Alpha thug Alex (played by Malcolm McDowell) and his derby-hatted droogs pulverize victims in balletic fight scenes choreographed to a Beethoven soundtrack, while the dialog — drawn from novelist Anthony Burgess’ source material — cuts to the bone. Describing Alex, one ruling-class twit tells another, “He’s enterprising, aggressive, young, bold, vicious … He’ll do.”
Ranked by the American Film Institute as the fourth best sci-fi movie ever made, Kubrick’s picture is getting the deluxe treatment from Warner Home Video, which will release A Clockwork Orange 40th Anniversary Edition on May 31.
The two-disc Blu-ray package ($35 retail) includes a new interview with McDowell in which the actor describes the famously demanding Kubrick. Also included: a 40-page booklet about the production and feature-length documentaries Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures and O Lucky Malcolm!
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