On August 24th, Severin Films launches a long-overdue re-appraisal of doomed Spanish auteur Eloy de la Iglesia with individual releases of his notorious ‘video nasty’ CANNIBAL MAN and the suspense shocker NO ONE HEARD THE SCREAM, plus a three-film set of Eloy’s landmark – and still startling – ‘70s teen-crime films NAVAJEROS, EL PICO and EL PICO 2 in THE QUINQUI COLLECTION. Last but not least, Severin ventures into mainstream territory with a remastered release of comedy classic OVERBOARD.
CANNIBAL MAN (1972)
Region Code: Region-Free
Video: 1080p HD Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio: (Extended Version) English Mono w/ Partial Spanish, Spanish Mono with Partial English (International Version) English Mono, Spanish Mono
Subtitles: (Extended Version) English (Forced over Spanish audio), (International Version) English
Director: Eloy de la Iglesia
Cast: Vicente Parra, Emma Cohen, Eusebio Poncela
From subversive Spanish writer/director Eloy de la Iglesia comes the international hit and DPP 39 ‘Video Nasty’ that remains among the most notorious and misunderstood shockers of the ‘70s: When a slaughterhouse worker (Vicente Parra of NO ONE HEARD THE SCREAM) accidentally kills a man during a fight, it will trigger a desperate descent into madness, mass murder and “the most horrific use of a single apartment since Polanski’s REPULSION” (Mondo Digital). Emma Cohen (CUT-THROATS NINE) and Eusebio Poncela (LAW OF DESIRE) co-star in this “unforgettable mix of Euro arthouse and exploitive sleaze” (DVD Drive-In) – also known as THE APARTMENT ON THE 13TH FLOOR and WEEK OF THE KILLER – now featuring both the International and extended Spanish Version newly scanned from the original negatives for the first time ever.
Special Features:
- Exclusive Slipcase
- Reversible Artwork
- Two Cuts of the Film
-Extended version - 107min
-International version - 98m
- Cinema At The Margins – Stephen Thrower and Dr. Shelagh Rowan-Legg on Eloy de la Iglesia
- The Sleazy And The Strange – Interview with Carlos Aguilar
- Deleted Scenes
- Trailer
NO ONE HEARD THE SCREAM (1973)
Region Code: Region-Free
Video: 1080p HD Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio: Spanish Mono with Optional English Subtitles
Director: Eloy de la Iglesia
Cast: Vicente Parra, Carmen Sevilla, María Asquerino, Antonio Casas
One year after his international breakthrough with CANNIBAL MAN, defiant Basque filmmaker Eloy de la Iglesia co-wrote and directed this twisted thriller – his last under Spain’s repressive Franco regime – that instantly made him “the father of Spanish giallo” (Spanish Fear): When a woman spies her neighbor disposing of his wife’s corpse, she will cross the line from witness to accomplice to something far more depraved. Vicente Parra (CANNIBAL MAN), Carmen Sevilla (THE GLASS CEILING), María Asquerino (THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE) and Antonio Casas (THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY) star in “a must for all European film fans, with a final twist that will resonate with you for a very long time” (The Gore Splattered Corner), now featuring an HD scan from the original negative.
Special Features:
- Eloy de la Iglesia And The Spanish Giallo – An Interview with Film Scholar Dr. Andy Willis
ELOY DE LA IGLESIA'S QUINQUI COLLECTION (1980-1983)
Region Code: Region-Free
Video: 1080p HD Widescreen (1.66:1)
Audio: Spanish Mono with Optional English Subtitles
Director: Eloy de la Iglesia
Cast:
Short for quincallero (delinquent) and pronounced ‘kinky’, it was a brutal sub-genre of juvenile gang dramas produced in ‘70s/‘80s Spain. But for Basque writer/director Eloy de la Iglesia (CANNIBAL MAN, NO ONE HEARD THE SCREAM), these three Cine Quinqui classics would become the most successful, controversial and tragically defining films of his entire career. José Luis Manzano – the charismatic street kid discovered by de la Iglesia – stars in this graphic neorealist trilogy that depicts the crime, violence and drug abuse that ravaged the post-Franco nation, and led to the filmmaker and actor’s real-life addictions to heroin – and each other – that would ultimately destroy them both. NAVAJEROS, EL PICO and EL PICO 2 are now scanned in HD from the original negatives with all-new Special Features created especially for this collection.
Special Features:
Navajeros (1980)
- José Sacristán on Eloy de la Iglesia – Interview with Actor José Sacristán
El Pico (1983)
- Blood In The Streets: The Quinqui Film - Phenomenon – An interview with Quinqui Historians Mery Cuesta and Tom Whittaker
- Trailer
El Pico 2 (1984)
- Queerness, Crime, And The Basque Conflict In The Quinqui Films Of Eloy de la Iglesia – A Panel with Scholars Alejandro Melero and Paul Julian Smith, Moderated by Evan Purchell of Ask Any Buddy
- Trailer
OVERBOARD (1987)
Region Code: Region-Free
Video: 1080p HD Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio: English Stereo, French Stereo, Spanish Mono with Optional English Subtitles
Closed Captions: English SDH
Director: Garry Marshall
Cast: Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Edward Herrmann. Katherine Helmond, Roddy McDowall
Get ready to fall in love all over again with one of the most popular romantic comedies of our time: Oscar®-winner Goldie Hawn* and Kurt Russell star in this riches-to-rags love story about a snobby yacht-owning socialite (Hawn) whose accidental amnesia presents the perfect opportunity for a widowed local carpenter (Russell) to convince her she’s his wife and mother to his four out-of-control kids. Edward Herrmann (ANNIE), Katherine Helmond (TIME BANDITS) and Roddy McDowall co-star in the 24-carat Goldie & Kurt classic from director Garry Marshall (PRETTY WOMAN, THE PRINCESS DIARIES) and screenwriter Leslie Dixon (MRS. DOUBTFIRE), now scanned in 2K for the first time ever.
Special Features:
- Slipcase
- Interview with Screenwriter Leslie Dixon
-Trailer
