Blu-ray: Metal Detector Maniac

“You know, I can tell you honestly, there’s nothing quite like these movies by Matt Farley and Charlie Roxburgh. I’ve seen four of them now, and they’re all of a piece—no-budget comedies all set in small New England towns, all playing on one movie genre or another, sometimes two or more at once, and all as inventive as they are unhinged—and I find them utterly charming. And their latest, Metal Detector Manic, sees the pair in top genre-bending form. Highly recommended!”

-John Paizs, writer/director, Crime Wave

“Part musical, part noir, all indie charm...I laughed out loud while savoring every delicious song and white-knuckle twist, right up to the final note.”

-Dave Payne, writer/director, Reeker

See that man in the distance?

The guy who has been using his metal detector to investigate the same patch of grass in this public park for over an hour? Is he a peaceful hobbyist, searching for historical artifacts?

Or, is he some sort of devious maniac, hiding in plain sight, waiting for an opportunity to prey upon the innocent?  

When Matt Farley & Tom Scalzo, music professors currently on sabbatical, spot this man, they become immediately suspicious. Given Tom’s highly sensitive “vibe receptors,” these suspicions carry significant weight.

Fearing their sleepy bedroom community to be in jeopardy, our heroes have little choice but to reinvent themselves as citizen sleuths and dive headlong into a full investigation. The hair-raising secrets that they uncover must be seen to be believed! 

ALL-NEW AND EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL FEATURES:  

• A WHOLE OTHER NEW FEATURE FILM: Heard She Got Married (2021) 
• A feature-length audio commentary track on both films by Matt Farley, Charles Roxburgh and Moderator Justin Decloux.
• The Making Of Metal Detector Maniac 
• Metal Detector Maniac: Making Music 
• The Premiere of Metal Detector Maniac 
• Deleted Scenes from Metal Detector Maniac 
• Behind the Scenes of Heard, She Got Married 
• An Interview with Tom Scalzo
• An Interview with Chris Peterson

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR'S CULT COLLECTION 

The Director's Cult Collection is dedicated to preserving and celebrating little-seen films that have fallen between the cracks. Every release in the collection has been made in collaboration with the filmmaker and the goal is to be comprehensive, contextual, and most important of all, full of pure movie-making love.