Go to Hell!
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.
Selected disc options for Scum
| 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 | has extra | ||||||
| Audio Commentary by Actor Ray Winstone, Moderated by Nigel Floyd | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| Audio Commentary by Sean Hogan and Kim Newman | has extra | ||||||
| “Skin - Borstal” | has extra | ||||||
| Director: Alan Clarke | has extra | ||||||
| Cast Memories | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| Survival Rules OK - Video Essay | has extra | ||||||
| Back to Borstal - Interview with Executive Producer Don Boyd | has extra | has extra | |||||
| Concealing the Art - Interview with Editor Michael Bradsell | has extra | has extra | |||||
| Continuous Tension - Interview with Cinematographer Phil Méheux | has extra | has extra | |||||
| Criminal Record - Interview with Associate Producer Martin Campbell | has extra | has extra | |||||
| No Luxuries - Interview with Actor Mick Ford | has extra | has extra | |||||
| An Outbreak of Acting - Interview with Actor Ray Burdis | has extra | has extra | |||||
| Smashing Windows - Interview with Actor Perry Benson | has extra | has extra | |||||
| That Kind of Casting - Interview with Casting Director Esta Charkham | has extra | has extra | |||||
| Archival Interview with Mary Whitehouse | has extra | ||||||
| Interview with Executive Producer Don Boyd | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Interview with Producers Clive Parsons and Davina Belling | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| Interview with Writer Roy Minton | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| Interview with Writer Roy Minton and Producer Clive Parsons | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| Stills Gallery [88 Films] | has extra | ||||||
| Stills Gallery [Blue Underground] | has extra | ||||||
| Stills Gallery [Indicator] | has extra | ||||||
| Biography: Director Alan Clarke - Written by Jonathan Sothcott | has extra | ||||||
| U-Rated Theatrical Trailer | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| X-Rated Theatrical Trailer | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra |
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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