Killer Condom (3-Disc Limited Collector‘s Edition No. 90) [4K-UHD Blu-ray & 2 Blu-rays, Cover D, Mediabook, Limited to 222 Units]

Title: The Killer Condom
Original title: Das Kondom des Grauens
Country / Year: DE/CH 1996

Director: Martin Walz

Cast: Udo Samel, Peter Lohmeyer, Marc Richter, Leonard Lansink, Iris Berben, Henning Schlüter, Ron Williams, Ralf Wolter, Adriana Altaras, Evelyn Künneke, Gerd Wameling, Meret Becker, Otto Sander, Monika Hansen, Hella von Sinnen, and others.

Studio: Wicked Vision Distribution GmbH
Release date: 06.06.2025

Rating: 16
Packaging: Mediabook
Discs: 3
Format: 1x 4K UHD Blu-ray & 2x Blu-ray

Disc 1: 4K UHD Blu-ray (Director's Cut)
Region code: A.B.C
Running time: 118 minutes (uncut)
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (2160p, HRD, Dolby Vision)
Language: German
Audio format: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
Subtitles: German, English
Subtitle extras: English

Disc 2: Blu-ray (Director's Cut)
Region code: B
Running time: 118 minutes (uncut)
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (1080p)
Language: German
Audio format: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
Subtitles: German, English
Subtitle extras: German, English

Disc 3: Blu-ray (theatrical version)
Region code: B
Running time: 108 minutes (uncut)
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (1080p)
Language: German
Audio format: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
Subtitles: German, English
Subtitle extras: German, English

• 3-disc media book, matt with spot varnish
• Removable cover sheet on the back (without adhesive dots)
• 32-page booklet with an essay by Christoph N. Kellerbach and an interview with Martin Walz
• Shop-exclusive edition with: WORKPRINT on a Bonus-DVD

4K UHD Blu-ray: Director's Cut

• 118-minute director's cut in HDR and Dolby Vision, scanned from 35mm camera negative
• Encoding, HDR and Dolby Vision grading by LSP Media
• German stereo track restored exclusively for this edition
• Brand new German and English subtitles for the main film
• Brand new English subtitles for the bonus material
• English audio commentary with director Martin Walz and special effects supervisor Jörg Buttgereit
• Exclusive German audio commentary with director Martin Walz and special effects supervisor Jörg Buttgereit
• Video trailer
• Original cinema trailer
• Picture gallery

* Optional English subtitles

Blu-ray 1: Director's Cut

• 118-minute director's cut, scanned from 35mm camera negative
• Encoding by LSP Media
• German stereo track restored exclusively for this edition
• Brand new German and English subtitles for the main film
• Brand new German and English subtitles for the bonus material
• English audio commentary with director Martin Walz and special effects supervisor Jörg Buttgereit (2023)
• Exclusive German audio commentary with director Martin Walz and special effects supervisor Jörg Buttgereit (2025)
• ‘A Rough Ride’ – Interview with director Martin Walz
• ‘Severed Parts’ – Interview with special effects supervisor Jörg Buttgereit
• ‘Rubber and Rushes’ – Interview with editor Simone Klier*
• ‘This Is What We Built’ – Martin Walz opens his archive*
• Video trailer**
• Original cinema trailer**
• Picture gallery

* optional German subtitles / ** optional English subtitles

Blu-ray 2: Cinema version

• 108-minute director's cut, scanned from 35mm camera negative
• Encoding by LSP Media
• With 5.1 mix and stereo mix
• Brand new German and English subtitles for the main film
• Brand new German and English subtitles for the bonus material
• English audio commentary with director Martin Walz and special effects supervisor Jörg Buttgereit (2000)
• ‘Holy Mackeroni!’ – Interview with director Martin Walz and actor Udo Samel
• ‘What Is This?’ – Interview with actress Adriana Altaras
• ‘It's Just a Movie’ – Interview with actor Peter Lohmeyer
• ‘Really Special Items’ – Interview with prop collector Roman Güttinger*
• ‘Ich hätt's ihm früher sagen sollen ...’ – Short film from 2003 by director Martin Walz ***
• Making-of featurette**
• Behind-the-scenes footage**
• Set interviews**
• Archive featurette: ‘Would you use this condom?’***
• Original cinema trailer**
• Video trailer**
• Picture gallery

* optional German subtitles / ** optional English subtitles / *** optional German and English subtitles

Dear Visioneers,

We'd planned to reveal the 'mystery goodie' tomorrow, but we can't wait to share this with you!

If you thought we were just going to throw a few condoms in your package, you weren't entirely wrong, because that was our original plan. But then, at the last minute, we got the chance to offer you something really special. It's something that's been thought to be lost for 30 years, so we thought, why not?

We're pleased to present the 132-minute
WORKPRINT of KILLER CONDOM as a bonus DVD!
 

Yes, you read that right! We are still completely baffled ourselves.

We spoke about it again a few days ago when we were having a chat with director Martin Walz. Then we found a VHS tape in the old, creepy catacombs of Berlin. It was dated 12 June 1996 and it had the last Workprint of the film on it. Let's be honest, what are the chances of finding a rough cut of a film in a storage box after 30 years?

This version of the film is still almost 14 minutes longer than the director's cut and contains a lot of previously unreleased footage, especially in the second half. It also contains different versions of scenes and the famous special effects scene in which a killer condom spits out a penis!

Yes, we have it!

For the last 30 years, there has been a lot of talk and even more speculation about this scene, but no one outside the crew has ever seen it.

When you buy a KILLER CONDOM Mediabook, you will also get the RAW CUT as a bonus DVD in a printed cardboard sleeve for free!

This version is a real treasure for all fans of alternative cuts.

Fans of Jörg Buttgereit are in for a treat, as there are even more special effects scenes that didn't make it into the film.

All of the edited 35mm material was destroyed, so this is the only surviving document of its kind. We will now keep it for future generations.

The whole thing is in VHS quality with timecode, without the final music mix, with the original voices, etc. Keep it RAW and EXTRA HARD!

Order a 3-disc mediabook of Killer Condom from our shop now. This way, you can support our work directly. As a bonus, you will also receive the Workprint DVD for free.

You simply won't find better value for money.