Arrow Video has announced that it is bringing filmmaker Abel Ferrara’s cult revenge thriller Ms .45 to 4K Ultra HD with a brand new restoration of the 1981 exploitation flick starring Zoë Tamerlis as a mute woman out for vengeance.
New York, 1980. Raped at gunpoint on her way home from work, mute seamstress Thana returns to the safety of her apartment only to be assaulted again by a burglar; but this time she fights back. Bludgeoning her assailant with an iron, she takes his gun and begins to dispose of the body piece by piece. Fuelled by her trauma, Thana sees that sexual threat is everywhere in the city and decides to bring a .45 calibre solution to the problem.
4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- Brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films from the original 35mm camera negative
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Original lossless mono audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Brand new audio commentary by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, author of Rape Revenge Films: A Critical Study and - Cultographies: Ms. 45
- The Voice of Violence, a new featurette with film critic BJ Colangelo
- Where Dreams Go to Die, a new featurette with film critic Kat Ellinger
- Archive interview with director Abel Ferrara
- Archive interview with composer Joe Delia
- Archive interview with creative consultant Jack McIntyre
- Zoe XO, a 2004 short film directed by Paul Rachman
- Zoe Rising, a 2011 short film directed by Paul Rachman
- Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sister Hyde
- Perfect bound collector’s book featuring new writing by Robert Lund, previously unseen photographs of Zoë Lund, plus select archival material including writing by Kier-La Janisse and Brad Stevens
- Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sister Hyde
Ms .45 will release on 4K Ultra HD on October 27th 2025.
Originally published August 3, 2025. Updated August 4, 2025.
