The American Genre Film Archive will release on Blu-ray True Crime Triple Ripper. The two-disc set is scheduled to arrive on the market on October 28.
Torn from yesterday's headlines, TRUE CRIME TRIPLE RIPPER presents a trio of pulpy exploitation volcanoes that are based on real-life killers—all torridly curated by AGFA and Something Weird.
THE SADIST aka SWEET BABY CHARLIE (1963, 92 mins, B&W)
Based on the murderous rampage of Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate, THE SADIST stars Arch Hall, Jr. (EEGAH) in one of the most gripping and accomplished independent horror films of the 1960s.
THE OTHER SIDE OF BONNIE & CLYDE (1968, 61 mins, Color)
In the spirit of THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN, THE OTHER SIDE OF BONNIE & CLYDE is a surreal ficto-documentary from Larry Buchanan (ZONTAR, THE THING FROM VENUS).
THE ZODIAC KILLER: NOIR (1971/2025, 75 mins, B&W)
Newly color-graded in black and white and re-edited to resemble a grim horror-noir, THE ZODIAC KILLER: NOIR is a fresh take on the only horror movie in history that was made explicitly to catch a serial killer.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE
THE SADIST aka SWEET BABY CHARLIE: 2017 restoration from the dupe negative (92 mins) + 2025 preservation from a 35mm print (88 mins)
Archival commentary with cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond on the restoration, courtesy of All Day Entertainment
Archival introduction by Joe Dante
Preservation from the Something Weird S-VHS master
REGION-FREE
DISC TWO
THE OTHER SIDE OF BONNIE & CLYDE: Preservation from the broadcast tape master
Archival commentary with director Larry Buchanan
THE ZODIAC KILLER: NOIR: Preservation from a 35mm print