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Mac and Me, the much-beloved and laughably terrible 1988 sci-fi cult classic, has been given a 4K Ultra HD upgrade. Get your copy via Amazon before Paul Rudd buys them all.
A commercial flop and critically maligned, Mac and Me is infamous as a bizarre, low budget E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial ripoff loaded with egregious McDonalds and Coca-Cola product placement. Yet it has survived in pop culture as a piece of “so bad it’s good” nostalgia, as well as the punchline to Rudd’s two-decade-long running gag where he plays the same clip from the movie every time he appears on one of Conan O’Brien’s shows — even his podcast.
Vinegar Syndrome has restored the film from a fresh scan of a 35mm original negative and packed the 2-disc Blu-ray set with features: new commentary tracks from co-writer/director Stewart Raffill and Cinematic Void’s Jim Branscome, as well as film historians Wayne Byrne and Paul Farren; new interviews with Raffill, alien designer/puppeteer Christopher Swift, and actress Christine Ebersole; a new featurette with cinematographer Nick McLean and camera operator Michael D. O’Shea; and more. Check out the trailer for the re-release below.
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