Independent U.S. distributors Synapse Films have announced that they will release on Blu-ray Harold P. Warren's
Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966), starring Tom Neyman, John Reynolds, and Diane Adelson. Sourced from a brand new 2K restoration, the release will be available for purchase on October 13.
Mike (Harold P. Warren) and Maggie (Diane Mahree), on a road trip with their daughter and family dog, take a wrong turn in Texas and become trapped at a weird lodge inhabited by a polygamous pagan cult. They soon find themselves in the middle of a power struggle between caretaker Torgo (John Reynolds), cult leader The Master (Tom Neyman), and two warring factions of the Master's wives. As the family tries to escape, the worshipers of "Manos" decide their fate…
MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE, the sole directorial effort of Texas fertilizer salesman Harold P. Warren, perplexed even the most jaded Drive-In audiences and was deemed by many "the worst movie ever made". Nearly lost, the original 16mm Ektachrome film elements have been finally unearthed and lovingly restored by Ben Solovey to create the definitive version of this accidental masterpiece. There's no other movie like MANOS… now in HD with picture and sound unseen since 1966.
Special Features:
- All-new 2K restoration of MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE
- Audio commentary featuring Tom "The Master" Neyman and Jackey Raye "Debbie" Neyman-Jones
- HANDS: THE FATE OF "MANOS" – Featurette (31 mins.)
- RESTORING THE HANDS OF FATE – Featurette (7 mins.)
- FELT: THE PUPPET HANDS OF FATE – Featurette (4 mins.)
- [BLU-RAY ONLY BONUS] MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE – "Grindhouse" Unrestored Version