Vinegar Syndrome: Death Machines, Taboo II and III Blu-ray Releases Detailed
HomeVinegar Syndrome: Death Machines, Taboo II and III Blu-ray Releases Detailed
Posted October 13, 2016 06:16 PM by Webmaster
U.S. label Vinegar Syndrome has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray releases of Paul Kyriazi's Death Machines (1976), and Kirdy Stevens' films Taboo II (1982) and Taboo III (1984).
Death Machines
Synopsis: Madame Lu has created three 'Death Machines', a trio of martial arts experts who have been injected with a special serum, turning them into mindless zombies, capable only of murder, at Lu's command. Tasked with eliminating her enemies, the Death Machines go on a blood soaked rampage, killing anyone in their path. After they massacre an entire dojo, leaving only one survivor, the Death Machines and Madame Lu herself become the targets of his vengeance...
Part kung fu film, part revenge thriller, and part sci-fi/horror, director Paul Kyriazi's debut feature is a head spinning, non-stop thrill ride of gratuitous violence and bizarre plot twists, guaranteed to satisfy the cinematic cravings of even the most discriminating fans of drive-in movies.
Vinegar Syndrome is proud to present this outlandish, action packed, and truly unforgettable piece of mid-70s genre filmmaking, freshly restored in 4k from its original Techniscope camera negative and featuring brand new interviews with its director and stars.
Special Features and Specs:
Taboo II / Taboo III Double Feature Set
Set shortly after the conclusion of Taboo, Taboo II introduces Junior McBride (Kevin James) who, upon discovering that his best friend, Paul (Mike Ranger), had a relationship with his mother (Kay Parker), begins to explore his own curiosity for familial love, with his sister Sherry (Dorothy LeMay). Although initially hesitant, Sherry quickly discovers her desire for her brother, and the siblings soon begin an illicit affair...until their mother (Honey Wilder) catches them in the act... Director Kirdy Stevens and writer/producer Helene Terrie's acclaimed follow-up to their 1980 blockbuster is an engrossing psychological drama that features Honey Wilder's most infamous and celebrated performance.
In Kirdy Stevens and Helene Terrie's third entry in their Taboo franchise, Kay Parker reprises her role of Barbara Scott, whose son Paul has left home due to the stress of their unnatural relationship. With only her younger son (Jerry Butler), who's more concerned with his band and best friend (Blake Palmer) than his mother, to keep her company, Barbara finds a friend in Joyce McBride (Honey Wilder), as the two of them discover their shared illicit pasts and begin to plan the next stages of their lives... Taboo III is a thought provoking story of forbidden desires, featuring some of the biggest stars of the era.
Special Features and Specs:
Death Machines
Synopsis: Madame Lu has created three 'Death Machines', a trio of martial arts experts who have been injected with a special serum, turning them into mindless zombies, capable only of murder, at Lu's command. Tasked with eliminating her enemies, the Death Machines go on a blood soaked rampage, killing anyone in their path. After they massacre an entire dojo, leaving only one survivor, the Death Machines and Madame Lu herself become the targets of his vengeance...
Part kung fu film, part revenge thriller, and part sci-fi/horror, director Paul Kyriazi's debut feature is a head spinning, non-stop thrill ride of gratuitous violence and bizarre plot twists, guaranteed to satisfy the cinematic cravings of even the most discriminating fans of drive-in movies.
Vinegar Syndrome is proud to present this outlandish, action packed, and truly unforgettable piece of mid-70s genre filmmaking, freshly restored in 4k from its original Techniscope camera negative and featuring brand new interviews with its director and stars.
Special Features and Specs:
- NEW 4K Restoration from the 35mm Techniscope camera negative
- Audio Commentary track with director Paul Kyriazi
- Director introduction
- Video interview with actor Michael Chong
- Audio interview with actor Joshua Johnson
- Trims/outtakes
- Original theatrical trailer
- Teaser trailer
- Reversible cover artwork
- Optional English SDH Subtitles
Taboo II / Taboo III Double Feature Set
Set shortly after the conclusion of Taboo, Taboo II introduces Junior McBride (Kevin James) who, upon discovering that his best friend, Paul (Mike Ranger), had a relationship with his mother (Kay Parker), begins to explore his own curiosity for familial love, with his sister Sherry (Dorothy LeMay). Although initially hesitant, Sherry quickly discovers her desire for her brother, and the siblings soon begin an illicit affair...until their mother (Honey Wilder) catches them in the act... Director Kirdy Stevens and writer/producer Helene Terrie's acclaimed follow-up to their 1980 blockbuster is an engrossing psychological drama that features Honey Wilder's most infamous and celebrated performance.
In Kirdy Stevens and Helene Terrie's third entry in their Taboo franchise, Kay Parker reprises her role of Barbara Scott, whose son Paul has left home due to the stress of their unnatural relationship. With only her younger son (Jerry Butler), who's more concerned with his band and best friend (Blake Palmer) than his mother, to keep her company, Barbara finds a friend in Joyce McBride (Honey Wilder), as the two of them discover their shared illicit pasts and begin to plan the next stages of their lives... Taboo III is a thought provoking story of forbidden desires, featuring some of the biggest stars of the era.
Special Features and Specs:
- NEW 2K Restorations of the two films from 35mm vault elements
- Video interview with actor Blake Palmer
- Original theatrical trailer for Taboo II
- Kay Parker's personal script for Taboo III
- Reverse cover artwork
