Dark Force Entertainment will issue a standard retail Blu-ray edition of Ferdinando Baldi's thriller
Terror Express (1980), starring Venantino Venantini, Zora Kerova, Silvia Dionisio, Gianluigi Chirizzi, and Werner Pochath. The release will be available for purchase on May 25.
Label description: In this cult classic from director Ferdinando Baldi (Just a Damned Soldier) and writer George Eastman (Warriors of the Wasteland) comes the story of a dozen passengers who find themselves on some carriages of a train on a long trip. Among them a prostitute, a few couples, some girls, a policeman and three criminals; the latter steal the gun from the policeman and take control of some coaches, committing murders, assaults and humiliation. But an unexpected stop will give Peter (Gianluigi Chirizzi), a former convict, the opportunity for revenge! The Italian made TERROR EXPRESS (aka La Ragazza Del Vagone Letto) is another entry into the Last House on the Left style sub-genre that emerged in the 70's.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEWLY REMASTERED
- TAILS FROM THE RAILS featurette by FREAK-O-RAMA featuring interviews with Cast Members Zora Kerova and Carlo de Mayo and screenwriter George Eastman (as Luigi Montefiore)
- Original R-Rated Trailer
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Also on the same date, the label will issue a standard retail Blu-ray edition of Jay Wertz's action thriller
Revenge of the Bushido Blade a.k.a.
The Last Reunion (1980), starring Cameron Mitchell, Leo Fong, Chanda Romero, Philip Baker Hall, Hope Holiday, and Vic Silayan.
Label description: 1945: the Philippines. Several members of a platoon of American soldiers not only kill a Japanese general, but also assault and murder his wife. The couple's son, Kimon, witnesses these ghastly events and vows revenge. Thirty-three years later the platoon get back together in Manila for a reunion. The adult Kimon also shows up to pick off the platoon members who butchered his parents one by one. Starring martial arts legend Leo Fong (Low Blow, Kill Point) and cult film legend Cameron Mitchell (Nightmare in Wax). Soundtrack by William Loose (
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai,
The Game). Uncut Rated-R version of the film.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K REMASTER OF THE FULLY UNCUT VERSION OF THE FILM
- NEW On-camera interview with Leo Fong conducted by David 'The Demon' DeFalco in 2012 (40 min)
- Trailers