Culver City, CA (11/2/09) – Prepare yourself for eighty-six-carat entertainment as Guy Ritchie’s rock-‘em, sock-‘em crime caper SNATCH steals its way onto Blu-ray™ this December 1, 2009, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Academy Award® Winner Benicio Del Toro (Best Supporting Actor, Traffic), Academy Award® Nominee Brad Pitt (Best Actor, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Best Supporting Actor, 12 Monkeys), and action favorite Jason Statham (Crank, Transporter) lead a criminally cool cast in this explosively entertaining exploration of the London underworld from writer/director Guy Ritchie (upcoming Sherlock Holmes, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels). Experience the crackling dialogue, outrageous action and killer soundtrack of this critically acclaimed thriller like never before in stunning Blu-ray High Definition, with all-new bonus features.. Fans can enter “The Diamond and Dag Sweepstakes” for a chance to win a trip for two to London and try “The Pikey Translator” to attempt to decode the utterly incomprehensible dialogue from the film at diamondanddag.com!
Like the stolen diamond at the center of this high energy tale of low life crooks, SNATCH sparkles with precision clarity on Blu-ray, featuring stunning 1080p picture and crystal clear high definition sound. Exclusive to this slick new Blu-ray release are the cool new bonus features “The Snatch Cutting Room,” in which viewers can edit clips and music from the film together to create videos they can share via BD-Live™, and movieIQ, which allows movie watchers to access real time information on cast, trivia and more.
Starting November 18th, SNATCH fans can visit diamonganddag.com to test their “Pikey” prowess by translating dialogue from the film with “The Pikey Translator” and enter for a change to win a trip for two to London with the “The Diamond and Dag Sweepstakes.” Also featured on the site is “The Snatch Soundboard,” featuring hilarious sound clips from the film, and a coupon good for $5 off the purchase of the SNATCH Blu-ray.
Catch the unforgettably entertaining criminals of SNATCH on Blu-ray, at an SRP of $28.95, and reward yourself with the coolest looking – and sounding – thriller in years!
Synopsis
When jewel thief Franky Four Fingers (Del Toro), takes a slight detour to London en route to delivering a huge stolen diamond to his boss in New York, he unwittingly sets off an avalanche of sinister and comic events that wind their way through the rough and tumble worlds of bare-knuckle boxing, Irish gypsies, pawn shops, pig farming and… a stray dog.
SNATCH was produced by Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels). Its co-stars Ewen Bremner (Trainspotting), Dennis Farina (Get Shorty), Jason Flemyng (Layer Cake), Alan Ford (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), Stephen Graham (Gangs of New York), Vinnie Jones (Gone in Sixty Seconds) and Rade Sherbedgia (upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows). Its soundtrack features music by Massive Attack, Madonna, Mirwais and Oasis. The film was released by Screen Gems and has a run time of approximately 103 minutes. It has been rated R for strong violence, language and some nudity.
Blu-ray Bonus Material
• The Snatch Cutting Room – Create your own video using clips and music from the movie and share it via BD-Live
• movieIQ: BD-Live connects you to movieIQ where you can access real-time information on the cast, trivia and more while watching the movie
• Sony Pictures Blu-ray Club provides loyalty rewards for Sony Blu-ray movie fans via BD-Live. For details visit www.sonyrewards.com/bluray