Distributor Lionsgate has officially issued details of the forthcoming North American Cougars, Inc. DVD and Blu-ray releases, including box art for both disc formats. The movie is due to go straight to DVD in America and Canada on the 10th of May.
After the jump you’ll find a copy of the Lionsgate document. I’ve added HQ images of the DVD (see right) and Blu-ray box art to the Gallery. As you can see the shorter/wider format of the Blu-ray packaging means the cropping of the image is slightly different.
Confirming what has been suspected for a while I was recently told by a representative of Grindstone Entertainment (the distributing partner of Lionsgate for the film) that there will be no theatrical release for Cougars, Inc. To remove any confusion that I might have been talking about the UK I did re-check that this related to the US as well. It did.
A straight to DVD release does not preclude the possibility of screenings, possibly as part of the publicity campaign, but even a limited theatrical distribution is now very unlikely.
COUGARS, INC.
Street Date: 5/10/11
DVD SRP: $26.98
Blu-ray Disc SRP: $29.99PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Love. Sex. High school tuition. All of these come together in the hilarious DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Digital and On Demand debut of Cougars, Inc. The all-new comedy about cashing in on an untapped dating market stars the Emmy®-nominated* comedian Jim Belushi (TV’s “The Defenders”), Denise Richards (TV’s “Blue Mountain State”), Kyle Gallner (A Nightmare on Elm Street) and Sarah Hyland (TV’s “Modern Family”). Both the DVD and Blu-ray Disc contain never-before-seen special features, including audio commentary with the cast and crew, and “The Ultimate Cougar” featurette. Lionsgate unleashes Cougars, Inc. on May 10th, for the suggested retail price of $26.98 on DVD, and $29.99 on Blu-ray Disc.
Kicked out of every high school across the country, Sam (Gallner) steps up to help his mother pay for his education when times are tough – but he’s doing it his way. Along with his friends, Sam launches Cougars, Inc. – an escort service that allows a generation of women trying to hold onto their youth a second chance at love.
* Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program, “Saturday Night Live,” 1984
DVD & BLU-RAY DISC SPECIAL FEATURES
Audio commentary with cast and crew
“The Ultimate Cougar” featurette
*Subject to changeCAST
Kyle Gallner – A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Haunting in Connecticut, Jennifer’s Body
Kathryn Morris – TV’s “Cold Case,” Paycheck, Minority Report, A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Denise Richards – TV’s “Blue Mountain State,” The World Is Not Enough, Wild Things
Rebecca Mader – TV’s “No Ordinary Family,” TV’s “Lost,” The Men Who Stare at Goats
Sarah Hyland – TV’s “Modern Family,” TV’s “Lipstick Jungle,” The Object of My Affection
Ryan Pinkston – Bad Santa, Full of It, Extreme Movie, TV’s “Bones”
Cary Alexander – Open House
Christian Murphy – TV’s “The Shield”
And James Belushi – TV’s “The Defenders,” The Ghost Writer, TV’s “Saturday Night Live”PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production: 2010
Title Copyright: © 2010 Mother’s Little Helpers, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Type: Home Entertainment Premiere
Rating: R for Sexual Content, Nudity, Language and Drug Use – All Involving Teens
Genre: Comedy
Closed Captioned: English
Subtitles DVD: English and Spanish
Subtitles Blu-ray Disc: English SDH
DVD Format: 16×9 Widescreen (2.35:1)
Blu-ray Format: 1080P High Definition 16×9 Widescreen (2.35:1)
Feature Running Time: 82 minutes
DVD Audio Status: 5.1 Dolby Digital
Blu-ray Disc Audio Status: 5.1 DTS HD-Master Audio
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