Posted Fri Aug 19, 2016 at 06:00 AM PDT by Tom Landy
The low-brow comedy will git-r-done on Blu-ray this October.
In an early announcement to retailers, MVD says 'Bubba the Redneck Werewolf' will hit Blu-ray on October 11.
Cracker County is under attack and lovesick dog catcher Bubba Blanche has been transformed into a ferocious, cigar smoking Werewolf in order to save the day. But first he's got to conquer a beer or two. And maybe a plate of chicken wings.
Originally published in 1996 by Brass Ball Comics and later by Creature Entertainment, the cult classic comic is a favorite among collectors. Created by Mitch Hyman, who also serves as the film's executive producer, the original idea of Bubba came from a Halloween costume. "I was invited as an adult to a Halloween party", said Hyman. "I figured out how to make myself a wolf man. But the hair was so expensive and hard to work with for me at the time. I then figured out that I could get around it by putting on my 1980s trucker's ball cap and add a pair of overalls. I knew was always clothed. This allowed me to use the hair I did have for the hands and facial appliance and make it work. So the prototype for Bubba was born!" Despite the ridiculous costume of convenience, the idea was born and Bubba made his first appearance in a CFD comics anthology series as a "scarier than hell werewolf". Over time, Hyman embraced the absurdity of the character after he was presented with the idea of turning "Bubba" into an animated series. "I thought it would be fun to see how Bubba could be more benign. I re-vamped him and took him back to his first origin as a dog catcher, but now he was up against corporate pirates doing animal testing." And thus the comedy-horror-sci-fi mash up of the character was born and remains to this day.
2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the comic book release and producers Will Phillips and Brendan Jackson Rogers couldn't be more excited. "Making Bubba The Redneck Werewolf was an awesome opportunity to bring such wacky characters to life! I was a huge fan of the comics and jumped on the opportunity to be a part of the team." Brendan Jackson Rogers agreed. "Filming was a blast. We were very fortunate to have a great cast and crew and our makeup and special effects team was second to none." When asked about the comics Brendan continued his enthusiasm, for the property, "The fact that there is so much material from the comics to pull from is awesome. Bubba is literally already a franchise. I personally would love to see Bubba battle other classic monsters (vampires, mummies, Frankenstein's monster, etc), but to give each of these monsters a southern twist."
You can find the latest specs for 'Bubba the Redneck Werewolf' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under October 11.
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