Coming to Region 1 DVD 10/23/12 -- BUT...
Night People is finally being released on Region 1 DVD on October 23, 2012, as part of the new Fox Cinema Archives line of made-to-order titles. Retail price is $19.95 and there are no extras. (Price and specific release date vary somewhat depending on the site.) However....
UPDATE, and it's BAD NEWS:
It's official: Fox released the film in a pan-and-scan version, not in its original 2.55:1 CinemaScope aspect ratio. This means you're not only losing over half the picture, but the quality of the screen image is very grainy because we're seeing the film close-up to get that idiotic "fullscreen" effect.
This has been a recurring and serious shortcoming of the FCA series. So far, most of the films issued on this label have been of standard aspect ratio (1.37:1), but of those widescreen films released, most have been in p&s, not their correct a.r.
Why Fox -- which pioneered modern widescreen films, and has always released its w/s films on standard DVD in their proper a.r. -- should suddenly switch to making many 'Scope films available only in lousy p&s prints is dumbfounding, especially since every other label that issues MODs has their widescreen films in widescreen.
This is pointless, inexcusable and a real slap in the face to customers.
So...who do we complain to?