Vinegar Syndrome Announces March Titles
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Posted February 14, 2020 05:57 PM by Webmaster
Vinegar Syndrome has announced its March slate of Blu-ray releases. They are: Hell Riders (1984), Olivia (1983), Deadline (1984), and Malabimba (1979).
Hell Riders
The 'Hell Riders' are the most vicious members of a southern California biker gang; so extreme in their activities that they've been pushed out of their gang and are now on their own, roaming the countryside on the lookout for people to terrorize. After attacking a stranded woman, who manages to escape to a nearby town, the Hell Riders decide to pursue her, eventually ending up in the town as well and begin violently taking out anyone who has the misfortune of ending up in their bloodthirsty path.
A spectacularly trashy and weird 80s biker film from the exploitation dream team of James Bryan (Don't Go in the Woods, Executioner Part 2) and Renee Harmon (Frozen Scream, Escape From the Insane Asylum), HELL RIDERS is loaded to the gills with jaw dropping, head scratching, and mind numbing thrills. Featuring Adam West (Batman) and Tina Louise (Gilligan's Island) and co-produced by exploitation legend Lee Frost (A Climax of Blue Power), Vinegar Syndrome Archive proudly presents the world disc debut of HELL RIDERS, newly restored from its original 35mm camera negative.
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When she was a child, Olivia (Suzanna Love) witnessed the horrifying and violent murder of her prostitute mother at the hands of an angry John. Now an adult, she's married to an abusive and controlling factory worker, that is, until her mother appears to her and demands that Olivia avenge her death by seducing and then slaying men. While disposing of a body near the London Bridge, Olivia has a chance meeting with a friendly American named Mike (Robert Walker Jr) who reveals that he's visiting England in order to dismantle and move the bridge to Arizona, setting off a series of increasingly strange events, and a lot more bloodshed…
Perhaps the most offbeat film in the fascinating career of German actor turned exploitation auteur, Ulli Lommel (Tenderness of the Wolves, The Boogeyman) OLIVIA (also known as Prozzie and Double Jeopardy) finds a distinctive blend of slasher, erotic thriller, and straight forward sleaze, seasoned with touches of semi-surrealism. Atmospherically photographed and featuring a moody score by Joel Goldsmith (Man's Best Friend), Vinegar Syndrome brings this nearly unclassifiable piece of early 80s genre weirdness to Blu-ray, newly restored in 4K from its original 35mm camera negative and presented in its completely uncensored version for the first time on disc.
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Steven Lessey (Stephen Young; Soylent Green, Patton) makes his living as a horror writer who has learned that the bloodier the story, the bigger the market. But Steven has also hit a personal crisis wherein he yearns for artistic recognition and an escape from the brutality he conjures up to earn a living. All the while, his horrifying and murderous fantasies begin to blend into his day-to-day life, numbing him to his crumbling marriage, until a shocking tragedy occurs, from which he has no escape...
One of the true hidden gems of Canadian horror cinema, Mario Azzopardi's DEADLINE is an unflinchingly grim, twisted, and cynically comedic study of a man's slow descent into madness, punctuated by expertly rendered and creatively staged gory deaths. Featuring elegant and colorful cinematography by Fred Guthe (The Pit), tightly paced editing, and even a surprise musical sequence featuring acclaimed New Wave band, Rough Trade, Vinegar Syndrome proudly brings this gruesome masterpiece to Blu-ray for the first time, newly restored from 35mm vault elements.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
From the warped and deranged mind of one of Italy's foremost purveyors of top quality sleaze, Andrea Bianchi (Burial Ground, Strip Nude for Your Killer), comes one of the most shocking and blasphemous pieces of sexploitation cinema ever made: MALABIMBA. Co-starring Giancarlo Del Duca (Giallo A Venezia), Patricia Webley (Play Motel), and Mariangela Girodano (Patrick Still Lives), Vinegar Syndrome is proud to give this notorious, hardcore Exorcist riff its worldwide Blu-ray debut, newly restored in 2K from its original 16mm camera negative and presented here in its fully uncut and uncensored, 100 minute version.
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UPCOMING DVD ONLY RELEASES:
Carnal Highways / Carnal Olympics
CARNAL HIGHWAYS (Directed by Carlos Tobalina)
1979 | 80min | 1.85:1
Two friends have decided to take their lusty passions on the road, and to help them on their journey, purchase a big rig truck. They're soon inundated with more beautiful women than they can handle, including Seka, Brook West, and Juliet Anderson (Aunt Peg), and find themselves going from one sex filled adventure to the next, along the CARNAL HIGHWAYS.
CARNAL OLYMPICS (Directed by Carlos Tobalina)
1983 | 83min | 1.85:1
Herschell Savage stars as a lecherous magazine publisher who's staged a phony contest to find the hottest sex film starlet, but actually intends to use the event to play out his own voyeuristic fantasies. Little does he know that the joke will end up being on him...Featuring Gail Sterling and Lynx Canon, CARNAL OLYMPICS is an orgiastic delight, in classic Carlos Tobalina fashion.
Combined cast:
Seka, Marlene Munroe, Liza Dwyer, Herschel Savage, Rhonda Jo Petty, Gail Sterling, Lynx Canon
Special Features and Technical Specs:
FRANKIE & JOHNNIE WERE LOVERS (Directed by Alan Colberg)
1973 | 76min | 1.85:1
Inspired by the classic folk song, director Alan Colberg's contemporary reimagining of the great American love tragedy follows the tumultuous romance of Frankie (Bond), a successful singer, and Johnnie, her computer whiz, race car loving beau (Rick Lutze), who can't keep his hands off beautiful Mary Bly (Cyndee Summers). Action and eroticism packed, Peekarama presents Frankie & Johnnie Were Lovers in its never on home video hardcore version.
THE MISLAYED GENIE (Directed by Eric Jeffrey Haims)
1973 | 93min | 1.85:1
After accidentally summoning up a genie (played by cult character actor Tobar Mayo), a sex-starved young man finds all of his erotic wishes can come true, but soon finds himself embroiled in time hopping orgies, gangster schemes, and other uproarious happenings, all while trying to score the girl of his dreams. Rene Bond co-stars as a sex-ed teacher whose students take 'family planning' a bit too literally in this never released on English language home video, sexploitation rarity.
Combined cast:
Rene Bond, Ric Lutze, Ann Ali, Con Covert
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Hell Riders
The 'Hell Riders' are the most vicious members of a southern California biker gang; so extreme in their activities that they've been pushed out of their gang and are now on their own, roaming the countryside on the lookout for people to terrorize. After attacking a stranded woman, who manages to escape to a nearby town, the Hell Riders decide to pursue her, eventually ending up in the town as well and begin violently taking out anyone who has the misfortune of ending up in their bloodthirsty path.
A spectacularly trashy and weird 80s biker film from the exploitation dream team of James Bryan (Don't Go in the Woods, Executioner Part 2) and Renee Harmon (Frozen Scream, Escape From the Insane Asylum), HELL RIDERS is loaded to the gills with jaw dropping, head scratching, and mind numbing thrills. Featuring Adam West (Batman) and Tina Louise (Gilligan's Island) and co-produced by exploitation legend Lee Frost (A Climax of Blue Power), Vinegar Syndrome Archive proudly presents the world disc debut of HELL RIDERS, newly restored from its original 35mm camera negative.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION FROM THE 35MM CAMERA NEGATIVE
- "Straight to Hell" - an interview with co-writer/director James Bryan
- Original storyboard excerpt gallery
- Limited edition of 3,000
- Double-sided poster
- Reversible cover artwork
- English SDH subtitles
- REGION-FREE
When she was a child, Olivia (Suzanna Love) witnessed the horrifying and violent murder of her prostitute mother at the hands of an angry John. Now an adult, she's married to an abusive and controlling factory worker, that is, until her mother appears to her and demands that Olivia avenge her death by seducing and then slaying men. While disposing of a body near the London Bridge, Olivia has a chance meeting with a friendly American named Mike (Robert Walker Jr) who reveals that he's visiting England in order to dismantle and move the bridge to Arizona, setting off a series of increasingly strange events, and a lot more bloodshed…
Perhaps the most offbeat film in the fascinating career of German actor turned exploitation auteur, Ulli Lommel (Tenderness of the Wolves, The Boogeyman) OLIVIA (also known as Prozzie and Double Jeopardy) finds a distinctive blend of slasher, erotic thriller, and straight forward sleaze, seasoned with touches of semi-surrealism. Atmospherically photographed and featuring a moody score by Joel Goldsmith (Man's Best Friend), Vinegar Syndrome brings this nearly unclassifiable piece of early 80s genre weirdness to Blu-ray, newly restored in 4K from its original 35mm camera negative and presented in its completely uncensored version for the first time on disc.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE 35MM CAMERA NEGATIVE
- "Becoming Olivia" - an interview with actress Suzanna Love
- "Taking on Many Roles" - an interview with writer/asst. director John P. Marsh
- "A Chance Meeting" - an interview with cinematographer Jon Kranhouse
- "Learning From Ulli" - an interview with editor Terrell Tannen
- Super 8mm behind-the-scenes footage shot and narrated by writer/a.d. John P. Marsh
- Original theatrical trailer
- Reversible cover artwork
- SDH English subtitles
- REGION-FREE
Steven Lessey (Stephen Young; Soylent Green, Patton) makes his living as a horror writer who has learned that the bloodier the story, the bigger the market. But Steven has also hit a personal crisis wherein he yearns for artistic recognition and an escape from the brutality he conjures up to earn a living. All the while, his horrifying and murderous fantasies begin to blend into his day-to-day life, numbing him to his crumbling marriage, until a shocking tragedy occurs, from which he has no escape...
One of the true hidden gems of Canadian horror cinema, Mario Azzopardi's DEADLINE is an unflinchingly grim, twisted, and cynically comedic study of a man's slow descent into madness, punctuated by expertly rendered and creatively staged gory deaths. Featuring elegant and colorful cinematography by Fred Guthe (The Pit), tightly paced editing, and even a surprise musical sequence featuring acclaimed New Wave band, Rough Trade, Vinegar Syndrome proudly brings this gruesome masterpiece to Blu-ray for the first time, newly restored from 35mm vault elements.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- "Producing Something Horrific" - an interview with producer Henry Less
- "Embracing the Horror" - an interview with cinematographer Manfred Guthe
- Reversible cover artwork
- SDH English subtitles
- REGION-FREE
From the warped and deranged mind of one of Italy's foremost purveyors of top quality sleaze, Andrea Bianchi (Burial Ground, Strip Nude for Your Killer), comes one of the most shocking and blasphemous pieces of sexploitation cinema ever made: MALABIMBA. Co-starring Giancarlo Del Duca (Giallo A Venezia), Patricia Webley (Play Motel), and Mariangela Girodano (Patrick Still Lives), Vinegar Syndrome is proud to give this notorious, hardcore Exorcist riff its worldwide Blu-ray debut, newly restored in 2K from its original 16mm camera negative and presented here in its fully uncut and uncensored, 100 minute version.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION FROM THE 16MM CAMERA NEGATIVE
- "Malabimba Uncovered" - interviews with actress Mariangela Giordano and cinematographer Franco Villa
- Brand new audio commentary with film historians and authors Samm Deighan, Heather Drain, and Kat Ellinger
- Theatrical trailer
- Reversible cover artwork
- SDH English subtitles
- REGION-FREE
UPCOMING DVD ONLY RELEASES:
Carnal Highways / Carnal Olympics
CARNAL HIGHWAYS (Directed by Carlos Tobalina)
1979 | 80min | 1.85:1
Two friends have decided to take their lusty passions on the road, and to help them on their journey, purchase a big rig truck. They're soon inundated with more beautiful women than they can handle, including Seka, Brook West, and Juliet Anderson (Aunt Peg), and find themselves going from one sex filled adventure to the next, along the CARNAL HIGHWAYS.
CARNAL OLYMPICS (Directed by Carlos Tobalina)
1983 | 83min | 1.85:1
Herschell Savage stars as a lecherous magazine publisher who's staged a phony contest to find the hottest sex film starlet, but actually intends to use the event to play out his own voyeuristic fantasies. Little does he know that the joke will end up being on him...Featuring Gail Sterling and Lynx Canon, CARNAL OLYMPICS is an orgiastic delight, in classic Carlos Tobalina fashion.
Combined cast:
Seka, Marlene Munroe, Liza Dwyer, Herschel Savage, Rhonda Jo Petty, Gail Sterling, Lynx Canon
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW RESTORATIONS FROM 35MM ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVES
- Theatrical trailers for both films
- Inside cover artwork
- REGION-FREE
FRANKIE & JOHNNIE WERE LOVERS (Directed by Alan Colberg)
1973 | 76min | 1.85:1
Inspired by the classic folk song, director Alan Colberg's contemporary reimagining of the great American love tragedy follows the tumultuous romance of Frankie (Bond), a successful singer, and Johnnie, her computer whiz, race car loving beau (Rick Lutze), who can't keep his hands off beautiful Mary Bly (Cyndee Summers). Action and eroticism packed, Peekarama presents Frankie & Johnnie Were Lovers in its never on home video hardcore version.
THE MISLAYED GENIE (Directed by Eric Jeffrey Haims)
1973 | 93min | 1.85:1
After accidentally summoning up a genie (played by cult character actor Tobar Mayo), a sex-starved young man finds all of his erotic wishes can come true, but soon finds himself embroiled in time hopping orgies, gangster schemes, and other uproarious happenings, all while trying to score the girl of his dreams. Rene Bond co-stars as a sex-ed teacher whose students take 'family planning' a bit too literally in this never released on English language home video, sexploitation rarity.
Combined cast:
Rene Bond, Ric Lutze, Ann Ali, Con Covert
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATIONS from 35mm and 16mm archival elements
- Promotional image gallery for FRANKIE
- Inside cover artwork
- REGION-FREE
