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From Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Your Highness

 
 

DANNY MCBRIDE AND JAMES FRANCO JOIN FORCES WITH NATALIE PORTMAN IN THIS OUTRAGEOUS ACTION-COMEDY OF EPIC PROPORTIONS!

AVAILABLE AUGUST 9, 2011

FEATURING THE NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN, HILARIOUS UNRATED VERSION AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY™, DVD, DIGITAL DOWNLOAD AND ON-DEMAND FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., June 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- OVERVIEW:  Get royally high and mighty with Danny McBride ("Eastbound and Down," Pineapple Express), Academy Award® nominee James Franco (Pineapple Express, 127 Hours) and Academy Award® winner Natalie Portman (Black Swan, Thor) in Your Highness, the hilarious action-comedy from the director of Pineapple Express David Gordon Green.  Also starring Zooey Deschanel (500 Days of Summer) and Justin Theroux ("Parks and Recreation"), Your Highness debuts on Blu-ray™, DVD, Digital Download and On-Demand on August 9, 2011 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment,

A raunchy trip critics cheer as "gloriously absurd, hilarious and balls out irreverent" (The Playlist/Indiewire), the Your Highness Blu-ray™ and DVD release features two hysterical versions of the film – a never-before-seen unrated version with footage too outrageous for theaters and the original theatrical version.  The Blu-ray™ and DVD also offer raucous deleted and alternate scenes, a gag reel, a "Making Of" featurette and much more!  

BONUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVE TO Blu-ray™:  Unleash the power of your HDTV with perfect picture and the purest digital sound available.

LINE-O-RAMA:  An outrageous montage of alternative jokes from different scenes.

PERVERTED VISIONS:  More of Thadeous and Fabious's raunchy visit to the Great Wise Wizard.

A VISION OF LEEZAR:  Hysterically inappropriate moments in heaven with the Evil Wizard.

EXTENDED SCENES

BD-LIVE™:  Access the BD-Live™ Center through your Internet-connected player to watch the latest trailers and more.

pocket BLU™:  The groundbreaking pocket BLU app uses iPad®, iPhone®, iPod®  touch,  Android, PC and Mac®  to work seamlessly with a network-connected Blu-ray player.  Plus iPad® owners can enjoy a new, enhanced edition of pocket BLU™ made especially to take advantage of the tablet's larger screen and high resolution display.  Consumers will be able to browse through a library of Blu-ray content and watch entertaining extras on-the-go in a way that's bigger and better than ever before.  pocket BLU offers advanced features such as:


Advanced Remote Control:  A sleek, elegant new way to operate your Blu-ray™ player. Users can navigate through menus, playback and BD-Live™ functions with ease.


Video Timeline:  Users can easily bring up the video timeline, allowing them to instantly access any point in the film.


Mobile-To-Go:  Users can unlock a selection of bonus content with their Blu-ray™ discs to save to their device or to stream from anywhere there is a Wi-Fi network, enabling them to enjoy content on the go, anytime, anywhere.


Browse Titles:  Users will have access to a complete list of pocket BLU™-enabled titles available and coming to Blu-ray™ Hi-Def.  They can view free previews and see what additional content is available to unlock on their device.


Keyboard:  Entering data is fast and easy with your device's intuitive keyboard.

MY MOVIES:  Consumers can choose to rent a variety of Universal favorites including Role Models, Knocked Up, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and The 40-Year-Old Virgin, at a price of $2.99.

uHEAR™:  Never miss another line of dialogue with this innovative feature that instantly skips back a few seconds on your Blu-ray™ disc and turns on the subtitles to highlight what you missed.



BONUS FEATURES (BLU-RAY™ and DVD):

  • UNRATED, EXTENDED VERSION OF FILM:  Not seen in theaters!
  • DAMN YOU GODS: The Making of Your Highness
  • FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH VIDEO INTRO: by Director David Gordon Green, Executive Producer/Co-Writer/Star Danny McBride and Stars James Franco and Justin Theroux
  • DELETED SCENES
  • ALTERNATE SCENES
  • GAG REEL

TECHNICAL INFORMATION – BLU-RAY:

Street Date:  August 9, 2011

Copyright:  2011 Universal Studios.  All Rights Reserved.

Selection Number:  61111805

Running time:  1 Hour 43 Minutes/1 Hour 46 Minutes

Layers:  BD-50

Picture Format:  Widescreen

Aspect Ratio:  2.40:1

Rating:  Rated R for strong crude and sexual content, pervasive language, nudity, violence and some drug use/Not Rated.

Languages/Subtitles:  English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles

Sound:  English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby Digital Descriptive Video Services 2.0, French (Canadian) DTS Surround 5.1 and Spanish DTS Surround 5.1


TECHNICAL INFORMATION – DVD:

Street Date:  August 9, 2011

Copyright:  2011 Universal Studios.  All Rights Reserved.

Selection Number: 61111804

Running time:  1 Hour 43 Minutes/1 Hour 46 Minutes

Layers:  Dual layer

Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen

Aspect Ratio:  2.40:1

Rating: Rated R for strong crude and sexual content, pervasive language, nudity, violence and some drug use/Not Rated.

Languages/Subtitles:  English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles

Sound:  English Digital Dolby 5.1, Dolby Digital Descriptive Video Services 2.0, French (Canadian) Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1


CAST AND FILMAKERS

Cast:  Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, Zooey Deschanel, Justin Theroux, Rasmus Hardiker, Toby Jones

Directed by:  David Gordon Green

Written by: Danny McBride & Ben Best

Executive Producers: Andrew Z. Davis, Mark Huffam, Danny McBride, Jon Mone

Produced by: Scott Stuber

Director of Photography:  Tim Orr

Production Designer:  Mark Tildesley

Editor:  Craig Alpert

Costumes by:  Hazel Webb-Crozier

Original Music by:  Steve Jablonsky



http://www.yourhighnessmovie.net/

Universal Studios Home Entertainment is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com). Universal Studios is a part of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group and world-renowned theme parks. Comcast Corporation owns a controlling 51% interest in NBCUniversal, with GE holding a 49% stake.

CONTACT: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Jennifer Black
Executive Director, Publicity
(818) 777-0546
Jennifer.Black@nbcuni.com

SOURCE Universal Studios Home Entertainment

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