Scum
- Year: 1979
- Country of origin: UK
- Genre: Crime, Drama
- Director: Alan Clarke
- Length: 98 min
Go to Hell!
Film Synopsis
Scum (1979) follows a hardened young offender sent to a reform institution governed by violence, corruption, and rigid hierarchy. As he asserts dominance over rival inmates and clashes with indifferent authorities, the cycle of abuse within the system becomes starkly visible. This prison drama blends social realism and raw confrontation in a bleak indictment of institutional brutality.
Scum 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD Editions
See which disc extras are included across selected editions.
| Disc Extras | 88 Films BD-B 4K/UK 2025 | Kino BD-A/US/OOP 2013 | Indicator BD-ALL/UK 2019 | Shock BD-ALL/AU/OOP 2015 | Odeon BD-ALL/UK/OOP 2013 | Blue Underground DVD-0/US/OOP 2004 | Prism Leisure DVD-2/UK/OOP 2005 |
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| Audio Commentary by Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth | |||||||
| Audio Commentary by Actor Ray Winstone, Moderated by Nigel Floyd | |||||||
| Audio Commentary by Sean Hogan and Kim Newman | |||||||
| “Skin - Borstal” | |||||||
| Director: Alan Clarke | |||||||
| Cast Memories | |||||||
| Survival Rules OK - Video Essay | |||||||
| Back to Borstal - Interview with Executive Producer Don Boyd | |||||||
| Concealing the Art - Interview with Editor Michael Bradsell | |||||||
| Continuous Tension - Interview with Cinematographer Phil Méheux | |||||||
| Criminal Record - Interview with Associate Producer Martin Campbell | |||||||
| No Luxuries - Interview with Actor Mick Ford | |||||||
| An Outbreak of Acting - Interview with Actor Ray Burdis | |||||||
| Smashing Windows - Interview with Actor Perry Benson | |||||||
| That Kind of Casting - Interview with Casting Director Esta Charkham | |||||||
| Archival Interview with Mary Whitehouse | |||||||
| Interview with Executive Producer Don Boyd | |||||||
| Interview with Producers Clive Parsons and Davina Belling | |||||||
| Interview with Writer Roy Minton | |||||||
| Interview with Writer Roy Minton and Producer Clive Parsons | |||||||
| Stills Gallery [88 Films] | |||||||
| Stills Gallery [Blue Underground] | |||||||
| Stills Gallery [Indicator] | |||||||
| Biography: Director Alan Clarke - Written by Jonathan Sothcott | |||||||
| U-Rated Theatrical Trailer | |||||||
| X-Rated Theatrical Trailer |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- 88 Films’ 4K UHD includes a 26-page booklet with writing by Tim Murray. The included Blu-ray is also available separately.
- Indicator’s “40th Anniversary Edition” Blu-ray includes an 80-page booklet with writing by Ashley Clark and a double-sided foldout poster. Reissued as a standard edition without booklet and poster (2023/08/21).
- Blue Underground’s DVD also includes Scum (TV Movie, 1977). It is included in “The Alan Clarke Collection” box set with Made in Britain (1983), The Firm (1989), Elephant (1989) and Director: Alan Clarke (1991). Reissued separately as a “2-Disc Limited Edition” without disc containing “Director: Alan Clarke” documentary and biography notes (2006/02/28).
- Prism Leisure’s “2 Disc Limited Collector’s Edition” DVD also includes Scum (TV Movie, 1977).
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