Miami, FL—(January 18, 2003), -- MTI Home Video, a leading independent home entertainment studio, will release Artist  View Family’s film “The Newcomers,” on VHS and DVD February 4th (prebook: January 18, 2003).

“The Newcomers” DVD is priced at $19.95 SRP and the VHS is priced for rental at $34.95 SRP.  The VHS will be available in both English and English with Spanish Subtitles. Special DVD features include Trivia Game, Scene Selection, Interactive Menus, Cast Biographies, Trailers, and Optional Spanish Subtitles.

“The Newcomers” stars Jeff Fahey (Wyatt Earp, TV’s Wolf Lake), Kate Bosworth (Blue Crush, Remember the Titans), Matt McCoy (L.A. Confidential, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle) The film was written by Garrett Clancy (Scooter Kidz, Raven’s Ridge) and Tony Jiti Gill, directed by James Allen Bradley (Radical Jack) and Tony Jiti Gill (Murder In Law), and produced by Peter Beckwith (Frozen Impact), David Giancola (Peril), and David Peters (Flood Zone).

Twelve-year-old Sam Docherty (McCoy) and his family decide to leave the big city and start life over in a new town. The Docherty’s face a new set of problems when they find themselves ostracized by their new neighbors, particularly by Mack (Fahey), who lives across the street. When the local kids play a practical joke on Sam, it backfires, forcing Sam to make a life or death decision. The Newcomers is a tale of acceptance, bravery, redemption and the power of friendships and family.

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