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ADDITION: Imprint Blu-ray (June 2026): Imprint have transferred Richard Brooks's Wrong is Right to Blu-ray. It is a solid 1080P transfer framed at its 1.78:1 aspect ratio. The high-definition presentation brings improved clarity, color saturation, and detail over previous DVD releases, with natural film grain intact and vibrant ’80s hues - especially in desert exteriors and newsroom sequences. Cinematography by Fred J. Koenekamp (Posse, The Towering Inferno, Patton, The Swarm, The Amityville Horror,) captures globe-hopping scope, though the rapid cuts and overlapping action can feel chaotic. The film employs a bright, colorful palette typical of early ’80s color filmmaking - vibrant desert sands, polished newsroom sets, and high-contrast political interiors - to convey a sense of glossy superficiality that contrasts with the dark subject matter. The HD presentation is adept.

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On their Blu-ray, Imprint use a linear PCM dual-mono track (24-bit) in the original English language. It delivers clear dialogue even amid the film’s notoriously busy and overlapping sound design. Explosions, gunfire, and the energetic score come through with reasonable punch and separation for a stereo mix, while ambient elements and news broadcasts maintain the chaotic atmosphere Brooks intended. It’s a faithful, no-frills presentation that handles the “noisiest film ever made” reputation adequately without modern multichannel bells and whistles. Artie Kane (Eyes of Laura Mars, Waterworld, Good Will Hunting, The Devil's Advocate,) composed the score, which opens with a Bondish, adventurous theme for Connery’s character - brassy and confident - to underscore Hale’s globe-trotting charisma. The music mixes orchestral elements with more contemporary ’80s inflections, shifting between satirical jauntiness, tense thriller cues, and dramatic swells. English (SDH) subtitles on their Region FREE Blu-ray.

This limited edition Blu-ray release from Imprint contains no bonus features whatsoever - no commentaries, interviews, trailers, or archival material. It’s a bare-bones presentation focused entirely on the film itself, which may disappoint fans hoping for context on this underappreciated satire or Brooks’ late-career work.

Richard Brooks's Wrong is Right is an ambitious, prescient, yet uneven political satire that blends elements of thriller, black comedy, and media critique into a frantic globe-trotting narrative. Starring Sean Connery as Patrick Hale, a charismatic, globe-trotting TV news correspondent, the film adapts Charles McCarry’s 1979 novel The Better Angels and unfolds in a near-future where television news has descended into tabloid sensationalism, violence is entertainment, and international politics operates as cynical theater. At its core, Wrong Is Right delivers a scathing indictment of several interconnected institutions. The large ensemble cast is strong: Connery delivers a commanding, if occasionally uncertain, lead performance as the suave yet compromised reporter; supporting turns by Leslie Nielsen, Robert Conrad, Katharine Ross, John Saxon, a young Jennifer Jason Leigh and others add color. In retrospect, many cult and modern viewers appreciate its dark humor, prescience, and willingness to tackle uncomfortable truths about media-political collusion. Overall, Wrong Is Right stands as a flawed but fascinating artifact - overstuffed and noisy, yet boldly prophetic about the intersection of terrorism, media, and power that would define the coming decades. It’s a cautionary tale that feels more relevant now than in 1982. Imprint’s region-free Blu-ray is a welcome first-time HD release for Wrong Is Right, delivering respectable video and audio that make Richard Brooks’ frantic political satire look and sound better than ever in home video. While the complete bare-bones status keeps it from being a definitive edition, the strong presentation and attractive limited packaging make it a worthwhile pickup for Sean Connery fans and admirers of prescient ’80s cult cinema at the right price.

Gary Tooze