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The Menu Announced for Bu-ray on January 17

Posted Dec 15, 2022 at 11:58 AM PST by Tom Landy
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Searchlight Pictures' critically-acclaimed dark comedy starring Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Nicholas Hoult arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on January 17.

Read our review here.

A young couple (Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult) travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef (Ralph Fiennes) has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises. The dark comedy is written by Seth Reiss & Will Tracy, and directed by Mark Mylod.

The Blu-ray will include an in-depth featurette and deleted scenes with a DTS-MA 5.1 soundtrack.

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The Menu
 

Order your copy today and here is the full press release:


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“A TASTY SATIRE”

Owen Gleiberman, Variety

 

Bon appétit! Searchlight Pictures’ deliciously twisted thriller The Menu

Arrives on Digital January 3 and Blu-ray™ and DVD January 17

 

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BURBANK, CA (December 15, 2022) – From Searchlight Pictures and director Mark Mylod (Succession) comes the satirical thriller The Menu. This outrageous tale of fine dining has been celebrated by critics as “gloriously twisted” (Chris Evangelista, Slash Film) “wildly entertaining” (Alan Cerny, Vital Thrills) and “undeniably fun” (Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com). The film is Certified-Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes™ and arrives on Digital January 3 and Blu-ray and DVD on January 17, with never-before-seen bonus content that takes viewers behinds the scenes and inside the kitchen.

 

Film Synopsis

A young couple (Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult) travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef (Ralph Fiennes) has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises. The dark comedy is written by Seth Reiss & Will Tracy, and directed by Mark Mylod.

 

 

 

 

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Bonus Features*

Featurette

·         Open Kitchen: A Look Inside The Menu - Feast on the special ingredients of The Menu to see how director Mark Mylod and his formidable cast, the biting script and renowned chef consultants concocted the perfect recipe to bring authenticity and dark humor to the film’s high-end culinary world.

o   First Course: Take a seat at the table as director Mark Mylod delves into some of the key ingredients that went into crafting The Menu. Meet the renowned chefs and food stylist who brought their culinary expertise to the set.

o   Second Course: Savor the world-building of Hawthorn, from kitchen “boot camp,” to the meticulous details of the production design. Hear from the cast and writers about the director’s naturalistic approach to capturing the nuances of the performances.

o   Dessert: Dig into the creation of the s’mores sequence as costume designer Amy Westcott explains the painstaking process of sewing ponchos made of actual marshmallows. The cast discusses chocolate hats and the absurd predicament of their characters.

 

Deleted Scenes

·         And for a mignardise, enjoy three deleted scenes…

 

*Bonus features vary by product and retailer

 

Cast

Ralph Fiennes as Julian Slowik

Anya Taylor-Joy as Margot Mills

Nicholas Hoult as Tyler

Hong Chau as Elsa

Janet McTeer as Lillian Bloom

Reed Birney as Richard Liebbrandt

Judith Light as Anne Liebbrandt

And John Leguizamo as Movie Star

 

Directed by

Mark Mylod

 

Produced by

Adam McKay p.g.a., Betsy Koch p.g.a., Will Ferrell

 

Written by

Seth Reiss & Will Tracy

 

 

Product Specifications

Street Date

Digital: January 3, 2023

Physical: January 17, 2023

 

Product SKUs

Digital: UHD, HD, SD

Physical: Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray + Digital Code) & DVD

 

 

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Feature Run Time

107 minutes

 

Rating

U.S. Rated R

**For strong/disturbing violent content, language throughout and some sexual references

**Bonus material not rated

 

Aspect Ratio

Digital: 2.35:1

Physical: 2.35:1

 

U.S. Audio

Blu-ray: English 5.1 DTS-HDMA, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, English AD 2.0 Dolby Digital

DVD: English 5.1 Dolby, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 Dolby Digital English AD 2.0 Dolby

Digital: 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, English Descriptive Audio 2.0 Dolby Digital (some platforms), Spanish 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital

 

U.S. Subtitles

Blu-ray: English SDH, Spanish, French

DVD: English SDH, Spanish, French

Digital: English SDH, French, Spanish (some platforms)

  

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Trailer available on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZKMBROJFro

 

Social Media

Twitter: @searchlightpics

Facebook: @searchlightpics

Instagram: @searchlightpics

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