The only audio option for the movie is an English language Dolby Digital Mono mix with no alternate language or subtitle options provided. While this track is understandably limited in range given its older low-fi origins, overall it sounds just fine. Dialogue is never a problem to understand, the score sounds good and there are no problems with any hiss or distortion of note.

The Extras:

The extras on this two disc set, and there are a ridiculous amount of them here, are spread out as follows:

DISC ONE:

Carried over from the out of print Liberation DVD is the commentary track from writer/director Mark Rosman who is joined by actresses Eileen Davidson and Kathryn McNeil. Rosman does most of the talking here, explaining how when he sold the movie to Film Ventures he had to colorize the opening scene that was originally shot in black and white before moving on and discussing why the opening sequence was designed to look the way that it does. Rosman also talks about how the film was originally called Seven Sisters but that the distributor changed it so that people wouldn't think that it was a movie about nuns. There are a few moments where they clam up a bit but these are few and far between and for the most part this is a relaxed, amiable but fairly interesting talk about their various experiences on the film and about how the project came to be, even if the commentators spend a bit too much time explaining what's on the screen at times. There's also a new, exclusive commentary here with Mark Rosman and moderator/horror hostess Katarina Leigh Waters that lets Rosman focus more on the technical side of the production. It's a bit dry in spots but contains some good information on the locations, script revisions, casting, effects and more. Though the tracks cover a lot of the same ground, hardcore fans will appreciate the inclusion of the new commentary for the few spots it does delve into that the original track omitted.

A brand new Interview With Harley Jane Kozak runs just under forty two minutes. The actress discusses not only her work in this film but also other pictures she made and how she has since gone on to work as a writer. Rounding out the extras on the first disc are an Alternate Ending, a Storyboard To Film Comparison a Still Gallery, the film's original theatrical trailer, four television spots, and a Katarina's Nightmare Theater Promo Reel. Like all of the releases in this line so far, this disc is playable with or without the optional Katarina's Nightmare Theater segments that bookend the film in a humorous and informative manner.

DISC TWO:

The second disc starts off with a fourteen minute Interview With Kate McNeil conducted by Waters, as are all of the interviews on this disc. McNeil discusses her work on the film and again covers some of the same ground she goes over in the commentary but also discusses her work outside of this picture, sharing some stories from her time on the set of Romero's Monkey Shines among others. The seven minute Interview With Eileen Davidson talks about what it was like to work with a bunch of New Yorkers on the film as well as where he soap opera career has taken her while the twenty-two minute Interview With Mark Rosman lets the director lay into the marketing department who promoted the film (he wasn't happy with it) in addition to discussing his television career, his thoughts on the legacy of this film and more. A forty-five minute Interview With Richard Band lets the film's composer get in front of the camera to talk about his work on this picture and he covers how he was brought on board to work on this picture in the first place as well as how he tried to invest in his work on the film certain tones and themes for dramatic effect. Last but not least, there's a ten minute Interview With Igo Kantor, the film's producer, who talks about the origins of this project and what was happening in his career at the time that it came around.

Closing out the extras on disc two are trailers for other Scorpion releases like Final Exam, Double Exposure, Incubus Terror and the mighty Humongous.

Overall:

The House On Sorority Row is not the be all, end all of eighties slasher films but it's an entertaining film and Scorpion have really rolled out the red carpet for it with this two disc special edition. The transfer is quite a bit better than the previous versions, but the inclusion of a score of new extra features is probably going to be what sucks most fans in this time around - and rightly so. Recommended.

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