MONDO CANE

"All the scenes you will see in this film are true. If they are shocking, it is only because there are many shocking things in this world..."

With those words, Directors Gualtiero Jacopetti, Paolo Cavara and Franco Prosperi unleashed the international sensation that stunned critics and moviegoers alike while revolutionizing the documentary genre forever. Filmed in every corner of the world, this landmark epic explores the culture of life and death, the anguish of man and beast, and the taboos of sex and religion, all amidst the barbarism of civilization gone insane. Sometimes beautiful, often horrifying yet always surprising, it remains one of the most disturbing and controversial films of our time. This is the original 'Shockumentary' that started it all. This is MONDO CANE.

MONDO CANE (Italian for "Dog's World") also features a brilliant score by Nino Oliviero and Riz Ortolani that includes the Oscar nominated theme song "More." Blue Underground has painstakingly restored this historic feature from original Italian vault materials untouched for over four decades, and then added an extraordinary collection of all-new and never-before-seen Extras for the absolute ultimate in MONDO-mania!

EXTRAS

Theatrical Trailers
TV Spot
Poster & Still Gallery
Benito Frattari's Location Stills
Lobby Promo
The Unofficial Mondo Phenomenon by David Flint

TECH SPECS

Color
Dolby Digital Mono
English; Italiano
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4x3
1962
108 Mins
Not Rated
Region Code: 1

NOTES

"Bizarre, Reflective And Shockingly Candid!"
-The New York Times

"A Great Blend Of Satire And Horror, Hiding Behind The Guise Of A Simple Documentary!"
-DVD Talk

"SHOCKING... Will Stay In Your Head For A Long, Long Time!"
-DVD Talk

"MONDO CANE Is Everything You Think It Is And Some Things You Never Expected!"
-DVD Verdict

"You May Never Sit Through Another Movie As Truly Sickening As This... And It's All Real!"
-Sex Gore Mutants

Personally I didn't find it sickening at all. I found it brilliant.
A stunning master-work of juxtaposed cultures. A montage of things mundane and bizarre, lovingly assembled to highlight the similarities of all mankind. From high rise shopping stores, to stone age New Guinea, Japanese bath houses, to underwater Malay cemeteries. The PLUMAGE might change, but the purpose does not! Life, death, and everything in between. Its a very thought provoking film. I had to step back and throw a fizzball into a hot tub of water and light some incense, and immerse myself into the fragrant steam cloud that rose above my bathtub, and soak for about an hour in order to re ground myself in modern day civilization. HAH! what a wonderful and varied species is man. So much that we, though separated by miles and culture and faiths, have in common. And the glaring differences. From catholics to cargo cults. It's a glorious tapestry and this film does its best to show us some of the vibrant threads that make up that indescribable web that is all of us, all the time. I highly recommend this film. You are the point of it after all. We all are.

SMITHEREENS

From SUSAN SEIDELMAN, Director of DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN And SEX AND THE CITY
Filmmaker Susan Seidelman rocked the movie industry with this daring and quirky story of Wren (Susan Berman), a self-promoting Jersey girl desperate to break into the downtown Manhattan music scene. But with no money and no talent, she bounces between a nice guy artist (Brad Rinn) who lives in his van and an arrogant musician (Punk icon Richard Hell) who lives off of anyone who will let him.

SMITHEREENS - which also marked the debut of Oscar-nominated screenwriter Ron Nyswaner (PHILADELPHIA) and features a score by beloved cult band The Feelies - remains a remarkable time capsule of the early 80s East Village scene and made history as the first American independent film invited to compete for the Golden Palm Award at the Cannes Film Festival.

EXTRAS

Audio Commentary with Co-Writer/Director Susan Seidelman
Desperately Seeking Susan & Richard - Interviews with Stars Susan Berman and Richard Hell
Theatrical Trailer
Poster & Still Gallery

TECH SPECS

Color
5.1 Dolby Digital Surround; Dolby Surround 2.0; Original Mono
English
1.66:1 / 16x9
1982
93 Mins
Rated R
Region Code: 0

NOTES

"Funny & Eccentric!"
-The New York Times


Yup. We've all met Wren. A blind dreamer without a pot to piss in, surviving on the goodness of others, of whose sacrifices on her behalf she is completely oblivious to. Always looking to trade up on a moments notice, bye thanks, been fun, gotta jet, plans you know? something came up, anyways I gotta split. She's basically a level below hipster, a new low, a wanna-be hipster I guess. A winner right? This film is her story. She insinuates herself into the lives of a few people who are at a loss as to what to do with/about this wacky chick. She just wants to sign autographs and eat tacos by the pool. Her words. Yet she doesn't seem to have reason why anyone would care for her company, much less her autograph. She's basically a fame seeker and a wanna be entourage member to anyone. She sucks and its fun to watch her descent into her just rewards. Kinda a cool movie. Very

DEAD & BURIED

The Creators Of ALIEN Bring A New Terror To Earth

Something very strange is happening in the quiet coastal village of Potters Bluff, where tourists and transients are warmly welcomed... then brutally murdered. But even more shocking is when these slain strangers suddenly reappear as normal, friendly citizens around town. Now the local sheriff (James Farentino of THE FINAL COUNTDOWN) and an eccentric mortician (Oscar winner Jack Albertson in his final feature film appearance) must uncover the horrific secret of a community where some terrifying traditions are alive and well... and no one is ever really DEAD & BURIED.

Robert Englund (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET) co-stars in this genuinely chilling horror hit written by Ronald Shusett and Dan O'Bannon (ALIEN), directed by Gary A. Sherman (RAW MEAT), and featuring ultra-grisly gore effects by Oscar winner Stan Winston (ALIENS, TERMINATOR 2). DEAD & BURIED is now presented in eye-popping High Definition, completely uncut and uncensored, and loaded with revealing Extras.

EXTRAS

Audio Commentary #1 with Director Gary A. Sherman
Audio Commentary #2 with Co-Writer/Co-Producer Ronald Shusett and Actress Linda Turley
Audio Commentary #3 with Cinematographer Steve Poster
Stan Winston's Dead & Buried EFX
Robert Englund: An Early Work of Horror
Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear
Theatrical Trailers

TECH SPECS

Color
7.1 DTS-HD; 7.1 Dolby TrueHD; 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround EX
English
Optional Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
1.85:1
1981
94 Mins
Rated R

NOTES

"BONE-CHILLING...A Singular Blend Of Creepy Atmosphere And Gruesome Shocks!"
-All Movie Guide

An Impressive Fright Flick... Exudes Terror From Start To Finish!"
-Monsters At Play

An Extremely Effective And Atmospheric Horror Film!"
-DVD Review

"Stylish, Imaginative, Gruesome, Atmospheric, Chilling And Terrifying... This One Gets My Highest Recommendation!"
-DVD Review



Ahhhh! Nothing like a nice cup of piping hot Aztec Hot Chocolate and a modern story of reanimating the dead on a mid November evening. This movie brings you in slowly, murder is just the beginning, you see. The rest, well, lets just say there's really more to it than I was able to suss out until the end. Poor Sheriff Dan. Has the perfect wife, the badge in a small town, lots of friends and charming local neighbors. There's Old Dobs the Coroner/Mortician with a penchant for trying to twist as much cash out of the county as he can for his work. There are photographers, hitch hikers, and waitresses, gas guys, doctors, fishermen, housewives, and they all have one thing in common. Aside from living in the same town that it is. Or on second thought, strike "living" from that last sentence and insert "being in" and maybe a picture will begin to form in your mind of where this film inevitably ended up going. I enjoyed it. Tons of character actors from a wide range of films, and alot of foggy nights, and a dash of morticians wax for the occasional touch up, and you're ready for Dead & Buried.

THE PROWLER

If you think you're safe, you're DEAD wrong!
Avalon Bay, 1945: On the night of her graduation dance, young Rosemary and her date are brutally murdered by a prowler thought to be a jilted soldier home from the war. The killer was never found. 30 years later, the dance is held again for the first time since that horrific evening - but something else may have also returned Tonight, the teens of this sleepy town will meet their grisly ends at the hands - and pitchfork, blade and more - of THE PROWLER!

Also known as ROSEMARYS KILLER, this gruesome shocker is one of the cruelest body-count movies of the 80s, thanks to razor-sharp direction by Joseph Zito (FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER) and graphic gore effects by Tom Savini (DAWN OF THE DEAD, MANIAC). Hollywood legends Farley Granger (STRANGERS ON A TRAIN) and Lawrence Tierney (RESERVOIR DOGS) star in this rarely seen sleeper from the golden age of slasher films - now presented completely uncut and uncensored!

EXTRAS

Audio Commentary with Producer/Director Joseph Zito and Special Make-Up Effects Artist Tom Savini
Tom Savini's Behind-The-Scenes Gore Footage
Theatrical Trailer
Poster & Still Gallery

TECH SPECS

Color
Dolby Digital Mono
English
1.85:1 / 16x9
1981
89 Mins
Not Rated
Region Code: 0

NOTES

"Intense And Suspenseful! One Of The Better Slasher Bloodbaths!"
-Creature Features Movie Guide


Total slasher flick from start to finish. If youre into "No, dont go into the dark hallway alone" and "Dont open that door" moment's then this flick is right up your alley.

Plot wise, it had me guessing right up to the end, which is nice. Neatly tied off, with just a little mental work to get an idea of the "why". Well done gore effects, but we can expect nothing less than a master like Mr Savini. I especially enjoyed the use of the pitchfork as weapon in this one. Lots of chills, and thrills, it must have knocked em dead at the drive in back in the day. All in all, a classic example of the genre of slasher flicks.

BARE BEHIND BARS

Behind Bars No One Can Hear You Scream!
In a women's penitentiary where brutal beatings, steamy showers, and full cavity searches are the order of the day, the cons are turning into pros - and the cemetery is running out of room! To stay out of the torture chamber, the inmates can barter their bodies in the wicked warden's white slave trade, or submit to the nympho nurse's peculiar brand of medical malpractice. But when these lawless lovelies go on the lam to wreak vengeance on straight society, no one will be safe!

Prolific purveyor of perversion Oswaldo De Oliveira's (AMAZON JAIL) piece de resistance is presented here in its X-Rated entirety. A cornucopia of comely convicts (including International beauty queen Marta Anderson of MASSACRE IN DINOSAUR VALLEY and PERVERSION Scream Queen Nadia Destro) bare it all, as every frame of vicious violence, savage sexuality, and inappropriate use of pineapples, is presented pristine and intact for the first time ever in America!

EXTRAS

Theatrical Trailer

TECH SPECS

Color
Dolby Digital Mono
English
1.66:1 / 16x9
1980
95 Mins
Not Rated - Contains scenes of a graphic sexual nature
Region Code: 1

NOTES

"Chicks-In-Prison Flick That Will Make You Need A Shower!"
-Scott Weinberg, EFilmCritic.com

"Sleazy But Fun Exploitation Movie!"
-Sex Gore Mutants


So THATS what goes in on Brazilian Womens Prisons! I was wondering. Well, in this film the inmates run around the yard in makeshift "gowns" or thigh length button up shirt dress thingys and play soccer. Until someone gets shanked! Then the mean guards whose uniform code seems to dictate that shirts be unbuttoned and bra's are a big no no, turn the fire hose on 'em! Take that you dirty dastardly criminal women! Its a fun movie, in its way, with a Nurse who seems to enjoy a snort of ether a bit too often to maintain a healthy IQ, a warden who augments her state salary by selling off the occasional inmate as a slave, and whole lively crew of inmates who seem to have nothing better to do than have crazy amounts of sex and plot escape attempts. The above quoted "inappropriate use of pineapples" got my attention. becasue those things are pointy and have sharp skins! Sp let me reasure you, the pineapple is carved into a more managable shape. Still and all, this film is rated x, and while it isnt out and out porn, it does indeed cross that line from time to time, but (amazingly) always in service to the plot and story. A trio of the inmates escape during a carnivale Mass, and end up dancing thier way down the streets staight into trouble. This is the part where i flinched. yeah. This movie made me flinch, and caused my roomie (an english professor) to yell "WHAT THE FUCK DID SHE FEED TO THAT DOG!?!?!?" This trio of inmates is free, and boy, do they have alot of pent up anger to work out. All in all, an entertaining movie, if you like soapy shower scenes, the occasional murder, and about a square mile of T & A.

CANNIBALS

Kidnapped by Cannibals! Raised to Eat Human Flesh!

Revenge is a dish best served raw for Dr. Taylor, whose young daughter is dragged deep into the jungle after his family is viciously attacked by a tribe of cannibals while on an ill-fated adventure in the Amazon Basin. Years later he returns to this jungle hell to retrieve his little girl, only to find that she's grown into the golden-haired goddess of the malevolent man-eaters who murdered her mother! Can Taylor dethrone his feral daughter before she makes him the main course in her royal banquet?

CANNIBALS is a gut-munching gorefest from infamous director Jess Franco (VENUS IN FURS, SUCCUBUS), featuring Al Cliver (ZOMBIE), Robert Foster (SADOMANIA), Lina Romay (WOMEN BEHIND BARS), and savage blonde bombshell Sabrina Siani (CONQUEST). Also know as MONDO CANNIBALE and WHITE CANNIBAL QUEEN, this grisly gastronomic delight is served up completely uncut and uncensored for refined palates and strong stomachs only!

EXTRAS

Franco Holocaust - Interview with Writer/Director Jess Franco
French Trailer

Tech Specs

Color
Dolby Digital Mono
English
1.66:1 / 16x9
1980
90 Mins
Not Rated
Region Code: 0

NOTES

From prolific cult film director Jess Franco (WOMEN BEHIND BARS, VENUS IN FURS, SUCCUBUS, 99 WOMEN)

"A 97 ON THE VOMIT METER!"
-Joe Bob Briggs

"A Slice Of Cannibal Madness - Hugely Enjoyable!"
-Sex Gore Mutants

"A Guilty Pleasure! Pretty Damn Entertaining!"
-Cinema Nocturna

"A Must See For Cannibal Film Fanatics!"
-Buried.com

"A Nice Helping of Sex and Nudity Gets Served Up with the Blood and Gore!"
-Encyclopedia of Cannibal Movies


Yes! I love it when groups of upper crust socialites attend missions to the cannibal infested jungle to rescue a (now grown up) kidnapped daughter of a scientist and treat it as a sort of yacht party entertainment, complete with on board drinks and hi-fi stereo sounds. Of course, the scientis/father is well aware of the gravity of the situation, having only narowly escaped with his life years before. In fact, he left his left arm behind as well. AND his wife (munched upon, yet whose remains are still worshipped to this day as "White Goddess number one")as well as his toddler daughter. Now the daughter has been raised by the scary face painted cannibals (who through some miracle of genetics appear to be very mutli cultural in ethnicity) to be their living goddess. Not a bad gig for her. She marries into the tribe pretty well, and does goddess stuff for them, with only vague memories of life before. However, when confronted with her newly recaptured pops, she begins to flash back to days of pink dresses and ponies, and decides to allow him to escape. Daddy and the surviving socialite dash through the jungle and circle back to re-kidnap the girl. Of course she isnt in the frame of mind to give up goddesshood, husband etc, and Daddy has to knock her out and carry her out of the jungles. One armed mind you. Until the chilling conclusion when the enraged cannibals catch up to them at the banks of a river and the climactic mano a mano fight for the ownership of the girl ensues. It's lavish.

Take your left arm and bend it at the elbow reaching for your own armpit, now tie it that way with string or something, put on a white t shirt and go frolic in a river for a while and you will get an idea of the level of brilliant cinematography required to not sow the "amputated and eaten" arm in a river fight scene.

Jess Franco is a master. This movie makes me feel like I can go rush right out and make a film too. Just get 30 friends, a botanical garden (as the jungle) plenty of raw steak and add a g-string wearing cannibal white girl (who had a bikini tan line framing her ass, I might ad) and you will be right there with me screaming "Achtung!" (yes I know its German, dont ask me why the cannibals screamed it) and together we, too, shall walk the red carpets and bask in the glory of a bigtime premier. WHOSE WITH ME?!?!??!?!?!

MADE IN BRITAIN

A Film By Alan Clarke - Music By The Exploited
Academy Award nominee Tim Roth (RESERVOIR DOGS, PULP FICTION) made his unforgettable film debut as Trevor, a ferocious teenage skinhead whose random acts of racism, vandalism and violence send him on a snarling spiral through England's justice system. This is the unsparing portrait of youth fueled by rage and hate prowling an empire ruled by repression and despair. It remains a shattering cinematic experience that could only be MADE IN BRITAIN.

This uncompromising classic directed by Alan Clarke (SCUM) from a searing screenplay by David Leland (MONA LISA, WISH YOU WERE HERE) features gritty cinematography by two-time Oscar winner Chris Menges (THE MISSION, THE KILLING FIELDS) with music by anarchist icons The Exploited.

EXTRAS

Audio Commentary #1 with Star Tim Roth
Audio Commentary #2 with Writer David Leland and Producer Margaret Matheson
Archive Interview with Star Tim Roth
Poster & Still Gallery

TECH SPECS

Color
Dolby Digital Mono
English
Optional English Subtitles
1.33:1 / 4x3
1982
76 Mins
Not Rated
Region Code: 0

NOTES

"ASTONISHING... Tim Roth Gives An Absolutely Electrifying Performance!"
-The New York Press

"A RAZOR-SHARP TRAWL THROUGH THE UNDERBELLY OF THATCHER'S BRITAIN... Roth's Performance Makes It One Of The Most Powerful British Films Ever!"
-FilmFour.com


The roomie says - "Quite hard-boiled, predominantly entertaining, worth a view."

I endorse that minus the "predominantly". And I'd say I was not ready for the movie to be over when it ended. I wanted to know more.
We've all felt like Trevor. Upset by the BS all around us. He just wouldn't "cooperate". Tim Roth really nails it. Great movie.
Some people just don't make it ya know?

THE FIRM / ELEPHANT

"The greatest British filmmaker of his generation."
His vision exposed a real world of raw life like no others. His career inspired a group of actors, writers and directors that changed movies forever. In these two acclaimed dramas from the late Alan Clarke, experience the unsparing work of the director The London Observer still calls "the greatest British filmmaker of his generation."

THE FIRM
Gary Oldman (SID & NANCY, JFK) gives a blistering performance as Bex Bissell, a middle-class family man who also leads a violent gang of soccer hooligans. Philip Davis (VERA DRAKE) co-stars in this scorching drama directed by Clarke that critics have called a modern-day A CLOCKWORK ORANGE.

ELEPHANT
In the film that The Village Voice hails as "Clarke's masterpiece" and would become the direct inspiration for Gus Van Sant's award-winning movie of the same name, Clarke and producer Danny Boyle (TRAINSPOTTING, 28 DAYS LATER) explore the political violence of Northern Ireland via the stark and brutal depiction of eighteen separatist murders.

EXTRAS

THE FIRM:

Still Galleries

ELEPHANT:

Audio Commentary with Producer Danny Boyle
Memories Of Elephant - Interviews with Gary Oldman, David Hare and Molly Clarke

TECH SPECS

Color
Dolby Digital Mono
English
Optional English Subtitles
1.33:1 / 4x3
1988
The Firm: 70 Mins
Elephant: 39 Mins
Not Rated
Region Code: 0

NOTES

"BRUTAL!"
-The Sun

"A Blistering Performance!"
-DVDEmpire.com



The Firm was not what I was expecting, vis a lot of senseless sports fans beating on one another. Rather it was actually quite touching in its way, with Gary Oldman doing a wonderful job playing the role of Bex, a father, a real estate agent and football hooligan. Yessss. Seems there is an England vs German match comin up in Berlin and Bex wants to put together a sort of rough and tumble field trip to go and see it. A "National Firm" of supporters if you will. Only problem is that the top dog spot of this firm of hooligans is hotly contested by rival fans of a different club. Madness and general "we are tougher and more bad ass than you" one up's manship begins, and doesnt stop. In fact it crosses the line and keeps on going until the groups DO in fact join up, over a rather tragic "bonding experience" that strips away the local differences and unites them behind one cause, the cause of Bex, and England.
Gary Oldman. right? nuff said.



OK. this disc also contains a short film called simply "Elephant". and I have to say its one of the most bleak, brilliant, things I've ever seen. It's got a very very deep message and a wicked way of getting it across. There is almost zero dialogue, which coupled with some of the longest shots I've seen really brings home what Alan Clarke is trying to say. It's so simple. 18 murders. Nothing to tie them together. really, not visually anyway. 18. It's like a montage almost. One after another. Calm. Business like. nothing to link the killers, nothing to link the vic's. It really is quite amazing. ELEPHANT is way worth a watch. It's one of those movies that will stay with you for a while. And I doubt you'll ever get another chance to see anything quite like it.

SALON KITTY

Tinto Brass' Never-Before-Seen Uncensored Director's Cut!
Berlin, 1939: At the dawn of World War II, power-mad SS Officer Wallenberg (Helmut Berger of THE DAMNED) is ordered to find and train Germany's most beautiful women to work in the opulent brothel of Madam Kitty (Ingrid Thulin of CRIES AND WHISPERS). Here these Nazi nymphs will submit to the bizarre passions and carnal degradations of the Reich's highest-ranking men and women while Wallenberg secretly records their acts for blackmail. But when an innocent young prostitute (Teresa Ann Savoy of CALIGULA) uncovers the conspiracy, her revenge will ignite a holocaust of pain, pleasure and shocking sexual perversion. The story is true. The depravity is real. The film is SALON KITTY.

John Steiner (MANNAJA), Tina Aumont (TORSO) and John Ireland (RED RIVER) co-star in this infamous epic co-written and directed by Tinto Brass and featuring exquisite production design by Oscar winner Ken Adam (BARRY LYNDON, GOLDFINGER). Released in America as the heavily censored MADAM KITTY, this controversial shocker has been fully restored from the director's own personal vault print and features extended scenes of sexual atrocities.

EXTRAS

International Trailer
U.S. Trailer
Tinto Brass Bio

TECH SPECS

Color
Dolby Digital Mono
English, Italian
Optional English Subtitles
1.85:1 / 16x9
1975
133 Mins
Not Rated - Contains scenes of a graphic sexual nature
Region Code: 0

NOTES

"Scenes That Might Make A Porn Star Wince!"
-Playboy Magazine



Nazi hookers. SS Nazi Spy Hookers. Basically the story of a young womans disillusionment with the National Socialist Party near the begining of World War Two. Its a liitle Nazi plot ya see. Set up an established madame in a remote spot, load her down with a bunch of propaganda spouting nazi females willing to do all for the reich and then put bugs in all the rooms. Did i spell reich properly? Sposed to last forever and nowadays its difficult to remember how to spell it. Such is the way of things. Anyways, The girls basically write a report and send it off to the boss after each date. This is compared to audio recordings by the nazi's who have set this whole thing up. And of course take action agaisnt those who do not whisper sweet nothings of loyalty and the greatness of herr Adolph whilst taking thier R & R. Of course she falls in love with him. Of course he wants to defect, Of course he gets caught. Leaving us with one pissed off EX nazi spy hooker who is out for a little payback. And some of the stuff in this movie! Man! See, Each recruit is tested for Im not sure what to call it, inhibitions? enthusiasms? the-willingness-to-do-anything-for-der-party? You get the idea. The girls that pass the often um creative tests are made full fledged nazi hookers. The ones who balk or dont show proper "Oh GOD IM SO LOVING THIS" faces get sent off to the re education camps.
This movie predates Caligula, and is (as noted above) restored from the original from Mr. Brass' private collection. Its sexploitation on an epic scale set to the campy rowdiness of a late 30's high class brothel, yet serious as a heart attack and a midnight visit from the Gestapo. There is something in this movie. It's more than titties and swastikas. It's almost a coming of age movie. like 16 CANDLES in a nazi whore house.