OZPLOITATION RARITIES Headed To Blu-ray This July
Umbrella Entertainment have revealed they will release OZPLOITATION RARITIES VOLUME 1, comprised of CROSSTALK (1980), LADY STAY DEAD (1981) & FINAL CUT (1982), to Blu-ray on July 3rd.
CROSSTALK
Confined by his mysterious employers to a luxury high-rise apartment, wheelchair-bound computer programmer Ed Ballinger (Gary Day), attempts to correct a malfunction in the I-500 – the world’s most sophisticated surveillance system. Confronted by increasingly bizarre readouts, he discovers that not only is the computer’s intelligence growing – but it has witnessed a vicious murder!
Ed becomes obsessed with solving the crime – and soon both man and machine are plunged into a vortex of technological horror…
Boasting a pulse-pounding, blood-soaked finale and one of Ozploitation cinema’s most iconic jolt moments (featuring a severed head in a washing machine), CROSSTALK is a stylish cinematic blend of Hitchcock, Kubrick and Italian giallo shocks.
CROSSTALK is presented in a new 2K transfer approved by the film’s cinematographer, Vincent Monton (LONG WEEKEND, ROADGAMES), showcasing all of its neon lit anamorphic widescreen visuals – and cementing its reputation as Ozploitation’s premiere hi-tech thriller of the 1980s.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Rear Window Meets 2001
– a Visual Essay from screenwriter and author Stephen Vagg - Shooting Hitchcock Downunder
– an interview with cinematographer Vincent Monton - Not Quite Hollywood
– interview with executive producer Ross Matthews - The VHS Experience
- Archival Interviews
– director Mark Egerton, executive producer Ross Matthews & composer Chris Neill - Archival Interview [Audio Only]
– original writer/director Keith Salvat conducted by film critic David Stratton - Extended Theatrical Trailer
- Theatrical Trailer
LADY STAY DEAD
Living in a luxury villa on a deserted Sydney beach, millionairess pop singer Marie Coleby (Deborah Coulls) makes the grave mistake of antagonizing her unhinged peeping Tom gardener (Chard Hayward) – leading to a vicious rape and a macabre murder.
The unexpected arrival of Marie’s sister Jenny (Louise Howitt) hinders the disposal of the body – so she is added to the insane handyman’s kill list. With Jenny equally determined to stay alive, so begins a cat-and-mouse battle of wits climaxing in an after dark assault that violently showcases garden shears, a chainsaw and homemade petrol bombs.
Branded “distasteful and sleazy” by the UK press – and featuring one of the most visceral set-pieces in Ozploitation cinema (death by aquarium) – LADY, STAY DEAD is presented here in a newly scanned and restored 2K master from the 35mm interpos, making it an essential re-discovery for slaughter-seeking film fans.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Not Quite Hollywood
– interview with actor Roger Ward - Interview with actor Chard Haywood [Audio Only]
- The VHS Experience
- THE D.W. GRIFFITH OF OZPLOITATION
– a visual essay on the career of filmmaker Terry Bourke by Paul Harris - Archival Interview [Audio Only]
– with co-producer John Hipwell conducted by Paul Harris - Terry Bourke Trailer Reel
- Stills Gallery
- Theatrical Trailer
FINAL CUT
In the fast lane world of sex, drugs and rock’n’roll, Dominic Black (David Clendinning), a millionaire entrepreneur, reins supreme. Bored with the usual showbiz diversions, he prefers to indulge in playing elaborate mind games – and making movies where the performers end up dead!
After a documentary cameraman (Lou Brown) and his journalist girlfriend (Jennifer Cluff) witness one of Dominic’s party guests being hunted and killed in a chilling, hallucinatory chase, the immoral tycoon fears they may have captured the shocking event on film.
He lures the inquisitive pair to his luxury Surfers Paradise penthouse for a weekend of cat-and-mouse games where there are blood splattered bodies in the pool, on the balcony and in the cupboards… but in this complex, deadly nightmare, nothing is what it seems.
Set against the tranquil backdrop of sundrenched beaches and glittering blue seas, this little seen psychological thriller (from the writer of FANTASM) delivers non-stop twists and turns in a violent, flesh-filled tale of voyeurism, pornography, snuff films and complex human manipulation.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Audio Commentary
– with producer Mike Williams moderated by screenwriter Shayne Armstrong - Oz Voyeurs
– a Visual Essay from Author and TV historian Andrew Mercado - Not Quite Hollywood
– interview with director Ross Dimsey - The VHS Experience
- Stills Gallery
- Trailer
While a Standard Version will be released to stores with just the films, the Limited Edition set is a Umbrella Webstore Exclusive that includes a Rigid Slipcase, 48 Page Book with content written by Paul Harris, John Hipwell, David Stratton & Stephen Vagg, 2x A3 Reversible Posters, 8 Poster Cards and all individually numbered.
