Severin Films champions genre-defying and celebrated Hungarian/British/American director Peter Medak with the Worldwide Blu-ray premiere of the hilariously dark THE ODD JOB, co-written by and starring Monty Python’s Graham Chapman.
Director Peter Medak’s 1978 black comedy is co-written by and stars Graham Chapman – just prior to Life of Brian – as happily married Arthur Harris, who becomes suicidal when his wife suddenly up and leaves him. Trying and failing miserably to do the deed himself, when a peculiar handyman (BAFTA-winner Sir David Jason of Only Fools and Horses, in a role once intended for Keith Moon), turns up on his doorstep to offer his services, he enlists the help of this strange stranger, to kill him instead.
But when Arthur’s wife decides to come back home and try again, he discovers that his homicidal hire has every intention of finishing the job. Diana Quick (Brideshead Revisited), Carolyn Seymour (THE RULING CLASS), Simon Williams (Jabberwocky), Bill Paterson (Fleabag) and Richard O’Brien (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) co-star in this “crazy comedy” (Travalanche) co-written by Chapman with Bernard McKenna (Yellowbeard) and produced by Mark Forstater (Monty Python and The Holy Grail), now scanned in 2K from Peter Medak’s personal 35mm print.
THE ODD JOB Special Features:
● Introduction by director Peter Medak
● Audio Interview with Peter Medak
● The Odd Job Men – Zoom reunion between star Sir David Jason and Peter Medak
● The Unusual Work – Interview with writer Bernard McKenna
● Producer, An Odd Job – Interview with co-producer Mark Forstater
● The Odd Batch – Interview with actor Richard O’Brien
● The Naughty Neighbour – Interview with actress Carolyn Seymour
● Most Peculiar Craft – Interview with actor Simon Williams
Feature Specs for THE ODD JOB:
● Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
● Audio: English Mono
● Closed Captions: English SDH
● Runtime: 88 mins
● Region: A/B/C
THE ODD JOB is on Blu-ray and digital (Severin Films)
About Severin Films
Severin Films is the foremost independent studio dedicated to rescuing, restoring and releasing the works of Oscar ®nominees and cult icons alike for Blu-ray, 4K UHD and digital platforms. Founded in 2006, their distribution catalogue includes projects by iconic filmmakers Russ Meyer, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Dario Argento, Paul Morrissey, Mike Leigh, Lucio Fulci, Peter Greenaway, Penelope Spheeris, Just Jaeckin, Roman Polanski, Alex de la Iglesia and UK comedy legends The Comic Strip; classics of Blaxploitation, Ozploitation, Sharksploitation and Nunsploitation; groundbreaking Filipino, Indonesian, Spanish & Soviet horror; American drive-in indies, controversial documentaries, renowned UK comedies and the industry’s most formidable collection of Italian Gialli, cannibal, zombie, erotic thrillers and ‘80s action hits. Along the way, Severin has elevated the oeuvres of such fringe auteurs as Bruno Mattei, Al Adamson, Andy Milligan, Joe D’Amato, Claudio Fragrasso, Umberto Lenzi, Ray Dennis Steckler and Goya-Award winner – and Severin patron saint – Jess Franco. Severin has also produced the award-winning documentaries BLOOD & FLESH: THE REEL LIFE & GHASTLY DEATH OF AL ADAMSON; LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY’S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU; WOODLANDS DARK & DAYS BEWITCHED: A HISTORY OF FOLK HORROR; TALES OF THE UNCANNY; ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE, which premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival; MANCUNIAN MAN: THE LEGENDARY LIFE OF CLIFF TWEMLOW; SUZZANNA: THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC and EXORCISMO: THE TRANSGRESSIVE LEGACY OF CLASIFICADA “S”.