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Acclaimed Gorefest “THE RETALIATORS” Featuring Mötley Crue and Papa Roach Arrives on Blu-ray February 21

Tuesday, February 7, 2023 | Blu-ray/DVD, News

Los Angeles, CABetter Noise Films, the team behind hit Netflix Mötley Crüe biopic The Dirt, has announced the North American Blu-ray release of their brutal horror-thriller The Retaliators. The acclaimed revenge odyssey inspired by a true story of one woman’s battle for survival will be available at all major retailers on February 21, 2023. The Retaliators is now available for preorder at Best Buy, Amazon, Walmart, and Barnes and Noble.

After a hugely successful global film festival run leading into a global theatrical and VOD release, The Retaliators comes to home video, telling the story of an upstanding pastor whose faith is tested when he uncovers a dark and twisted underworld while searching for answers surrounding the brutal murder of his daughter.

Special Features: The Blu-ray of The Retaliators will exclusively include cast interviews, music videos, and the theatrical trailer.

Michael Lombardi (“Rescue Me”), Marc Menchaca (“Ozark”), and Joseph Gatt (“Game of Thrones”) headline the cast alongside Jacoby Shaddix, frontman of Papa Roach, making his acclaimed acting debut. The Retaliators features cameos and music by Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee, Five Finger Death Punch’s Ivan Moody, Zoltan Bathory, and Chris Kael, Papa Roach, Jaya of The Hu, Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills, Eva Under Fire’s Amanda Lyberg, Matt Brandyberry, Danny Case, Lance Dowdle, and Matt Madiro of From Ashes to New, Cory Marks, and Dan Murphy and Miles Franco of All Good Things, anchored by an original score from Emmy-winning composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein renowned for their score work for Netflix’s series “Stranger Things”.

In addition to The Retaliators’ theme song “21 Bullets” (co-written by Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe), the killer soundtrack features a lineup of hard-hitting tracks from Five Finger Death Punch, The Hu, Papa Roach, Tommy Lee, Asking Alexandria, Eva Under Fire, From Ashes To New, Cory Marks, Hyro The Hero and many more.

 

Grace Detwiler
Rue Morgue's Online Assistant Editor - Grace Detwiler (@finalgirlgrace) is a freelance film journalist and law student. Her original work can be found on her blog, FinalGirlGrace, as well as in Rue Morgue's print and online publications.