Dark Comedy "Cheap Thrills" Makes its Way to DVD and Blu-Ray

Drafthouse Films recently send us over information for the upcoming DVD and Blu-Ray release of "Cheap Thrills. The film stars Pat Healy, Ethan Embry, David Koechner and Sara Paxton.

Special features on the DVD and Blu-Ray include Audio Commentary with Director E.L. Katz and Star Pat Healy, 45-Min Making-Of Documentary, Cheap Thrills at Fantastic Fest 2013, Trailers, 16-Page Booklet and Digital Download. "Cheap Thrills" hits stores on 5/27.

Press Release:

Drafthouse Films announces the Blu-ray and DVD release of the "mind-blowing" (Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times) thriller Cheap Thrills on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Cheap Thrills wowed audiences and critics alike during its theatrical & VOD release with a crazy cocktail of violence, laughs and sheer audaciousness. The Blu-ray/DVD will feature a documentary on the making of the film and commentary with director E.L. Katz and star Pat Healy. Cheap Thrills will be distributed on home video by Drafthouse Films, at an SRP of $24.95 for Blu-ray and $19.95 for DVD. It will be available for purchase at retail locations nationwide, including Redbox and Walmart.

The 45-minute documentary chronicles the insanely tight 14-day shooting schedule for the "black comic masterpiece" (Drew McWeeny, HitFix) with a fly-on-the-wall perspective of the pressures and rewards of making a first feature on an impossibly short schedule. BONUS FEATURES Audio Commentary with Director E.L. Katz and Star Pat Healy 45-Min Making-Of Documentary Cheap Thrills at Fantastic Fest 2013 Trailers 16-Page Booklet Digital Download

Cheap Thrills follows Craig (Pat Healy, Compliance), a struggling family man who loses his low-wage job and is threatened with eviction. In an effort to delay facing the music at home, he heads to a local bar and encounters an old friend (Ethan Embry, Empire Records). The two friends are roped into a round of drinks by a charismatic, and obscenely wealthy, stranger (David Koechner, Anchorman 2) along with his mysterious wife (Sara Paxton, The Innkeepers). The couple engages the two friends in a series of innocent dares in exchange for money over the course of the evening, with each challenge upping the ante in both reward and boundaries. It seems like easy and much-needed money, but the couple's twisted sense of humor pushes just how far Craig and his friend are willing to go for money and cheap thrills.