At Close Range

This special limited edition J-card MediaBook slipcase (designed by Tony Stella) is limited to 5,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them. Note: this release is available to be purchased on its own, or in the following bundle: Limited Edition Slipcase + This Is Cinématographe: A Journal of American Cinema - Fall 2025. Limited to 500 units. (Sold Out) Taking its name from the Lumière Brothers invention of the same name, Cinématographe is a new sub-label from Vinegar Syndrome that seeks to fill gaps in the canon of American cinema. Offering a mix of auteur driven studio films produced during the New Hollywood era of the late 1960s and 70s all the way through the indie boom of the 1980s and 90s, Cinématographe will explore the wide breadth of American moviemaking, spanning numerous genres and scales of production. Curated and produced by Vinegar Syndrome's Justin LaLiberty, each limited edition release will be housed in a specially designed, cloth-bound, media book with embossed foil titles and custom molded disc trays accompanied by a slipcase featuring newly commissioned art and an individually numbered J-card. Bradford “Big Brad” Whitewood Sr. (Christopher Walken, King of New York) is the leader of a rural Pennsylvania gang of career criminals and his son, Bradford “Little Brad” Whitewood Jr. (Sean Penn, State of Grace), is an unemployed teenager who decides he wants a taste of his father’s flashy lifestyle and the power that comes with it. Embarking on a budding life of crime with his brother Tommy (played by Sean Penn’s real life brother Chris Penn, True Romance), Little Brad gets arrested, sparking a tense showdown between father and son, and their family and friends who get caught in the middle.  Based on the real life Pennsylvania gang run by Bruce Johnston, from a script by Nicholas Kazan (Patty Hearst), At Close Range marks the sophomore feature for acclaimed American genre filmmaker James Foley (Glengarry Glen Ross; After Dark, My Sweet). Featuring an eclectic ensemble cast that puts the leads opposite Mary Stuart Masterson (Fried Green Tomatoes), Crispin Glover (River’s Edge), Tracey Walter (Repo Man), David Strathairn (Matewan), and Kiefer Sutherland (Stand By Me) with striking night time cinematography by regularly Foley collaborator Juan Ruiz Anchía (Glengarry Glen Ross, The Corruptor), Foley’s film is one of the great American crime films of the 1980s. Cinématographe is proud to present the world 4K UHD debut of James Foley’s masterclass in true crime drama in a brand new restoration from its original camera negative. directed by: James Foley starring: Christopher Walken, Sean Penn, Mary Stuart Masterson, Chris Penn, David Srathairn, Kiefer Sutherland, Crispin Glover 1986 / 116 min / 2.39:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Additional info: 2-Disc Set: 4K Ultra HD + Region A Blu-ray New audio commentary with film historians Bill Ackerman and Jim Laczkowski Archival audio commentary with director James Foley, moderated by film historian Nick Redman, recorded in 2015 Hillbilly Lucifer - a new video interview with actor Christopher Walken Controlling Your Destiny - a new video interview with actor Sean Penn Casting Badasses - a new video interview with casting directors Risa Bramon Garcia and Billy Hopkins It's Blood, Don't Break It - a new video essay by film historian Chris O'Neill Archival interview with director James Foley, recorded in 2018 Archival interview with composer Patrick Leonard, recorded in 2020 Crime in Pennsylvania, The Real Johnston Gang - an archival interview with former reporter and author of Jailing the Johnston Gang Bruce Mowday, recorded in 2020 Badlands - short location video of key geographic locations of actual events Theatrical trailer New text essays by film programmer Cristina Caccioppo, film critic Matt Lynch, film historian Adrian Martin and writer and filmmaker Dan Mecca English SDH subtitles