The Grifters Limited Edition Blu-Ray + DVD   101 Films

From director Stephen Frears (Dangerous Liaisons) and producer Martin Scorsese, comes The Grifters, a taut thriller in which seduction and betrayal could lead to murder. Adapted for the screen by Donald E. Westlake, from a novel by Jim Thompson, The Grifters features a stellar cast, including John Cusack (Grosse Pointe Blank), Anjelica Huston (Crimes and Misdemeanors, The Addams Family) and Annette Bening (American Beauty, Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool). When small-time cheat Roy Dillon (Cusack) winds up in hospital following an unsuccessful scam, it sets up a confrontation between his estranged mother Lilly (Huston) and alluring girlfriend Myra (Bening). Both Lilly and Myra are con artists playing the game in a league far above Roy, and always looking for their next victim. As Roy finds himself caught in a complicated web of passion and mistrust, the question is who’s conning who?

Special Features
Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making Of The Grifters: A Brand New Feature-Length Documentary On The Film’s Production, Including New Interviews With Director Stephen Frears, Director Of Photography Oliver Stapleton, Editor Michael Audsley, Executive Producer Barbara Defina And Co-Producer Peggy Rajski, Limited Edition Booklet: Includes ‘Jim Thompson, Noir, And The Popular Front’, An Essay On The American Author’s Societal Influences By David Cochran, And ‘Elmer Bernstein: Grit Not Grift’, A Review Of The Legendary Composer’s Career By Charlie Brigden