BLOOD FEAST (DVD)(SPECIAL EDITION) DVD

Blood Feast
Herschell Gordon Lewis, the acknowledged "Godfather of Gore," shattered taboos against graphic violence onscreen with this bloody horror film. Mal Arnold plays Fuad Ramses, a mad Egyptian caterer with bushy eyebrows who is gathering body parts to use in a "Blood Feast" to honor the ancient goddess Ishtar. He's been hired by the mother of young Egyptology student Suzette (Playboy Playmate Connie Mason) to cater a special party. Luckily, Suzette happens to be dating a cop (Thomas Wood) who is also in her class and is on the case of a gruesome serial killer who removes body parts from his female victims. The cop finally solves the case and chases Ramses into the back of a garbage truck, where he is bloodily compacted. Wood and Mason returned the following year in Lewis' Two Thousand Maniacs! ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

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Crew Herschell Gordon Lewis - Director Robert Sinise - Editor Frank Romolo - Editor Herschell Gordon Lewis - Composer (Music Score) Herschell Gordon Lewis - Cinematographer Herschell Gordon Lewis - Producer Stanford S. Kohlberg - Producer David F. Friedman - Producer Herschell Gordon Lewis - Special Effects

Blood Feast
It was bound to happen, and Herschell Gordon Lewis and David F. Friedman got there first. While hardcore pornography was still almost a decade away from becoming legal and widespread, this groundbreaking feature from 1963 performed the same task for onscreen violence. Blood Feast exists solely to ogle grotesque acts of carnage, scene after scene of bloody bodies that the camera lingers upon lovingly and without shame. The plot is threadbare, the acting is on a par with the clumsiest of high-school plays, and the direction is static and uninvolving. Nevertheless, this is one of the important releases in film history, ushering in a new acceptance of explicit violence that was obviously just waiting to be exploited, as Blood Feast was an instant success and changed the way that horror films were judged (as well as allowing other genres to raise the pain threshold). The desire to gaze upon gory, gaping wounds has something in common with the urge to view naked bodies engaging in sexual acts. Lewis tapped into this subconscious craving to view the private insides of humanity and not only made a bundle from a subsequent career of car-wreck-level motion pictures but also allowed films to go into more intense visual areas. ~ Fred Beldin, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: 1: PCM mono 5.1: 5 full-range channels. Includes 3 for the front speakers, 2 surround channels for rear speakers, & 1 low-frequency effects (LFE) channel to carry deep bass effects Additional Features: Digitally mastered Audio commentary by director Herschell Gordon Lewis and producer David F. Friedman Original theatrical trailer Rare outtakes William Kerwin [Blood Feast] and Harvey Korman [Blazzing Saddles] demonstrate how to slice meat in the grisly educational short subject, Carving Magic Gallery of exploitation art MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 67 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 0. Chapter Index 1. Blood Bath; Main Title [5:50] 2. An Egyptian Feast [6:26] 3. Beach Blanket Butcher [4:53] 4. Home Cookin' [3:08] 5. Killer Tongue [6:10] 6. The Festival of Ishtar [8:32] 7. Wild Eyes [4:38] 8. The Missing Ingredient [7:27] 9. Mean Cuisine [3:49] 10. Left-Overs [4:00] 11. Final Preparation [7:30] 12. Out With the Trash [4:27]