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Title: Herschell Gordon Lewis Collection
Condition: New
Format: Blu-ray
Type: Blu-ray
EAN: 5027035022567
Release Date: 12/10/2020
Description: In 1963, director Herschell Gordon Lewis pulled a cow s tongue out of an actress mouth on camera, and in doing so, changed the landscape of horror cinema forever. That sequence was just one of numerous gruesome gags featured in Blood Feast, the film credited as being the world s first gore movie. It s no exaggeration to say that the modern gross-out movies of today owe their very existence to the pioneering efforts of H.G. Lewis.

But whilst Lewis is most widely celebrated for his blood-and-guts epics (Two Thousand Maniacs!, The Wizard of Gore et al.), there s more to the prolific director than splatter. From tales of sordid photographers (Scum of the Earth) to sex robots (How to Make a Doll), from biker girl-gangs (She-Devils on Wheels) to youths-run-amok (Just for the Hell of It), and from psychic witches (Something Weird) to hard liquor-loving hillbillies (Moonshine Mountain), the filmography of H.G. Lewis reads like a veritable wish-list of exploitation movie madness.

Now, for the first time ever, Arrow Video is proud to present fourteen of the Godfather of Gore s most essential films (including nine Blu-ray world debuts), collected together at last and packed full of eye-popping bonus content. So put your feet up, pour yourself a glass of good ol moonshine, and prepare yourself for a feast H.G. Lewis style!


* Fourteen of the Godfather of Gore s finest attractions, restored from original and best surviving vault materials
* High Definition Blu-rayTM (1080p) presentation of the features and extras on 7 Blu-ray discs
* DISC ONE: BLOOD FEAST (1963) & SCUM OF THE EARTH (1963)
* Introduction to the films by director Herschell Gordon Lewis
* Audio Commentary on Blood Feast with Lewis and producer David F. Friedman
* Blood Feast Outtakes
* Blood Perceptions filmmakers Nicholas McCarthy (The Pact) and Rodney Ascher (Room 237) 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
* DISC TWO: TWO THOUSAND MANIACS! (1964) & MOONSHINE MOUNTAIN (1964)
* 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 (director, 2001 Maniacs) on Two Thousand Maniacs!
* Hicksploitation: Confidential visual essay on the history of the American South s representation in cinema
* David Friedman: The Gentlemen 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 Thousands Maniacs! and Moonshine Mountain
* DISC THREE: COLOR ME BLOOD RED (1965) & SOMETHING WEIRD (1967)
* DISC FOUR: THE GRUESOME TWOSOME (1967) & A TASTE OF BLOOD (1967)
* DISC FIVE: SHE-DEVILS ON WHEELS (1968) & JUST FOR THE HELL OF IT (1968)
* DISC SIX: HOW TO MAKE A DOLL (1968) & THE WIZARD OF GORE (1970)
* DISC SEVEN: THIS STUFF LL KILL YA! (1971) & THE GORE GORE GIRLS (1972)
* And many more special features!
Studio: Arrow Video
Language: English
Subtitle Language: English
Director: Herschell Gordon Lewis
Certificate: BBFC 18
No Of Discs: 7
Region Code: Blu-ray: B (Europe, AU, NZ, Africa...)
Release Year: 2020

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