Dead Kids (Blu-Ray, Limited Edition)

(Michael Laughlin, 1981, 102/100 mins)
Release date: 24 March 2026
Limited Edition Blu-ray

Michael Murphy (Tanner ’88), Louise Fletcher (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest), Dan Shor (Wise Blood), and Fiona Lewis (A Day at the Beach) head the impressive cast of Dead Kids (also known as Strange Behavior), a darkly comic blend of horror and science fiction from director Michael Laughlin (Strange Invaders).

In a small midwestern town, police chief John Brady (Murphy) investigates a bizarre series of murders. As the corpses pile up, all signs point to the hellish mind-control experiments of a twisted scientist...

Co-written by Bill Condon (Gods and Monsters), with a soundtrack by Tangerine Dream (Sorcerer), and produced in New Zealand by the legendary Australian producer Antony I Ginnane (Snapshot).

 

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• Brand-new 4K restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse Films
  
• Two presentations of the film: the original Australian theatrical version, Dead Kids (102 mins); and the US theatrical version, Strange Behavior (100 mins)
  
• Original mono audio
  
• Audio commentary with director and co-writer Michael Laughlin, and filmmaker David Gregory (2014)
  
• Audio commentary with co-writer Bill Condon and actors Dan Shor and Dey Young (2008)
  
• Interview with actor Michael Murphy (2026)
  
• Lasting Bonds (2026): actor Fiona Lewis fondly looks back on the film’s production
  
• An Actor’s Dream (2026): interview with actor Dey Young
  
• The Effects of ‘Strange Behavior’ (2014): interview with special make-up effects artist Craig Reardon
  
• A Very Delicious Conversation with Dan Shor (2016): extensive interview with the actor, filmed in Central Park, New York
  
• Podcasting After Dark: Dan Shor (2024): excerpts from a career-spanning audio interview
  
• ‘Not Quite Hollywood’: Antony I Ginnane (2008): interview with the legendary producer, filmed for Mark Hartley’s acclaimed documentary on Australian cinema
  
• Lightning Strikes (2026): new presentation of a 2004 interview with Ginnane about the film
• Perfect Strangers (2026): appreciation by the academic and Australian cinema specialist Stephen Morgan
  
• Isolated score
  
• Original theatrical trailers
  
• Patton Oswalt trailer commentary (2023, 4 mins): short critical appreciation
  
• Image galleries: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
  
• Limited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Paul Duane, an exclusive extract from producer Antony I Ginnane’s unpublished memoirs, archival interviews with director Michael Laughlin, actor Michael Murphy, and composers Tangerine Dream, and full film credits
  
• Limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered units (6,000 4K UHDs and 4,000 Blu-rays) for the UK and US

All features subject to change