The Swimmer Blu-Ray

The Swimmer is one of the few truly countercultural films produced by a major studio and is a sun-drenched and surreal suburban satire with a fine performance by Burt Lancaster (Castle Keep, Buffalo Bill and the Indians) as Ned Merrill, the all-American man who one day decides to swim home to his mansion in Connecticut via a series of neighborhood swimming pools.

Frank Perry (Diary of a Mad Housewife) directed, and Eleanor Perry's (David and Lisa, Ladybug Ladybug) adaptation of John Cheever's short story is filled with fantastic expressionistic elements, creating a true masterpiece of cinematic art."

Extras "INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL EDITION"

2014 restoration from a 4K scan of the original negative

Original mono audio

Audio commentary with Frank Perry biographer Justin Bozung (2022)

Marge Champion on "The Swimmer" (2013, 18 min): onstage interview with the actor, conducted by filmmaker Allison Anders at the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival, TCL Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, following a screening of The Swimmer

Against the Tide (2022, 11 min): actor, comedian, and filmmaker Richard Ayoade discusses the unique genius of Perry's film

"The Swimmer" read by John Cheever (2004, 26 min): the original New Yorker short story read by the author

Clips from the title sequence

Isolated music and effects track

Original movie trailer

Illeana Douglas' commentary on the trailer (2019, 6 min)

TV commercials

Image galleries: storyboards, deleted scenes, advertising and marketing material

New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing