low-key style throughout which keeps the material grounded while John Huston steals every scene he is in as his randy, thoroughly corrupt father, and everyone from Sterling Hayden to Anthony Perkins contributes memorable cameos as a rogue's gallery of suspects. In the end, Winter Kills might be a little too off-kilter and challenging for some viewers, but its intelligence and style make it a must for any fan of cult movies.