The most controversial movie ever made has finally arrived on DVD! Banned and heavily censored throughout the world, here is a film that surpasses its reputation as a shotgun blast to the senses. CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST presents the "found footage" of four documentary filmmakers who experience brutal death at the hands of a savage South American tribe of flesh-eaters. This footage is so intense, so graphic and so unflinching in its realism that the director and producer of CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST were arrested upon its original release and the film seized.
Ruggero Deodato's notorious 1979 film begins with the expedition of NYU anthropology professor Harold Monroe (Robert Kerman -- EATEN ALIVE, CANNIBAL FEROX, SPIDER-MAN). Professor Monroe's search for the missing documentary film crew leads him into the dangerous ?Green Inferno,? an untamed Amazon jungle populated by rival primitive tribes and wild animals. In the tribal village of the Yanomamos, he finds the devoured, skeletal remains of the American filmmakers along with the footage shot by the ill-fated crew.
When Professor Monroe screens the documentary footage for a cynical group of New York television network executives, a gruesome and disturbing story unfolds. Led by Alan Yates (Gabriel Yorke), the American film crew ruthlessly exploits "barbaric" tribal customs for the sake of sensationalism. With their cameras rolling, Yates and his crew then proceed to torture, rape, kill and burn their way through the jungle. The bloody tide turns as the natives rise up to take violent revenge on their tormentors.
Widely acknowledged as the uncredited inspiration for THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST has been both praised and vilified for its portrait of savagery. Deodato's nihilistic masterwork critiques the implications of Mondo-style filmmaking, even as it explores the most disturbing extremes of cruelty and exploitation. Not for the weak of stomach, the film's horrifying power cannot be denied.
Grindhouse Releasing 25th Anniversary DVD stands as the definitive release of CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST. The deluxe 2-disc set boasts a brand-new, hi-definition digital restoration of the uncensored director's cut and exhaustive menu of bonus features.
Be forewarned: This is the one that goes ALL THE WAY!
"Bar none, the most frightening movie I've ever seen. The CITIZEN KANE of cannibal movies." - Tim Lucas, VIDEO WATCHDOG
This dvd features the same transfer and extras found on the Limited Edition, but the packaging has been completely changed and is no longer a numbered edition.
- NTSC Region 1
- 2 Disc SE
- Hi-Definition Digital Restoration
- Uncensored Director's Cut
- Anamorphic Widescreen
- Digital Stereo Re-Mix or Original Mono Soundtrack
- Audio Commentary by Ruggero Deodato and Robert Kerman
- Making of - 1 Hour Italian Documentary featuring rare behind the scenes footage
- On Camera Interviews
- Shooting Script
- Liner Notes by Chas Balun
- Trailers, Still Galleries and MORE!!!
For those of you interested in seeing the Easter Egg of the Exhumed Films
world premiere of the re-release of of the film (complete with an interview
with Diabolik DVD co-owner Joseph A. Gervasi and co-owner Jesse Nelson's
leg), go to the second disc under "credits". On the final page of the
credits, hit the arrow down key. A skull will appear highlighted in red.
Click enter. And there you go! |
