U.S. distributors Vinegar Syndrome have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of D'Urville Martin's film
Dolemite (1975), starring Rudy Ray Moore, D'Urville Martin, and Brenda Banks. The release will be available for purchase on April 26.
Synopsis: Dolemite (Rudy Ray Moore), the baddest pimp in town, has just been released from prison, ready to take revenge on notorious gangster Willie Green (D'Urville Martin), who set him up on a phony drug charge and stole his club, The Total Experience.
With the help of his friend Queen Bee (Lady Reed) and their band of Kung Fu fighting vixens, Dolemite takes on every "rat soup eatin' motherf#%*er" in South Central.
Acclaimed comedian Rudy Ray Moore's outrageously funny and action packed blaxploitation classic, makes its worldwide blu-ray debut, fully restored in 2k from a recently discovered 35mm negative and loaded with extras, including a new making-of documentary by Elijah Drenner and a historical commentary track from Moore's biographer Mark Murray, featuring interviews with Moore as well as co-stars Jerry Jones, Lady Reed, John Kerry, cinematographer Nick Von Sternberg and more!
Special Features:
- Region free Blu-ray and DVD combo pack.
- All extras on both formats.
- Scanned and restored in 2k from a newly discovered 35mm negative.
- Includes two framing options: the intended 1.85:1 widescreen version and an alternate full frame 'boom mic' version.
- "I, Dolemite" making-of documentary.
- "Lady Reed Uncut" featurette.
- "Locations: Then & Now" featurette.
- Historical commentary track by Rudy Ray Moore's biographer, Mark Jason Murray.
- DOLEMITE – theatrical trailer.
- THE HUMAN TORNADO – theatrical trailer.
- Original cover artwork by Jay Shaw.
- Reversible cover artwork.
- English SDH Subtitles.
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Also on April 26, Vinegar Syndrome will release on Blu-ray Steve Scot's
Trashy Lady (1985), starring Ginger Lynn, Harry Reems, Cara Lott, and Herschel Savage.
Synopsis: Gangster Dutch (Harry Reems) has just been left by his regular dame, Jessie (Cara Lott). With the third annual 'Gathering of the Brotherhood' merely weeks away, Dutch is desperately in need of a new girl. Upon being introduced to the beautiful Katherine (Ginger Lynn), a cigarette girl working at the hottest speakeasy in town, The Paradise Club, Dutch is immediately smitten but soon discovers to his dismay that Katherine is a 'good' girl. Determined not to let her get away, Dutch enlists the help of Rita, a rough broad, who also happens to be the favorite squeeze to rival gangster Louie (Herschel Savage), to transform Katherine into the perfect Trashy Lady.
Nominated for 6 XRCO awards, including best director (Steve Scott), and featuring AFAA award winning cinematography by Tom Howard as well as an AVN award winning performance from Reems, TRASHY LADY is a light hearted and elegantly made journey through the sexcapades of the Roaring Twenties, which is coming to Blu-ray for the first time, newly restored from its original 35mm negative.
Special Features:
- Region free Blu-ray and DVD combo pack.
- All extras on both formats.
- Scanned and restored in 2k from 35mm original camera negative.
- Bonus feature film, COMING WEST (1971), directed by Steve Scott and photographed by Tom Howard.
- First ever audio commentary with DP Tom Howard, moderated by filmmaker David McCabe.
- Audio commentary with co-star Herschel Savage and XRCO co-founder, Bill Margold.
- Reversible cover artwork.