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ADDITION: Scorpion Releasing Blu-ray (June 2021): Scorpion Releasing have transferred the Valeria Harper TV thriller Night Terror to Blu-ray. It is the original broadcast edit of the film. It's on a single-layered disc with a high bitrate and looks quite appealing in the original 1.33:1 aspect ratio. There are very few speckles, tight lines and decent detail in the film's many close-ups, and the dominant night scenes have no noise or compression issues. There is some depth and minor but consistent grain (it was shot in 35mm.) The 1080P presentation is pleasing.

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On their Blu-ray, Scorpion Releasing use a DTS-HD Master 2.0 channel track (24-bit) in the original English language. Night Terror has extensive car chases/breakdowns/accidents, gunfire, an explosion and brief helicopter sound effects that come through fairly modest, but authentic for broadcast standards. The score by Fred Steiner (Man From Del Rio, Time Limit, The St. Valentine's Day Massacre, The Killers, The Twilight Zone) sounding supportive for the suspense and more intense sequences. Scorpion Releasing offer optional English subtitles on their Region 'A' Blu-ray.

The Scorpion Releasing Blu-ray offers a new commentary by film historian Amanda Reyes (author of Are You In The House Alone?: A TV Movie Compendium 1964-1999) and Podcaster Daniel Budnik (author of '80s Action Movies on the Cheap: 284 Low Budget, High Impact Pictures.) They reference this as the female version of Duel, the surprising amount of subtext in Night Terror, hints of a second wave feminism, Daniel talks about the differences of the edits (original broadcast vs. 'extended') finding potential continuity errors and they talk about Valerie Harper, Richard Romanus, director Swackhamer, comparable films and how Night Terror is often an action driven film devoid of extensive dialogue. They are passionate about this film analyzing various themes expressed with details of the script.

Night Terror does have similarities to Spielberg's Duel with Dennis Weaver. I found that the original broadcast edit had some gaps with less-explained character and plot details but they don't make the, relatively, simple, thriller story worse, just possibly feeling 'rushed' and you may just have to more embrace a suspension of disbelief. There is a ham-fisted expression of Carol (Harper) as a ditzy, protected, housewife but forced to show strength because of the adversity of her terrifying situation. It's a little silly but Night Terror does have nostalgia value. The Scorpion Releasing Blu-ray gives supportive a/v (looked and sounded fine n my system) and the enthusiastic, edifying commentary has value. It was interesting to step back into 70's TV for this female-based Duel-like effort. I was entertained.

Gary Tooze