Umbrella Reveal Final List Of HOUSEBOAT HORROR Blu-ray Extras
Umbrella Entertainment have revealed the final list of Special Features and transfer information for their upcoming Blu-ray of the Australian shot-on-video slasher classic HOUSEBOAT HORROR, ahead of its June 21 release.
NOTES ABOUT TRANSFER:
Previously thought to be lost, a master of HOUSEBOAT HORROR was discovered in the personal archives of producer Ollie Martin in 2022, in the form of a Type C 1-inch videotape. Transferred from the tape source to digital, retimed from 25fps to 24fps, upscaled from 720 x 576 to 1920 x 1080 and finally processed to create a high definition master with increased image detail, clarity and colour. All work was carried out by ROAR Digital in Melbourne Australia.
PREVIOUSLY ‘UNANNOUNCED’ EXTRAS:
- The First Girl
Interview with actress Alisa Meadow - KILLER ZOMBIES [SD]
Short Film directed By Zlatko ‘Acid Head’ Kasumovic starring Ollie Martin & ‘Film Buff’ Paul Harris - THE MAD DAREDEVILS DOWNUNDER [SD]
Feature-length documentary on Australian Stunt Men directed by Ollie Martin and featuring HOUSEBOAT HORROR segment with Billy ‘Super’ Smith - Digital Remaster Comparison
FULL LIST OF SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Audio Commentary
with comedian Tony Martin and film historian Jarret Gahan - 30th Anniversary Q&A
from Monster Fest 2019 with Clayton Jacobson, Brian Mannix, Don Bridges, Stephen Whittaker, Craig Alexander, Christopher Young, Warren Amster & Boyd Martin - You’ll Bar Up
Interview with actor Gavin Wood - A Hell Of A Lot Of Grunting
Interview with actor Zlatko Kasumovic - You Should Be Getting Some Of This On Film
Interview with actor Craig Alexander - You Don’t Have To Hate The Film People Forever
Interview with actress Louise Siversen - They Were Film People
Interview with actor Don Bridges - 52 Pick Up
Interview with editor/second unit director Clayton Jacobson - The First Girl
Interview with actress Alisa Meadow - A Fatal Vision
Interview with film critic and journalist Michael Helms - ‘Undiscovered Masterpieces of the Cinema’
Sketch from THE LATE SHOW - KILLER ZOMBIES [SD]
Short Film directed By Zlatko ‘Acid Head’ Kasumovic
starring Ollie Martin & ‘Film Buff ‘ Paul Harris - THE MAD DAREDEVILS DOWNUNDER [SD]
Feature-length documentary on Australian Stunt Men directed by Ollie Martin
and featuring HOUSEBOAT HORROR segment with Billy ‘Super’ Smith - Digital Remaster Comparison
- Trailer
Also Umbrella have unveiled the Contents of the An Undiscovered Masterpiece of Cinema – 48pp Perfect Bound Book that’s exclusive to the limited Collector’s Edition release.
LET ME TELL YOU A STORY: THE MAN WHO WAS OLLIE MARTIN
A fascinating profile of HOUSEBOAT HORROR writer, director and producer Ollie Martin by Emma Westwood featuring anecdotes by Elle Martin, Gavin Wood, Clayton Jacobson and Ray Boseley.
MARAUDERS, MADMEN & MAVERICKS: MELBOURNE’S SHOT-ON-VIDEO UNDERGROUND
Author John Harrison takes an unflinching look at some of Australia’s nastiest cinematic treasures including Marauders (1986), Houseboat Horror (1989), Bloodlust (1992) and Stygian (2000).
BANNED IN QUEENSLAND: A PERSONAL VIEW OF THE FILMS BOARD OF REVIEW
Filmmaker Andrew Leavold takes us on an enthralling journey behind the conservative curtain of Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen’s Queensland and the birth of the ‘Banned In Queensland’ badge of honour.
Along with the three essays, the book also contains excerpts from the original press kit, media clippings and never-before publicly released archival materials.
The Collector’s Edition includes:
- Custom Artwork Outer Rigid Slipcase
- Custom Artwork Slipcase
- ‘Banned in Queensland’ Enamel pin
- An Undiscovered Masterpiece of Cinema – 48pp perfect bound book with essays, excerpts from the original press kit, media clippings and more.
- 8 Art Cards
- A3 Reversible Poster
- Individually Numbered
Before Tommy Wiseau entered THE ROOM and James Nguyen took flight with BIRDEMIC, Ollie Martin welcomed audiences aboard HOUSEBOAT HORROR. Shot on video, banned in Queensland and distributed with the world’s first ‘Gratuitous Violence & Blood Gush Guarantee‘, HOUSEBOAT HORROR is pure homegrown hilarity and quite possibly the most quotable film in (SOV) cinematic history!
Starring a veritable who’s who of 80s Australian talent including Alan Dale (NEIGHBOURS), Christine Jeston (THE YOUNG DOCTORS), Gavin Wood (COUNTDOWN), Des ‘Animal’ Mckenna (HEY HEY, IT’S SATURDAY) and John Michael ‘Hollywood’ Howson, HOUSEBOAT HORROR also features a slew of knockout song hits by THE UNCANNY X-MEN’s Brian Mannix.
When a music video shoot on the seemingly tranquil Lake Infinity turns into smorgasboard of horror, death and blood-gushing mayhem, it can only mean one thing… ACID HEAD, a horribly scarred axe-wielding maniac with a grudge against interlopers, is loose!
Available June 21, Pre-order Now
