The Corner Penthouse

Paramount has released, or will soon release, the Primate (2025) Blu-ray. Read on to find out more about it...

[ SYNOPSIS ]

Lucy's (Johnny Sequoyah) tropical island homecoming was supposed to be beaches and best friends - not a fight for her life. When her family's exceptionally clever chimp Ben (Miguel Torres Umba) spirals into a savage rabid frenzy, the night explodes into terrifying chaos. With her father away and no help coming, paradise becomes a prison as Lucy and her friends fight to survive a deadly predator they once trusted.

[ SPECIFICATIONS ]

The movie is presented in a 2.39:1 aspect ratio with a runtime of 1:28:47. The movie has been rated R for strong bloody violent content, gore, language, and some drug use. Audio languages include English, French, Spanish, Czech, German, Italian, Japanese, Hungarian, Polish. Subtitle languages include English, English SDH, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Cantonese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Korean, Mandarin , Norwegian, Polish, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish.

[ SPECIAL FEATURES ]

All of the content listed below can be found on the Blu-ray disc.

• Audio Commentary - with writer/director Johannes Roberts and producer Walter Hamada.
• Primal Terror: Directing Primate (9:29) - Director Roberts discusses origins and inspirations for the film, practical effects, and more.
• New Blood: The Faces of Primate (10:01) - A look at characters and what the cast brought to the film.
• Creating Ben (11:22) - The importance of using a practical, rather than digital, antagonist.
• Designing Paradise (7:01) - Looking at set design and construction for the film, focusing on the pool location.

[ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ]

A digital copy code voucher is included inside the standard one-disc blue Blu-ray case. A slipcover is included.

[ NOTES ]

Primate (2025) is available on Blu-ray and DVD. Simply put, it's Cujo with a violent, rabid chimp. The humans are nothing to write home about, but it's the real, physical performance by Miguel Torres Umba in the Ben suit that truly makes the film. The movie would have failed had the chimp been portrayed by a computer.

This item has been provided by Paramount for review on this site.