‘Zack and Miri Make a Porno’ DVD/Blu-Ray Release

The release date of Zack and Miri Make A Porno on DVD and Blu-Ray is just two weeks away (February 3^rd) so I thought I’d go over some of the details, especially if some of you are planning on pre-ordering it. The pictures above show the 4 main covers of the release. The top two, which I underlined, are the versions that you should buy depending on whether you have a Blu-Ray player or not and if you want the Blockbuster exclusive version. The first photo is of the “standard† DVD, which is actually 2 discs and packed full of features. The second is of the Blu-Ray release, which has all the features of the DVD plus the added bonus of BD Live. Since we all know how interactive Kevin is with his fans, we can all expect some form of BD Live goodies to come in the near future. (Perhaps even a Q & A like Christopher Nolan did with The Dark Knight) There is no commentary track on any of the releases, although Kevin has already stated he will do a Smodcast commentary for the film.

The DVD and Blu-Ray shown on the bottom contains the exact same film and the exact same bonus features. The only difference is the covers, which remove the words Make A Porno from the title. There is also a surprising change in the tag line. The covers that contain “porno† have the rather bland tagline of “what would you do to get out of debt?† but the edited covers have the more sexually suggestive “This is the last job they can afford to blow.† Personally, I like the second tagline better but I still believe we should all purchase the unedited cover. This is ridiculous that they even have two versions of a cover just because of three little words, which ironically are the three little words that got the Weinstein’s to greenlight the project right away. (I know it’s really just one word that upsets people but the other two are accomplices)

I won’t go into the details of how stupid all the controversy was surrounding the title. We all read about the arguments and Kevin already discussed it to great lengths in his SModcasts. Instead, I will go into details on the features we can expect on the discs. Here is some info direct from Kevin that was posted on his message board.

Just to be anally thorough about it…

The “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” DVD/BluRay Extras in Total:

• 43 Deleted scenes (totaling 95 minutes)
• 22 Money Shots Webisodes (50 minutes)
• Feature-length documentary, Popcorn Porn: Watching Zack & Miri Make A Porno (75 minutes)
• Comic-con Panel 2008 (23 minutes)
• Gang-bang: Outtakes & Bloopers (13 minutes)
• Seth vs. Justin: Battle for Improvisational Supremacy (8 minutes)
• Blu-ray only: BD Live—which will gives us the option of having downloadable bonus features at some time in the future

Totaling 4 hours and 21 minutes of bonus

It may not have a commentary track (but apparently could at some point in the future, if you’ve got BluRay), but that seems like a packed disc to me.

Full disclosure: The extra feature – Seth vs. Justin: Battle for Improvisational Supremacy (8 minutes) is only one of two parts. Due to Weinstein Co’s exclusive deal with Blockbuster, there’s a Blockbuster-Exclusive Extra Feature called “Seth vs. Justin: Battle for Improvisational Supremacy Pt. 2.” So if you’re a BlockBuster cat, there’s that. I have no control over these things; if I did, the “Porno” theatrical poster would’ve looked more like the Hong Kong release poster…

I have to agree that the Hong Kong poster is pretty awesome but I actually loved the stick figure poster we got over here. I actually plan on picking one up next time I head out to the Secret Stash, which is where you can order the Blu-Ray or DVD with the uncensored cover. Plus, like most things sold at the Stash, each copy is signed by Kevin Smith.

If you want the second part of the improv bonus feature that Kevin mentioned, then it seems like Blockbuster is your only option. They also have a really cool exclusive cover, pictured below.

That is probably my favorite cover and the most fitting for the film. So far no other exclusives have popped up anywhere but I will be sure to update this page if I come across anything. As for the edited covers, the only place I found currently selling those versions online is Walmart, which strangely has no problem selling the soundtrack that says, “make a porno.† If you see the edited cover anywhere else or any other exclusives, send it to me and I will add it to this page. And just because I can†¦PORNO!

Jerry Cavallaro -Â  www.AreYouStuckLikeChuck.com