For anyone who graduated from a U.S. high school in the last 20 years, there’s a good chance that you read Robert Cormier’s novel “I Am the Cheese.” Fewer people have seen the 1983 movie adaptation, however. It was a low budget independent production and, for better or worse, didn’t receive much distribution.

There’s only been one DVD release of this movie, and it’s taken from a poor quality analog master, most likely the same one used to make the old 1980’s VHS releases. I managed to acquire a 16mm print in wonderful quality and would like to get it scanned and released to this group. I’ve been put in touch with someone who can do the scan. The scan itself will be done in UHD resolution with sound, and I plan to put together and release a 1080p version of the movie to anyone who wants it.

Having the scan done will cost $500, which is well below this person’s professional rate, but still more than I can pay for on my own. So, that’s where you come in! Any donations to having this print scanned will be greatly appreciated; even a $10 donation would be helpful.

Now, I know that a quiet psychological thriller like this movie isn’t normally the main genre that we go for on this board, but I think this movie has a greater chance of disappearing in its entirety if we don’t save it. So let’s save it!

Thanks in advance for your help.

P.S.: If anyone’s interested in watching the movie beforehand, it can be found on Amazon Prime Video or on YouTube in its entirety (however, in quite poor versions of course).