‘Night of the Juggler’ – Gritty Cult Thriller Available Soon for First Time in 40 Years with New 4K Restoration

Kino Lorber is back with another stunning 4K restoration, this time for obscure, gritty thriller Night of the Juggler, soon available for the first time in 40 years.

We can exclusively debut the new trailer for the restoration, a re-cut of the original that gives a look at the twisty, sleazy intensity ahead and an impressive cast.

The new 4K restoration of Night of the Juggler opens at the IFC Center in NYC on August 1 before rolling out to select cities that currently include Los Angeles, Atlanta, Portland, San Francisco, Austin, and Chicago, with more to follow.

In Night of the Juggler, “Twenty-four hours of nerve-jangling tension and suspense begin when a twisted psychotic (Cliff Gorman, All That Jazz, “Friday the 13: The Series”) kidnaps a teenaged girl, mistaking her for the daughter of a wealthy real estate developer. Her determined father (James Brolin, The Car, The Amityville Horror), a hard-hitting ex-cop, doggedly pursues them through New York’s seamy streets, decaying, burned-out Bronx tenements, and the grimy subterranean corridors beneath the city itself.”

The cast is stacked. Richard S. Castellano (The Godfather), Julie Carmen (In the Mouth of Madness, Fright Night Part 2), Dan Hedaya (Blood Simple), and Mandy Patinkin (The Princess Bride) also star in the film based on the novel by William P. McGivern (The Big Heat, Odds Against Tomorrow). 

It’s a film with a production history perhaps as wild as the film itself; the film’s original director, Sidney J. Furie (The Entity, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace), was replaced by Robert Butler (Up the Creek, Turbulence), a few weeks into production. Actor James Brolin also broke his foot during filming, causing production delays for multiple weeks.

Night of the Juggler is described as “a thrilling example of no-holds-barred, pure adrenaline-fueled filmmaking.” In other words, don’t miss this rare action-packed thriller unearthed by Kino Lorber. 

Also look for the newly restored cult film to make its debut at the Fantasia International Film Festival on July 25.

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