U.S. label Vinegar Syndrome has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray releases of Rick Roessler's
Slaughterhouse and Alex de Renzy's
Babyface. The two releases will be available for purchase in February.
Slaughterhouse
Synopsis: Lester Bacon's slaughterhouse has run into financial problems. Faced with the town lawyer, the sheriff, and the rival slaughterhouse owner trying to purchase his land, Lester decides to take matters into his own hands. After discovering the type of violence his hulking and mentally deranged son, Buddy, is capable of, Lester orders him to permanently dispose of anyone who conspires against them...
A late 80s video store staple, Rick Roessler's
Slaughterhouse is a gleefully bloody San Diego shot slasher featuring atmospheric and noirish cinematography along with a generous helping of creative kills. Vinegar Syndrome proudly presents
Slaughterhouse in its North American Blu-ray debut, newly restored in 2K from its 35mm Interpositive and featuring the original Ultra-Stereo sound mix for the first time on home video.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Newly scanned and restored in 2K from 35mm Interpositive
- Audio Commentary track with Director Rick Roessler, Producer Jerry Encoe & Production Designer Michael Scaglione
- New video interview with Lead Actress Sherry Bendorf Leigh
- "Making a Low Budget Indie" - Featurette with Rick Roessler
- "Producing Slaughterhouse" - Interview with Jerry Encoe
- Archival interviews with Rick Roessler & Jerry Encoe
- "Epilogue: 30 Years After the Slaughter"
- Radio interview featurette from 1987
- Local news coverage from the theatrical premiere
- Behind the scenes featurette
- Outtakes
- "No Smoking" Slaughterhouse snipe
- Multiple theatrical trailers, TV & radio spots
- Shooting script gallery
- Reversible cover artwork
- Optional English SDH Subtitles
STREET DATE: FEBRUARY 28.
Babyface
Synopsis: Priscilla is a tease, flirting with every man she meets. When her mother catches her with Dan, a dockhand, Priscilla accuses the man of attacking her, resulting in a shoot out from which he's left for dead. However, Dan is quickly rescued by two women, who put him to work at an all male brothel with an exclusively female clientele. Becoming fast friends with the other 'studs', Dan soon finds a new home, that is, until he's warned about the notorious 'nutcracker'.
Acclaimed filmmaker Alex de Renzy's dark social satire,
Babyface, remains one of the director's most controversial and often censored films. Featuring an all star cast, including Amber Hunt and Paul Thomas, as well as a haunting performance from Molly Seagrim, Vinegar Syndrome brings this landmark film to Blu-ray, fully uncut and restored from long lost 35mm vault elements.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Scanned and restored in 2K from 35mm vault elements
- Extensive audio interview with actress Molly Seagrim
- "Parochial Passion Princess" a short film by Alex de Renzy
- Reversible cover artwork
STREET DATE: FEBRUARY 28.
DVD ONLY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Love Slaves
Synopsis: Beautiful women are being kidnapped off the streets of San Francisco, brainwashed into becoming the ultimate sexual killing machines: The Love Slaves. With the police hitting one dead end after another, Detective Steve Blake (John Leslie) takes it upon himself to unmask the culprits behind this diabolical operation before the violence and bloodshed continues...
From the perverse minds of producer Bob Cresse (LOVE CAMP SEVEN) and director Bob Chinn (PRISONER OF PARADISE), THE LOVE SLAVES features the talents of Desiree West, Sharon Thorpe, and Vicky Lyon and is a suspense filled hybrid of drive-in madness and neo-noir sleaze, which is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat until it's final and shocking twist.
Vinegar Syndrome proudly presents THE LOVE SLAVES uncut and in its original aspect ratio for the first time on home video.
Special Features:
- Scanned and restored in 2K from 35mm archival elements
- Video interview with Director Bob Chinn
- Video introduction from Director Bob Chinn
STREET DATE: FEBRUARY 28.
The Night Bird / Night of the Spanish Fly
The Night Bird
The Nite Bird is the hottest disco in town, where everyone gets down on and off the dance floor. Southside and his friends hit the streets, searching for the hottest disco girls in the Big Apple, in a never ending quest of drinking, dancing, and, of course, sex. However, Southside has lately been rethinking his life and might want something more than just gang war and disco fever sex.
Night of the Spanish Fly
Somehow a shipment of Gogo Wieners and the aphrodisiac Spanish Fly have been cross contaminated in transit and have been accidentally distributed. As the drugged wieners are consumed by citizens word spreads of raucous love making throughout the metropolitan area. We see first hand the effects in one case after another.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Both films scanned and restored in 2K from 35mm negative
- Original theatrical trailers for both films