Blu-ray release: 2024

Label: Sony Pictures / All Interactive Distribution

Format: 1-disc Blu-ray

Genre: Horror / Slasher / Thriller

Running time: Approximately 105–106 minutes

Australian release: 20 March 2024

Australian catalogue: BDN8346

Rating: R18+ – high-level violence, blood and gore

Thanksgiving is Eli Roth's full-length expansion of the fake slasher trailer he created for the 2007 Grindhouse project. The story is set in Plymouth, Massachusetts, where a Black Friday riot leads to a series of gruesome murders committed by a killer dressed as a sinister Pilgrim.

The cast includes Patrick Dempsey, Addison Rae, Milo Manheim, Nell Verlaque, Jalen Thomas Brooks, Rick Hoffman and Gina Gershon.

Blu-ray features

The Australian Blu-ray includes:

Deleted & Extended Scenes

Outtakes

Massachusetts Movies: Eli & Jeff's Early Films

Behind the Screams

Gore Galore

Commentary by Eli Roth and Jeff Rendell

The Australian disc presents the film in 1080p HD, 2.39:1 widescreen, with English DTS-HD 5.1 audio and is Region A/B/C, making it compatible with Australian Blu-ray players.

Overall: A deliberately old-school, extremely gory slasher that combines the conventions of 1980s/1990s horror with Eli Roth's trademark gruesome set pieces. The Thanksgiving setting gives it a fun seasonal twist, while the Blu-ray has a particularly good selection of extras.