Severin Films resurrect and restore notorious cannibal classic.
Back in the scum-soaked days of 42nd street sleaze, a little movie called DOCTOR BUTCHER MD, made its rounds, first in the strip’s theaters and later on home video, thrilling gorehounds everywhere, shocking audiences and relying on a rather brilliant marketing campaign to get fright folks’ hearts pounding.
Now, on July 26th, Severin Films will release DOCTOR BUTCHER MD on Blu-ray and DVD in both its Americanized, Aquarius distributed cut and its original Italian version under the name ZOMBI HOLOCAUST.
The disc comes full loaded. Fully restored. Totally uncut. And packed with bonus features.
From the press release:
Ian McCulloch (ZOMBIE), Alexandra Delli Colli (THE NEW YORK RIPPER), Sherry Buchanan (TENTACLES) and Donald OBrien (EMANUELLE AND THE LAST CANNIBALS) star in this blood orgy of gut-munching, eyeball-gouging and face-chopping originally known as ZOMBIE HOLOCAUST, which a notorious American distributor would then re-edit, re-title and re-release as a certified grindhouse masterpiece. Severin Films now presents both films fully restored for the first time ever from original vault elements discovered in Manhattan and Rome, and loaded with all-new Bonus Features that finally reveal the unbelievable truth behind its bizarre history, infamous marketing and still-deviant legacy.
The first 5000 copies of this double disc release will come with official DOCTOR BUTCHER Barf Bag! Available from www.severin-films.com
DOCTOR BUTCHER MD
Bonus Features:
Featurette: BUTCHERY & BALLYHOO: Interview with Aquarius Releasing’s Terry Levene.
Featurette: DOWN ON THE DEUCE: Nostalgic Tour Of 42nd Street With Temple Of Schlock’s Chris Poggiali and Filmmaker Roy Frumkes.
Roy Frumkes’ Segment Of Unfinished Anthology Film TALES THAT WILL TEAR YOUR HEART
Featurette: THE BUTCHER MOBILE: Interview with Gore Gazette Editor & Butcher Mobile Barker Rick Sullivan
Featurette: CUTTING DOCTOR BUTCHER: Interview with Editor Jim Markovic.
Illustrated Essay: Experiments With A Male Caucasian Brain (…and other memories of 42nd Street) By Gary Hertz.
Trailers: One Theatrical and Two Video Release Trailers for DOCTOR BUTCHER MD.
ZOMBIE HOLOCAUST (reversible sleeve art)
Bonus Features:
Featurette: VOODOO MAN: Interview With Star Ian McCulloch.
Featurette: BLOOD OF THE ZOMBIES: Interview With FX Master Rosario Prestopino.
Featurette: FILMMAKER ENZO G. CASTELLARI REMEMBERS HIS FATHER DIRECTOR MARINO GIROLAMI
Featurette: SHERRY HOLOCAUST: Interview With Actress Sherryl Buchanan.
Featurette: NEUROSURGERY ITALIAN STYLE: An Interview With FX Artist Maurizio Trani
Featurette: New York Filming Locations Then Vs. Now. A look at the Big Apple locales as they are today.
Audio Bonus: Ian McCulloch Sings “Down By The River”
Trailers: The International and German Trailers for ZOMBIE HOLOCAUST.
First 5000 Copies come with Official Barf Bag.
DOCTOR BUTCHER MD will be released UNCUT. Transferred in 2k and restored from negative elements from the Aquarius Releasing vaults and from the original negative of ZOMBIE HOLOCAUST in Rome. DOCTOR BUTCHER MD is the official US release version, with extra footage and a unique soundtrack, which was a massive hit on 42nd Street and birthed a generation of gore hounds in the early VHS era.
Ready to dig in?
Go to Severin FIlms‘ site to learn more…
