"Ladies and gentlemen, the Electric Palace is OPEN FOR BUSINESS!"
Kino Lorber cracks open the wildest New Year’s Eve bash ever committed to celluloid with their lovingly remastered Get Crazy Blu-ray—an underdog cult classic that finally gets the party it deserves.
🔧 THE REMASTER
📀 Video: The new 2K scan from the original interpositive is a psychedelic resurrection. Gone are the VHS-era murk and murky bootlegs—colors pop like confetti cannons, especially in the costume and lighting design (Daniel Stern’s electric blue suit? Iconic). Film grain is intact, giving it that gritty, midnight-movie charm, while concert sequences now throb with clarity and detail.
🎧 Audio: The mono track is crisp and balanced—every drum hit, guitar wail, and maniacal line delivery shines. No distortion, no muffling, just pure stage-to-screen rock ’n’ roll absurdity.
🎙️ SPECIAL FEATURES
🎥 Director’s Commentary – Allan Arkush Returns!
Arkush, who also brought you Rock 'n' Roll High School, provides an infectiously enthusiastic and candid commentary. He recalls:
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how Get Crazy was meant to honor the Fillmore East
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insider tales of wrangling Lou Reed (who based his character Auden on Dylan)
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dealing with the chaos of actors like Malcolm McDowell (“He really thought he was Mick Jagger. He wasn’t wrong.”)
A goldmine for music-heads and film freaks alike.
🎬 "This Is A Real Movie": The Making of Get Crazy (New Feature-Length Doc)
This 75-minute documentary is the crown jewel. Interviews with cast and crew (including Arkush, Daniel Stern, and even Lori Eastside) dive into:
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New World Pictures politics
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Real-life inspiration from NYC’s rock scene
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Improvisation, costume madness, and the balancing act between satire and sincerity
It’s as much a documentary about outsider cinema as it is about this film.
💿 OTHER GOODIES
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Rare radio spots
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Photo gallery of original promo materials
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Subtitles for every glorious line (including all the drugged-out ones)
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Trailers from other Arkush/Kino cult releases
🌀 FINAL VERDICT
This isn’t just a disc—it’s a ticket to the Electric Palace circa 1983, with all the sweat, glitter, backstage hijinks, and musical mayhem intact. Kino Lorber delivers a cult resurrection worthy of midnight screenings and endless rewatches.
Buy it. Blast it. Get Crazy.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½
“Like Rock ‘n’ Roll High School on mescaline with a Lou Reed aftertaste.”
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