While the comedic duo of Bill Murray and Harold Ramis might be best known for films like Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day, their first team-up was for the 1981 satirical military movie, Stripes, which will soon be available on 4K Blu-ray with a steelbook case. The 4K restoration of the theatrical and extended cuts releases on April 29 and is available to preorder now for $50. Stripes is the latest Bill Murray classic to get the Limited Edition Steelbook treatment. Groundhog Day and Ghostbusters also have steelbook editions, both of which are discounted at Amazon.
Stripes Limited Edition Steelbook (4K Blu-ray, Blu-ray, Digital)
$50
Stripes follows cab driver John Winger (Murray) who decides to join the army after he has a hell of a bad day. Joined by his best friend, the two slackers quickly run afoul of their drill sergeant, get into mischief, and almost start World War Three. Stripes had a stacked cast at the time, as in addition to Murray and Ramis, the movie also starred John Candy, John Larroquette, Bill Paxton, and other notable actors of the era.
This is a two-disc set, and it comes with several bonus materials like the original theatrical trailer, deleted scenes, director’s commentary, and more. Here’s the full list of what’s on each disc:
Disc One (4K)
Theatrical cutExtended cutEnglish Dolby Atmos40 Years of Stripes With Bill Murray and Ivan Reitman Reunion SpecialTheatrical trailer
Disc Two (Standard Blu-ray)
Theatrical cutExtended cut1983 TV version of the film in standard definitionDirector’s commentary with Ivan Reitman and writer Dan Goldberg11 Deleted and extended scenesStars and Stripes documentary
In addition to 4K and 1080p Blu-ray discs, this release comes with a voucher to claim the digital version of Stripes.