Celebrate Pride Month with Pride-Themed Blu-Ray for THE BABADOOK
Shout! Factory is celebrating Pride Month this June with a two-week sale on over 80 of their titles. But the crown jewel of the season is a Pride-themed Blu-ray for The Babadook.
After being inadvertently classified as an LGBTQ film on Netflix, The Babadook (and specifically its titular villain) has become unlikely ambassadors for gay pride. The Pride-themed Blu-ray will be rainbow colored, obviously!
Here’s the full scoop from today’s press release:
Shout! Factory rings in Pride Month by offering a “Shout Proud” Sale—a two-week offering of over 80 personally curated home entertainment movies and series that have resonated with many individuals in the LGBTQ community and their allies. There’s something for everyone in the mix: Drama, outrageous camp, musicals, film and tv classics, and even horror! The promotion starts today through June 20th, 2019. Visit ShoutFactory.com for in-depth details.
The event also includes recently announced new-to-Blu-ray™ films To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar, BOOM!, Jeffrey, and Can’t Stop the Music plus a special packaging offer for The Babadook. Due to the unpredictable world of social media and passionate fans, the hit thriller became an unexpected and embraced LGBTQ mascot in 2017 and continued into 2018. To further celebrate the status, Shout! Factory (in participation with their partners at IFC Midnight) have created an official limited edition and numbered Pride-themed slipcover packaging that will be shrink-wrapped over their existing Blu-ray release. The slipcover has a gloss finish with embossed highlights. Only 2,500 of this variant are being made and will be sold exclusively on Shoutfactory.com.
The best part is that purchases are going to a good cause. Shout! Factory will donate a percentage of all Blu-ray™/DVD sales during the month of June to the Los Angeles LGBT Center®, a long-standing non-profit organization that provides valuable and much-needed services locally and across the country. You can also donate directly to them at https://lalgbtcenter.org/how-you-can-help/donation.
Synopsis:
A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son’s fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
The Babadook is written and directed by Jennifer Kent; the film stars Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, and Daniel Henshall.
Are you a fan of The Babadook? What do you think of Shout! Factory’s Pride-themed Blu-ray for the film? Let us know in the comments below or on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! You can also carry on the convo with me personally on Twitter @josh_millican.
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