I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses Blu-ray

Severin Films has announced that it will release on Blu-ray Murray Markowitz's I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses (1978), starring Elke Sommer, Donald Pilon, and Chuck Shamata. The release will be available for purchase during Black Friday.

Label description: From writer/director Murray Markowitz comes the shocking drama inspired by one of Canada's most infamous homicides: When a former model (Elke Sommer of BARON BLOOD) is brutally murdered, her wealthy husband (Donald Pilon of THE UNCANNY) is arrested for the slaying. But the trial that follows will uncover a lurid saga of illicit lovers, escaped serial killers, a scorching performance by Sommer and enough graphic mayhem to merit its condemnation as a Video Nasty. Chuck Shamata (THE HOUSE BY THE LAKE), Cindy Girling (MEATBALLS) and five-time Canadian heavyweight champion George Chuvalo co-star in this 1978 Canuxploitation rarity – also known as LEFT FOR DEAD and DROP DEAD, DEAREST – featuring the debut score by three-time Oscar winner Howard Shore (THE LORD OF THE RINGS), now scanned in 2K from the National Archive's only known 35mm print.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

DISC ONE: I MISS YOU, HUGS AND KISSES

• NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
• Audio Commentary With Filmmaker And Historian Stephen Broomer
• Directing I MISS YOU, HUGS AND KISSES – Interview With Murray Markowitz
• The True Nature Of Donald Pilon – Interview With Actor Donald Pilon
• Crimes Of Dispassion – Film Programmer Eric Peretti On The Demeter Case And I MISS YOU, HUGS AND KISSES
• Trailer
• Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
• REGION-FREE

DISC TWO: RECOMMENDATION FOR MERCY

• Audio Commentary With Filmmaker And Historian Stephen Broomer
• Alternate Commentary With Film Writer Kier-La Janisse In Conversation With Director Murray Markowitz
• Tainted Love – Interview With Actress Michele Fansett
• Original Canadian Release Ending
• Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
• REGION-FREE