Aug 102025
 

Strangers With Candy arrives on Blu-ray from Shout Factory on August 10th and features Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert and Paul Dinello along with Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Dan Hedaya, and Allison Janney.

 

 

Strangers With Candy
— Collector’s Edition | Shout Select —
(2005)


Genre(s): Comedy
Shout Factory| R – 86 min. – $34.98 | July 22, 2025

Date Published: 08/10/2025 | Author: The Movieman


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MOVIE INFO:
Director: Paul Dinello
Writer(s): Stephen Colbert & Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris & Mitch Rouse (series ‘Strangers With Candy’); Stephen Colbert & Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris (written by)
Cast: Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Dan Hedaya, Joseph Cross, Deborah Rush, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Allison Janney, Matthew Broderick


DISC INFO:
Features: Audio Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Music Video, Theatrical Trailer
Slip Cover: Yes
Digital Copy: No
Formats Included: Blu-ray
Number of Discs: 1


Audio: English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
Video: 1080p/Widescreen 1.85
Subtitles: English SDH
Codecs: MPEG-4 AVC
Region(s): A


 

PLOT SYNOPSIS


Jerri Blank (AMY SEDARIS) is a 47-year-old ex-con who returns to her childhood home after spending 32 years working the streets and in prison. Upon her arrival, she discovers her father is in a self-induced coma. Hoping to wake him, Jerry decides to turn her life around by picking it up exactly where she left off – as a high school freshman. But for a former boozer, user, and loser, hanging with the “in” crowd is going to be harder than turning tricks!

 

SPECIAL FEATURES – 2/5


This release comes with a matted slip cover. Features are on the limited side with an Audio Commentary with Actors/Writers Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert and Paul Dinello, a Music Video (3:37), 19 Deleted Scenes (19:48), a DVD Promo (0:50) and the Theatrical Trailer (2:23).

 

VIDEO – 3¾/5, AUDIO – 4/5


Strangers With Candy debuts on Blu-ray from Shout Factory and given a 1080p high-definition transfer taken from a new 4K transfer from the 35mm Interpositive. As it is, its certainly not a bad looking picture but really lacking incredibly clarity. Colors are decent enough but hardly vibrant. Still, the transfer is relatively clean free of dust or pixilation.

The included DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track offers up clear dialogue and is perfectly adequate for a comedy like this. There’s not a whole lot of great depth or anything but the music and score does come though fairly well.

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