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A new Dr Strangelove Blu-ray arrives with amazing packaging

Words by David Jenkins

A circular room with people seated around a central table, creating an atmosphere of discussion and decision-making.
A circular room with people seated around a central table, creating an atmosphere of discussion and decision-making.
This deluxe edition of Stanley Kubrick’s satirical classic comes with a top secret envelope of printed extras.

We’d like to just stop you in your tracks for a real short second to show you some very new innovations in the art of super-deluxe home entertainment packaging. For those looking to enter directly into the world of Stanley Kubrick’s nuclear countdown comedy which laughs in the yapping face of global annihilation, then here’s your double lottery win.

This new edition of the film released by the Criterion Collection comes with some rather fancy extras in the mix, and instead of describing them to you, we’re going to offer you a swell little unpackaging gallery below. If this is something you need in your life, it’s available from all good stockists on 25 July, 2016.

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Boxed set of films featuring aeroplane silhouette against a grey backdrop.
Monochrome album cover depicting aeroplane silhouette against cloudy sky and cyclist on motorcycle
Top secret envelope with 'R' logo on wooden table surrounded by bookshelves.
Envelope with instructions to open only when go code received, and contents to be destroyed in emergency.
A white envelope on a wooden table.
Top secret document with classified stamps and rubber stamps on a wooden table.
Open book with text visible on pages
A poster with the text "HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A COMMIE DRINK A GLASS OF WATER?" and an image of a glass of water on a wooden surface.
Film cover, documents, and stationery on a wooden surface. The film cover shows a black-and-white image of a woman in a provocative pose, with the title "Strange Love" in large text. The documents include a "Top Secret" stamp and other papers.
Boxed set of films featuring aeroplane silhouette against a grey backdrop.

The Criterion Collection’s Dr Strangelove, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is released on 25 July, 2016.

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