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Summary:
- Blood feast: An Egyptian caterer kills various women in suburban Miami to use their body parts to bring to life a dormant Egyptian goddess, while an inept police detective tries to track him down.
Scum of the earth: A naive and innocent teenage girl is blackmailed into modeling in the nude for a photographer who is in league with a teenage gang whose boss illegally sells photos of teenage girls being abused and degraded.
Two thousand maniacs!: Six people are lured into a small Deep South town for a Centennial celebration where the residents proceed to kill them one by one as revenge for the town's destruction during the Civil War.
Moonshine mountain: A country-western singer goes back home to the hills of Carolina where he gets caught up in a feud between some homeboy moonshiners and "the Revenoores."
Color me blood red: A crackpot artist kills various people to use their blood as his new crimson red color for his paintings.
Something weird: An accident victim makes a deal with a particularly hideous witch, in which he receives extraordinary ESP powers. He uses these powers to help the police solve crimes.
The gruesome twosome: A demented, elderly woman has her mentally disable son kill and scalp various young women to use their hair for her wig shop while a persistent coed tries to link various killings on a local Florida college campus to them.
A taste of blood: A businessman turns into a vampire after drinking brandy laced with vampire blood and sets out on an odyssey of killing the descendants of Dracula's executioners.
She-devils on wheels: An all-female motorcycle gang, called "The Maneaters" hold motorcycle races, as well as terrorize the residents of a small Florida town, and clash off against an all-male rival gang of hot-riders.
Just for the hell of it: A young teenage boy is blamed for a Florida neighborhood being terrorized. But the real culprits are a gang of four punks leading a group of local delinquents on a nihilistic lifestyle of destruction and mayhem.
How to make a doll: A nerdy professor who has no luck with women builds beautiful female robots to satisfy his sexual desires.
The wizard of gore: A TV talk-show hostess and her boyfriend investigate a shady magician who has the ability to hypnotize and control the thoughts of people in order to stage gory on-stage illusions using his powers of mind bending.
The gore gore girls: A young reporter enlists the help of a top notch private eye to solve the murder of a female stripper at a Chicago nightclub.
This stuff'll kill ya!: A redneck con artist sets himself up as a preacher in a small Deep South town to run his moonshine distillery and clashes with a number of locals and a federal agent bent on shutting his operation down.
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Table of Contents:
- Vol.1. Disc one. Blood feast / Box Office Spectaculars Inc. presents a Friedman-Lewis production ; screenplay by A. Louise Downe ; film editors, Robert Sinise, Frank Romolo ; original thematic music by Herschell Gordon Lewis ; produced by David F. Friedman ; photographed and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis (cast: Thomas Wood, Mal Arnold, Connie Mason) (1963, color, 67 min.)
- Scum of the earth / Box Office Spectaculars Inc presents ; camera, Marvin Lester ; music, Jonas Peabody ; produced by Davis Freeman ; written and directed by Lewis H. Gordon (cast: Thomas Sweetwood, Vickie Miles, Lawrence Wood) (1963, black and white, 75 min.)
- Disc two. Two thousand maniacs! / the Jacqueline Kay Inc. presents a Friedman-Lewis production ; title and theme music by Herchell G. Lewis ; background music composed and conducted by Larry Wellington ; film editor, Robert Sinise ; screenplay by Herschell Gordon Lewis ; production designed by David F. Friedman ; produced by David F. Friedman ; photographed and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis (cast: Connie Mason, Thomas Wood, Jeffrey Allen) (1964, color, 87 min.)
- Moonshine mountain / [written] by Charles Glore ; film editors, Ron Clasky and Bob Sinise ; produced and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis (cast: Chuck Scott, Adam Sorg, Jeffrey Allen, Bonnie Hinson, Carmen Sotir) (1964, color, 85 min.).
- Vol.2. Disc three. Color me blood red / Jacqueline Kay Inc. presents ; a Friedman-Lewis production ; original story and screenplay by Herschell G. Lewis ; film editor, Robert Sinise ; produced by David F. Friedman ; directed and photographed by Herschell G. Lewis (cast: Don Joseph, Candi Conder, Elyn Warner) (1965, color, 79 min.)
- Something weird / Hur-Lew Productions Inc. presents ; film editor, Richard Brinkman ; background music composed and conducted by Edward J. Petan ; written and produced by James F. Hurley ; photographed and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis (cast: Tony McCabe, Elizabeth Lee, William Brooker) (1967, color, 80 min.)
- Disc four. The gruesome twosome / Mayflower Pictures Inc. presents a Herschell Gordon Lewis production ; original screenplay by Louise Downe ; camera operator, Roy Collodi ; editorial supervisor, George Regas ; musical arrangements, Larry Wellington ; produced and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis (cast: Elizabeth Davis, Gretchen Wells, Chris Martell, Rodney Bedell) (1967, color, 72 min.)
- A taste of blood / Creative Film Enterprises presents ; a Herschell Gordon Lewis production ; original screenplay by Donald Stanford ; camera operator, Andy Romanoff ; editorial supervisor, Richard C. Brinkman ; musical direction, Larry Wellington ; produced and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis (cast: Bill Rogers, Elizabeth Wilkinson, Thomas Wood) (1967, color, 117 min.).
- Vol.3. Disc five. She-devils on wheels / Mayflower Pictures Inc. presents ; a Herschell Gordon Lewis production ; original screenplay by Louise Downe from an original idea by Fred M. Sandy ; editorial supervisor, Richard Brinkman ; camera operator, Roy Collodi ; produced and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis (cast: Betty Connell, Nancy Lee Noble, Christie Wagner, Rodney Bedell) (1968, color, 83 min.)
- Just for the hell of it / Argent Film presents ; music by Larry Wellington ; screenplay by Louise Downe ; produced and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis (cast: Rodney Bedell, Ray Sager, Agi Gyenes, Nancy Lee Noble) (1968, color, 85 min.)
- Disc six. How to make a doll / Argent Pictures Inc. presents ; original screenplay by Bert Wray & Sheldon Seymour ; camera operator, Roy Collodi ; produced and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis (cast: Robert Wood, Bobbi West) (1968, color, 81 min.)
- The wizard of gore / Mayflower Pictures Inc. presents ; original screenplay by Allen Kahn ; edited by Eskandar Ameripoor ; musical backgrounds, Larry Wellington ; produced and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis (cast: Ray Sager, Judy Cler, Wayne Ratay) (1970, color, 95 min.)
- Disc seven. The gore gore girls / Lewis Motion Picture Enterprises presents ; original screenplay by Alan J. Dachman ; director of cinematography, Alex Ameri ; film editor, Eskandar Ameripoor ; background music, Sheldon Seymour ; produced & directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis (cast: Frank Kress, Amy Farrell, Hedda Lubin, Henny Youngman) (1972, color, 84 min.)
- This stuff'll kill ya! / Ultima Productions Inc. presents ; film editor, Alex Ameripoor ; written, produced, and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis (cast: Jeffrey Allen, Tim Holt, Gloria King) (1971, color, 99 min.).
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Language Notes:
- Dialogue in English.
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System Details:
- Blu-ray; regions A, B, and C; uncompressed mono.
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General Notes:
- Description based on: Title from container.
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
Originally released as motion pictures from 1963-1972.
"Restored from original and best surviving vault materials"--Container.
Special features, disc one: Introduction to the films by director Herschell Gordon Lewis; Audio commentary on 'Blood feast' with Lewis and producer David F. Friedman; 'Blood feast' outtakes; 'Scum' "Clean scenes"; "Blood perceptions," filmmakers Nicholas McCarthy and Rodney Ascher offer their insight on 'Blood feast' and the importance of Herschell Gordon Lewis; "Herschell's history," archival interview in which Lewis discusses his entry into the film industry including 'Scum of the earth'; "How Herschell found his niche," Lewis discusses more of his early work in nudie cuties and the making of 'The adventures of Lucky Pierre'; Archival interview with Herschell Gordon Lewis and David F. Friedman from 1987; 'Carving magic' (1959), vintage short featuring 'Blood feast's Bill Kerwin; 'Blood feast' radio spot and trailer.
Special features, disc two: Introduction to the films by director Herschell Gordon Lewis; Audio commentary on 'Two thousand maniacs!' with Lewis and producer David F. Friedman; 'Two thousand maniacs!' outtakes; "Two thousand maniacs can't be wrong," Tim Sullivan on 'Two thousand maniacs!'; "Hicksploitation: Confidential," visual essay on the history of the American South's representation in cinema; "David Friedman: the gentleman's smut peddler," a tribute to the legendary producer featuring Herschell Gordon Lewis, filmmakers Fred Olen Ray, Tim Sullivan and Bob Murawski; "Herschell's art of advertising," Lewis shares his expert opinion on the art of selling movies and how to hook an audience; Trailers for 'Two thousand maniacs!' and 'Moonshine mountain.'
Special features, disc three: Introduction to the films by director Herschell Gordon Lewis; Audio commentary on both films with Lewis and producer David F. Friedman; 'Color me blood red' outtakes; "The art of madness," visual essay on the recurring motif of mad artists as killers in horror cinema; "Weirdsville," film scholars Jeffrey Sconce on 'Something weird'; Lewis on 'Jimmy, the boy wonder,' his 1966 children's musical; "A hot night at the Go Go Lounge!," Lewis' 1966 dance short; Trailers for 'Color me blood red' and 'Something weird.'
Special features, disc four: Introduction to the films by director Herschell Gordon Lewis; Audio commentary on both films with Lewis; "Peaches Christ flips her wig!," the San Francisco performer on 'The gruesome twosome'; "It came from Florida," film maker Fred Olen Ray on Florida filmmaking; "Herschell vs. the censors," Lewis discusses some of the pitfalls involving local censorship and the lengths to which angry moviegoers tried to stop him; Trailers for 'The gruesome twosome' and 'A taste of blood.'
Special features, disc five: Introduction to the films by director Herschell Gordon Lewis; Audio commentary on 'She-devils on wheels' with Lewis; "Garage punk gore," filmmaker and musician Chris Alexander discusses the films and music of Herschell Gordon Lewis; "The shocking truth!," Bob Murawski on his lifelong love for Herschell Gordon Lewis and what he has learned from Lewis' films; Lewis on his 1968 film 'The alley tramp'; 'She-devils on wheels' radio spot; Trailers for 'She-devils on wheels' and 'Just for the hell of it.'
Special features, disc six: Introduction to the films by director Herschell Gordon Lewis; Audio commentary on 'The wizard of gore' with Lewis; "Montag speaks," an interview with 'Wizard of gore' actor Ray Sager; Stephen Thrower on 'The wizard of gore'; "The gore the merrier," an interview with Jeremy Kasten, director of the 2007 'Wizard of gore' remake; "The incredibly strange film show: Herschell Gordon Lewis "The godfather of gore,"" episode of the Jonathan Ross-hosted documentary series focusing on Lewis' films, featuring interviews with Lewis, producer David F. Friedman, actor Bill Kerwin, John Waters and more; 'The wizard of gore' trailer.
Special features, disc seven: Introduction to the films by director Herschell Gordon Lewis; Audio commentary on 'The gore gore girls' with Herschell Gordon Lewis; Audio commentary on 'This stuff'll kill ya!' by camera operator and Lewis biographer Daniel Krogh; Stephen Thrower on 'The gore gore girls'; "Regional bloodshed," filmmakers Joe Swanberg and Spencer Parsons discuss the Midwestern roots and work ethic of Lewis' output and how 'The gore gore girls' represents the shift into transgressive '70s cinema that would dominate the American horror landscape; "Herschell spills his guts," Lewis discusses his career post-'The gore gore girls,' why he left the film industry and his role as a leading figure in the copywriting industry; 'The gore gore girls' radio spot; Trailers for 'This stuff'll kill ya!' and 'The gore gore girls.'
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Audience:
- Not rated.
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Physical Description:
- 7 videodiscs (1175 min.) : sound, color, and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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Physical Characteristics:
- 4 3/4 in.; polychrome; monochrome
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Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical; mono; sound
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Film Characteristics:
- 1.78:1; 1.85:1; 1.33:1; wide screen; full screen
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Digital Characteristics:
- video file; Blu-ray; region A; region B; region C (Blu-ray)
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Call Numbers:
- HER 1963 BLU
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Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 760137407683
Publisher Number, Arrow Video: AV321 (container)
Publisher Number, Arrow Video: AV070/A (disc one)
Publisher Number, Arrow Video: AV070/C (disc two)
Publisher Number, Arrow Video: AV070/E (disc three)
Publisher Number, Arrow Video: AV070/G (disc four)
Publisher Number, Arrow Video: AV070/I (disc five)
Publisher Number, Arrow Video: AV070/K (disc six)
Publisher Number, Arrow Video: AV070/M (disc seven)
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OCLC Numbers:
- 1251927256
