The VHS Archives: Gerardo de Leon's BRIDES OF THE BEAST (1968)

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BRIDES OF THE BEAST

Gerardo de Leon's Brides of Blood (1968)

The VHS Archives Factsheet

Label: Regal Video Inc.

Catalog: R1013

Box Type: Clamshell

Year of Release: 1985

Runtime: 93:59

Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs

Extras: None

About the Film

Director: Gerardo de Leon, Eddie Romero

Year of Release: 1968

Country of Origin: Philippines / USA

Stars: Kent Taylor, John Ashley, Beverly Hills, Mario Montenegro

AKAs: Brides of Blood Island, The Island of Living Horror, Grave Desires, Danger on Tiki Island 

Verbatim Box Synopsis

Beautiful young virgins are sacrificed in orgiastic rights by the natives of a remote Pacific atoll. An arriving research scientist and his voluptuous blonde wife learn that the natives are appeasing a sex-mad mutant monster. The blood-craving creature is actually the master of the island, metamorphosized by the effects of earlier atomic radiation.

 U.S. Regal Video Inc. sleeve!

 U.K. Horror Time Video sleeve!

 Dutch Spectrum / Polygram sleeve, courtesy of Cult VHS!

Irish Parc Video sleeve! (Can anyone provide a better scan?)

U.S. theatrical trailer, uploaded by "HorrorMovieEmpire"!

Looking for Brides of the Beast on VHS? It's available on Amazon here, but be sure to email the seller first to ensure you're getting the right label. There's also a special edition DVD from Image Entertainment available here, or as part of their Blood Island Vacation Collection.

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For a look at other labels, check out The VHS Archives!

© 2012 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.

It's Name that Movie Monday! Challenge #27!

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Welcome back to Name that Movie Monday!

It's time for Challenge #27 here at the ol' Arcana! Can you identify this week's mystery photo, scanned direct from The Holecheck Archives? If you think you recognize it, post a comment below. As the week goes on, if no one guesses correctly I'll begin adding some pretty useless hints. Easy, right?

Here ya' go -- good luck!

Solved! Update coming soon!

For a look at our last Challenge, click here. While you're at it, Challenge #24 is still unsolved, so click here to try your luck! We also have quite a few unidentified Grab Bag photos, if you really want to show your stuff. And don't forget, our Upcoming Releases List (the best on the 'net) is constantly updated, so stop by and preorder some cool stuff!

© 2011 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.

It's Name that Movie Monday! Challenge #21!

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Welcome back to Name that Movie Monday!

It's time for Challenge #21 here at the ol' Arcana! Can you identify this week's mystery photo, scanned direct from The Holecheck Archives? If you think you recognize it, post a comment below. As the week goes on, if no one guesses correctly I'll begin adding some pretty useless hints. Easy, right?

Here ya' go -- good luck!

UPDATE:

Well, that didn't take long, did it?

Congrats to Doug Waltz for identifying Herschell Gordon Lewis' typically ludicrous bike-bitch epic, She-Devils on Wheels (1968). As their motto goes, "We don't owe nobody nothin' and we don't make no deals! We're swingin' chicks on motorbikes and maneaters on wheels!" Add in some splashy violence, groovy garage rock and hilariously quotable dialogue (including the legendary "Go fumigate yourself, craphead!") and you have a guaranteed night's entertainment.

Originally released to theaters ("in Blinding Color!" according to the promotional materials) by Mayflower Pictures, Inc., the film was later picked up by AIP as a co-feature for Billy Jack, of all things. What a night that bill would've been! At home, She-Devils on Wheels received a 1985 VHS release from World Video once its rights were bought up by Jimmy Maslon's Shock Films, who reissued it themselves in 1990 as part of their incredible 'Sleaziest Movies in the History of the World' series hosted by Joe Bob Briggs. Shock then worked out a deal with Something Weird Video, and that's where it's resided since. Their DVD looks great and comes with a fun commentary, stills collection, trailers and more, so get on the road!

For a look at our last entry, which has remained unsolved since December(!), click here.  We also have quite a few unidentified Grab Bag photos, if you really want to show your stuff.  And don't forget, our Upcoming Releases List (the best on the 'net) is constantly updated, so stop by and preorder some cool stuff!

© 2011 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.

Project Mogul: Alfonso Brescia's SPECIAL FORCE (1968)

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SPECIAL FORCE

Alfonso Brescia's Testa di sbarco per otto implacabili (1968)

The VHS Archives Factsheet

Label: Mogul Communications, Inc.

Catalog: MOG1023

Box Type: Clamshell

Year of Release: 1987

Runtime: 94:05

Print: 1.33:1 / English / No subs

Extras: None

About the Film

Director: Alfonso Brescia

Year of Release: 1968

Country of Origin: Italy / France

Stars:  Guy Madison, Peter Lee Lawrence, Erika Blanc

AKAs: Hell in Normandy, Bridgehead for Eight Ruthless Men

Verbatim Box Synopsis

Enemy troops leave senseless destruction and suffering in their wake turning everything into a bloody battlefield.  Thousands of innocent civilians and killed and hundreds of thousands made homeless.

 

A group of undercover soldiers behind the lines are captured trying to infiltrate and sabotage enemy defenses.

 

The American High Command immediately starts operation "Gambit" to storm the enemy occupied zone and repress the aggressors.

 

Thus, eight highly trained human fighting machines are recruited and parachuted behind enemy lines to blow up and destroy their defenses.

U.S. Mogul Communications, Inc. sleeve!

Mogul Communications sales ad, courtesy of 
Spaghetti Cinema's William Connolly!

 Danish VideoCenter sleeve, courtesy of Hans-Jorn Reimer and his 
Danish Ex-Rental VHS Appreciation Group!

Norwegian Video-Huset sleeve, courtesy of Dag-Johnny Elnes!

Looking for Special Force on VHS?  It's available on Amazon here.

Investigate more titles with Project: MOGUL!

 

For a look at other labels, check out The VHS Archives!

 

© 2011 -- Bruce Holecheck. All Rights Reserved.