When Tomorrow Dies

This special limited edition spot gloss slipcover is limited to 2,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

From arthouse to Canuxploitation, Canadian International Pictures (CIP) is devoted to resurrecting vital, distinctive, and overlooked triumphs of Canadian cinema. This label is focused on the countrys original cinematic boom years spanning the 60s, 70s, and 80s occasionally venturing past that period (and the countrys borders) to highlight the films of Canadas most inspired actors and filmmakers. Vinegar Syndromes sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing CIP’s brand new line of home video releases!

A genuine cinematic gem groundbreaking. Piers Handling, TIFF

Frustrated housewife Gwen James (Rabids Patricia Gage) feels like little more than a servant to her accountant husband (Strange Brews Douglas Campbell) and two daughters. Devoting all her time to their needs and the demands of her cantankerous father she feels her sense of self-worth slipping. As Gwen wrestles with increasingly despairing thoughts, she escapes into a world of glamorous fantasy and eventually finds a new sense of purpose by enrolling in a university course, where she strikes up a special bond with her young professor (American Nightmares Neil Dainard). But as Gwen reverts to a more youthful, carefree state, her family descends into chaos.

Arriving on the heels of The Bitter Ash and Sweet Substitute, When Tomorrow Dies concluded Larrys Kent Vancouver Trilogy with a vivid new sense of style and daring. Working with a larger budget and a more seasoned crew, the director fused elements of film noir and the Hollywood melodrama to deliver a lurid yet compassionate investigation of the housewife psyche. Applying Kents preoccupation with youthful disaffection to an older generation, When Tomorrow Dies brought new depth to his approach and cemented his reputation as a maverick of Canadian independent filmmaking.

directed by: Larry Kent
starring: Patricia Gage, Douglas Campbell, Neil Dainard, Nikki Cole, Desmond Smiley, Francie Long, Patricia Wilson, Caroline Kennedy, Lanny Beckman
1965 / 89 min / 1.37:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0

Additional info:

• Region A Blu-ray
• Newly scanned and restored in 4K from the original 16mm A/B negatives by Canadian International Pictures with sound transferred from the original 16mm magnetic final mix
• New audio commentary featuring film historian and author Samm Deighan
• Archival audio commentary featuring film professor Peter Rist
• New introduction to When Tomorrow Dies by Larry Kent
• Tomorrow Lives (2024, 9 min.) New interview with Kent
• Independent Evolution (2024, 18 min.) New interview with film professor David Douglas
• New audio interview with Heather Whitehead, daughter of star Patricia Gage (2024, 9 min.)
• Talking to Larry Kent (2005, 19 min.) Archival conversation featuring Kent and Rist
• Kent on Kent (1965-1967, 20 min.) Archival audio interviews with Kent
• Mothers and Daughters (1993, 85 min.) Little-seen Kent feature exploring some of the same themes as When Tomorrow Dies
• New introduction to Mothers and Daughters by Douglas
• Booklet featuring a new essay by film critic and professor Tom McSorley
• Reversible cover artwork
• English SDH subtitles