Independent distributors Raro Video USA have released a clip from a video interview with maverick director Monte Hellman (
Two-Lane Blacktop) which will appear on their upcoming Blu-ray release of
Iguana. The Blu-ray release is scheduled to arrive on the U.S. market on October 7th.
Synopsis: Everett McGill (
Twin Peaks) stars as the 19th Century sailor whose bizarre facial deformity earns him the name Iguana. Beaten and tortured by his shipmates, he escapes to a deserted island where he declares war on all of mankind. Soon, a group of shipwrecked sailors and one kidnapped young maiden are made prisoners of Iguana's brutal slave empire. In a kingdom ruled by savagery and lust, can these survivors face the greatest evil of all? Michael Madsen (
Reservoir Dogs) and Fabio Testi (
What Have You Done to Solange?) co-star in this rarely-seen and disturbing drama directed and co-written by acclaimed cult filmmaker Monte Hellman.
Note: The Criterion Collection is also planning to release a box set with early films directed by the American director. Amongst them are
The Shooting and
Ride In The Whirlwind.