FREAKED AND CECIL B. DEMENTED GETTING DELUXE DISC RELEASES FROM UMBRELLA IN NOVEMBER

by Justin Beahm | Jul 30, 2025

I am beyond exited to announce Umbrella is bringing FREAKED (1993) and CECIL B. DEMENTED (2000) to deluxe exition home releases this November, both of which are overflowing with new Reverend Entertainment special features and content. This is a worldwide first for FREAKED, the splatter comedy masterpiece from Tom Stern and Alex Winter making its 4k and Blu-ray debut in an all-region package that includes a new remaster of the film, comic book, script reproduction, stickers, and allllll that bonus material (outlined below). CECIL is a region B release that includes an alternate cut of the film, posters, art cards, behind-the-scenes footage, and lots of other goodies. The special feature video interviews on this also contain music from my solo music project Phantom Lightkeeper. Both are favorites of mine and I was working on these at the same time in production nirvana. This marks the fourth time I have interviewed John Waters, which is always such a joy. Both land on November 5, and PRE-ORDERS ARE OPEN NOW. Full details below.
FREAKED

SYNOPSIS

Once a smug former child star, Ricky Coogin (Winter) is now the unfortunate face of a shady megacorporation pushing questionable products in South America. But when Ricky and his misfit companions — the endlessly weird Ernie and idealistic Julie — take a wrong turn, they find themselves at a derelict roadside freak show run by the mad scientist/showman Elijah C. Skuggs (Randy Quaid). Skuggs doesn’t just run the show — he makes it. Using a volatile chemical blend and a flair for the grotesque, he transforms poor Ricky and friends into full-blown human oddities, adding them to his gallery of bizarre attractions.

Enter the sideshow crew: a sock-faced philosopher, a walking cow-man hybrid, a talking eyeball, and a mustachioed bearded lady (an incredible supporting cast including John Hawkes, William Sadler, Mr. T, Brooke Shields, Bobcat Goldthwait, Megan Ward, Morgan Fairchild, Michael Stoyanov, and Winter’s old pal Reeves in an uncredited and unrecognizable turn as Ortiz the dog boy. Woof!). Together, they plot to overthrow Skuggs before they’re trapped in the tent forever!

PACKAGE DETAILS

Only available from the Umbrella webstore, Freaked Collector’s Edition includes:

Bumper 100+page book featuring behind the scenes, new essays by Justin Beahm, Witney Seibold, Mike Saunders, and fan art
FREAKED! Script book with custom artwork by Nicholas Baltra
FREAKED! Original comic book
Custom art FREAKED! Stickers
SO YOU’RE A HIDEOUS MUTANT FREAK, NOW WHAT? pamphlet
Custom artwork rigid case by Thomas Nicolette
Custom artwork slipcase by Thomas Nicolette
8 artcards
A3 Canvas poster
Limited Edition Numbered release

SPECIAL FEATURES AND BOOKLET INFO

NEW! 2004 Audio Commentary with co-writers/co-directors Tom Stern and Alex Winter

NEW! Workprint Alternate Cut

The Rehearsal Version Alternate Cut

NEW! The Night’s Special Guest – Co-Director/Writer & Actor Alex Winter on Freaked

NEW! Very Special People – Co-Director/Writer Tom Stern and Writer Tim Burns on Freaked

NEW! The Glass Cyclops – Cinematographer Jamie Thompson and Camera Operator Harry Garvin on Freaked

NEW! The Freekmaker – Special Makeup Designer Tony Gardner on Freaked

NEW! Strange Days in Santa Flan – Production Designer Catherine Hardwicke on Freaked

NEW! The Weird Revolution – The Butthole Surfers’ Paul Leary on Freaked

NEW! A Conversation with Alex Winter and FX Make-up Artist & Art Department Supervisor Bill Corso

NEW! Interview with Claymation Maestro David Daniel

“NYU Sight & Sound Project” – Short Film by Tom Stern and Alex Winter

A 2004 Conversation with writer Tim Burns

NEW! Jake Boston on Freaked, Cult Movies & Their Second Life On Physical Media

NEW! Hours of uncut behind the scenes footage

NEW! Transformed By The Goop – Make-Up Tests

Deleted Scenes

Original and restored trailers

PRE-ORDER FREAKED NOW

CECIL B. DEMENTED

SYNOPSIS
This riotous underground flick follows a deranged director (Stephen Dorff) and his crew of tattooed film terrorists as they declare war on Hollywood’s soul-sucking schlock. Their mission? Kidnap a pampered Tinseltown starlet (Melanie Griffith) and force her into the gritty, glorious world of real cinema—whether she likes it or not. With anarchic cameos from Adrien Grenier, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ricki Lake, and even Patricia Hearst.