The Night Before Available on Digital Feb. 9 and on Blu-ray & DVD Mar. 1

“Funniest comedy this year.  Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie and Joseph Gordon-Levitt

are perfect together, and absolutely hilarious.” ~ Eric Eisenberg, CINEMABLEND

From the Guys Who Brought You This Is The End and Neighbors

THE NIGHT BEFORE

Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen & Anthony Mackie

Available on Digital Feb. 9 and on Blu-ray^™ & DVD Mar. 1

Loaded with Bonus Materials, Including a Cast Gag Reel,

Deleted & Extended Scenes, Outrageous Outtakes and More!

CULVER CITY, Calif. (Jan. 11, 2015) – Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Walk), Seth Rogen (This is the End) and Anthony Mackie (Avengers: Age of Ultron) star in the R-rated comedy THE NIGHT BEFORE, debuting on Digital Feb. 9 and on Blu-ray^™ and DVD Mar. 1 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The story follows three best friends who set out for one last wild night of debauchery before settling down into adulthood. The cast also features Lizzy Caplan (“Masters of Sex”), Jillian Bell (22 Jump Street), Mindy Kaling (“The Mindy Project”) and Michael Shannon (”Boardwalk Empire”).

Bonus content on the Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD releases include a gag reel where Seth Rogen and the rest of the cast struggle to keep it together while delivering some truly hilarious lines; 20 minutes of on-set shenanigans in the featurette “Making One Epic Party;” and viewers take an extended look at the strip club scenes with Jillian Bell and Seth Rogen almost unable to get through a take without laughing in “Whale Juice.” The Blu-ray and Digital exclusive bonus content include deleted and extended scenes, as well as more, more, more glorious moments with the one and only Mr. Green in “Mr. Green Line-O-Rama.” 

Synopsis:

Ethan (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Isaac (Seth Rogen) and Chris (Anthony Mackie) have been friends since childhood, and for a decade, their yearly Christmas Eve reunion has been an annual night of debauchery and hilarity. Now that they're entering adulthood, the tradition is coming to an end, and to make it as memorable as possible, they set out to find the Nutcracka Ball - the Holy Grail of Christmas parties.

Directed by Jonathan Levine from a screenplay by Jonathan Levine and Kyle Hunter & Ariel Shaffir & Evan Goldberg, THE NIGHT BEFORE is produced by Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen and James Weaver, with Nathan Kahane, Joe Drake, Kyle Hunter, Ariel Shaffir, Barbara A. Hall and Ben Waisbren serving as executive producers.

Blu-ray, DVD & Digital Extras* Include:

§  Cast Gag Reel

§  “Making One Epic Party: 20 Minutes of On-Set Shenanigans”

§   Four Featurettes:

o   “The Spirit of Christmas”

o   “Drunkest Santas on The Block”

o   “Whale Juice:  Extended Strip Club Scene”

o   “Midnight Mass with Nana”

Blu-ray & Digital Exclusives* Include:

§  Deleted & Extended Scenes

§  Mr. Green Line-O Rama

§  “Christmas in the Summer” Featurette

THE NIGHT BEFORE has a run time of approximately 101 minutes and is rated R for drug use and language throughout, some strong sexual content and graphic nudity.

* Digital Extras only available with iTunes Extras and Vudu Extras+

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