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(aka "La casa sperduta nel parco" or "House of the Park on the Edge")
directed by Ruggero Deodato
Italy 1980
Refreshed from raping and
murdering a young woman in the park, New York mechanic Alex
(David Hess,
THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT) is ready to go out
dancing with his more timid buddy Ricky (Giovanni Lombardo
Radice,
CANNIBAL FEROX) when well-to-do Tom (Christian
Borromeo,
MURDER ROCK) and smokin' hot Lisa (Annie Belle,
THE ALCOVE) drop in to get their car fixed. To make
up for the inconvenience, Tom and Lisa invite the odd pair
back to their swanky house for a party. Also in attendance
are outwardly glum, closet disco diva Gloria (Lorraine de
Selle, WILD BEASTS), her boyfriend Howard (Gabriele
Di Giulio, THE SEMINARIST), and statuesque "Grace
Jones-y" Glenda (Marie Claude Joseph). After a memorable
bout of groove thang-shaking (mostly from Ricky), a fixed
poker game, and lot of sexual teasing from Lisa, Alex
realizes that he and Ricky were invited for amusement and
ridicule by their wealthy hosts. Alex whips out his straight
razor and commences a night of horror at THE HOUSE ON THE
EDGE OF THE PARK. |
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Theatrical Release: February 1985 (USA)
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Shameless Screen Entertainment Region 0 - PAL |
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Runtime | 1:27:42 (4% PAL speedup) | 1:31:27 | 1:31:38.493 |
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1.84:1 Original Aspect Ratio
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1.81:1 Original Aspect Ratio
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1080P / 23.976 fps Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 40,958,366,721 bytesFeature: 20,828,737,536 bytes Video Bitrate: 26. 97 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Audio | English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono; Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 mono |
English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono |
DTS-HD Master Audio English 1786 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1786 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) |
Subtitles | English, none | none | None |
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Release Information: Studio: Shameless Screen Entertainment Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 12 |
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DVD Release Date: 17 December
2002 Chapters 12 |
Release Information: Studio: Code Red / Kino Lorber
1080P / 23.976 fps Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 40,958,366,721 bytesFeature: 20,828,737,536 bytes Video Bitrate: 26. 97 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Edition Details: • 'Drive-In' ModeBlu-ray Release Date: March 6th, 2018 Custom Blu-ray Case Chapters: 13 |
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- March 2018: Visually, House on the Edge of the Park is in 1080P, is slightly pictureboxed, and suffers from egregious noise throughout, though this could just be due to the source (2nd or 3rd generation?) given to Code Red. Barring a full restoration of the original negative, which isn't likely to come anytime soon, this may be the best the film will look. Most scenes have a certain blurriness, with grain seemingly added on top. This is by no means a high quality transfer but due to its Grindhouse roots, it more than suffices for fans of the genre. Audio fare a bit better than the video but has its own weaknesses - plenty of ops and crackles - that often give the production an authentic edge. Subtitle are listed but are no accessible on the Region FREE Blu-ray. Last House on Massacre Street aka "The House That Cried Murder" or "Scream" or "No Way Out" or "The Bride" - has more of a natural Grindhouse quality to the film (19 Gig / 29.97 Mbps). Image quality (see bottom of review) differs wildly from scene to scene. There are tears, burns, and scratches throughout but in my opinion this just adds to the grimy 42nd street quality of the film. Targeting a specific crowd this certainly offers value for true Grindhouse fans. Colin Zavitz *** ON THE DVD: First off, the
Shameless DVD of this Deodato titles has not made it through the
BBFC unscathed. It has been cut by 42 seconds (most of it to the
razor violence late in the film), which is disappointing but
nowhere near as severe as its previous BBFC submission (it was
rejected theatrically) for video which was cut by 11 minutes and
42 seconds. Fans in less censorious countries may be interested
in the new Deodato/Hess interview (they have spoken at length
about this film on other releases, but Hess' analysis of his
character and the script is a bit more academic and it might be
rewarding to view the film again after the interview) and may
take an academic interest in the lengthy BBFC meeting with
Deodato and Radice (which is part of a presentation made by
Aberystwyth University professor Martin Barker - who argued
against censorship in the Video Nasty days - discussing the film
in the context of a BBFC-commissioned research project
"Audiences and Receptions of Sexual Violence in Contemporary
Cinema" [downloadable as a PDF from the BBFC site] on the
effects of cutting of sexual violence on the viewers of films).
Deodato and Radice only appear onscreen for the last eight
minutes or so (although there are some humorous reactions by
Radice offscreen during the presentation) as part of a Q&A, but
it is actually a very interesting discussion. Hess' comments on
the cutting of the film make reference to the class elements
(which have also been commented on in relation to the film in
the documentary VIDEO NASTIES: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE). Shriek Show's DVD
features an uncut anamorphic transfer version of the film at the
correct projection speed, although it has been given an
unfortunate interlaced encoding. The interview with David Hess
and his family is interesting, although neither Hess nor his
wife want to talk about their scene together early in the movie.
Some players have had problems accessing the subtitles on the
Deodato interview (along with the subtitles on some other early
Shriek Show/Media Blasters discs), but he discusses working with
Hess and the other cast members, and reassesses his own opinions
of the film film (both Hess and Deoadato are "candid" - to say
the least - in their discussion of each other and the other cast
members). Radice (in English) contributes a humorous interview
as usual (including some humorous remarks about the homoerotic
subtext of Alex and Ricky's relationship). An Easter Egg leads
to a set of trivia questions that, when answered correctly, lead
to a musical performance by Hess' son Jessie. Both discs feature
the trailer (quite a fun viewing experience in itself) which
hilariously refers to the film as HOUSE OF THE PARK ON THE
EDGE. |
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(aka "The House That Cried Murder" or "Scream" or "No Way Out" or "The Bride")
Directed by Jean-Marie Pélissié
USA / Canada 1973
The neurotic and newlywed Barbara (Robin Strasser) finds her husband (Arthur Roberts) in bed with his old flame Eva (Iva Jean Saraceni). Robin doesn't get mad-she gets even. Using funds supplied by her wealthy daddy John Beal, the scorned bride turns Roberts and Saraceni's love nest into a dungeon of horror. |
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