The Herschell Gordon Lewis Feast [Blu-ray]

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

• Fourteen of the Godher of Gore’s finest attractions, restored from original and best surviving vault materials

• High Definition Blu-ray (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 in 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 AIN (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 ain

DISC THREE: COLOR ME BLOOD RED (1965) & SOMETHING WEIRD (1967)

• Introduction to the films by director Herschell Gordon Lewis

• Audio Commentary on Color Me Blood Red with Lewis and producer David F. Friedman

• Audio Commentary on Something Weird with Lewis and Friedman

• Color Me Blood Red Outtakes

• The Art of Madness – visual essay on the recurring motif of mad artists as killers in horror cinema

• Weirdsville – film Scholar Jeffrey Sconce on Something Weird

• Lewis on Jimmy, the Boy Wonder, his 1966 children’s musical

• A Hot Night at the Go Go Lounge! – Lewis’ 1966 dance short

• Trailers for Color Me Blood Red and Something Weird

DISC FOUR: THE GRUESOME TWOSOME (1967) & A TASTE OF BLOOD (1967)

• Introduction to the films by director Herschell Gordon Lewis

• Audio Commentary on The Gruesome Twosome with Lewis

• Audio Commentary on A Taste of Blood with Lewis

• Peaches Christ Flips her Wig! – the San Francisco performer on The Gruesome Twosome

• It Came From Florida – filmmaker Fred Olen Ray (Scalps) on Florida Filmmaking

• Herschell vs The Censors – Lewis discusses some of the pitfalls involving local censorship and the lengths to which angry moviegoers tried to stop him

• Trailers for The Gruesome Twosome and A Taste of Blood

DISC FIVE: SHE-DEVILS ON WHEELS (1968) & JUST FOR THE HELL OF IT (1968)

• Introduction to the films by director Herschell Gordon Lewis

• Audio Commentary on She-Devils on Wheels with Lewis

• Garage Punk Gore – filmmaker and musician Chris Alexander discusses the films and music of Herschell Gordon Lewis

• The Shocking Truth! – Bob Murawski on his lifelong love for Herschell Gordon Lewis and what he has learned from Lewis’ films

• Lewis on his 1968 film The Alley Tramp

• She-Devils on Wheels Radio Spot

• Trailers for She-Devils on Wheels and Just for the Hell of It

DISC SIX: HOW TO MAKE A DOLL (1968) & THE WIZARD OF GORE (1970)

• Introduction to the films by director Herschell Gordon Lewis

• Audio Commentary on The Wizard of Gore with Lewis

• Montag Speaks – an interview with Wizard of Gore actor Ray Sager

• The Gore The Merrier – an interview with Jeremy Kasten, director of the 2007 Wizard of Gore remake

• The Incredibly Strange Film Show: Herschell Gordon Lewis “The Godher of Gore” – episode of the Jonathan Ross-hosted documentary series focusing on Lewis’ films, featuring interviews with Lewis, producer David F. Friedman, actor Bill Kerwin, John Waters and more

• The Wizard of Gore Trailer

DISC SEVEN: THIS STUFF’LL KILL YA! (1971) & THE GORE GORE GIRLS (1972)

• Introduction to the films by director Herschell Gordon Lewis

• Audio Commentary on The Gore Gore Girls with Herschell Gordon Lewis

• Audio Commentary on This Stuff’ll Kill Ya! by camera operator and Lewis biographer Daniel Krogh

• Regional Bloodshed – filmmakers Joe Swanberg and Spencer Parsons discuss the Midwestern roots and work ethic of Lewis’ output and how The Gore Gore Girls represents the shift into transgressive ’70s cinema that would dominate the American horror landscape

• Herschell Spills His Guts– Lewis discusses his career post-The Gore Gore Girls, why he left the film industry and his role as a leading figure in the copywriting industry

• The Gore Gore Girls Radio Spot

• This Stuff’ll Kill Ya! Trailer