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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: MPI
EAN: 0030306814292
Feature: This highly influential cultic from writer-director Jack Hill (The Switchblade Sisters, Foxy Brown) tells the demented and darkly comic tale of the Merrye children -- Elizabeth (Beverly Washburn), Virginia (Jill Banner) and Ralph (Sid Haig)-- all of who suffer from a rare genetic malady in which they mentally regress to a condition of "pre-human savagery and cannibalism." The children l
Format: Black & White, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: MPI Home Entertainment
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Manufacturer: MPI Home Entertainment
MPN: 8142
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MPI Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 25, 2007
Running Time: 84 minutes
Studio: MPI Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1964
Features:- This highly influential cultic from writer-director Jack Hill (The Switchblade Sisters, Foxy Brown) tells the demented and darkly comic tale of the Merrye children -- Elizabeth (Beverly Washburn), Virginia (Jill Banner) and Ralph (Sid Haig)-- all of who suffer from a rare genetic malady in which they mentally regress to a condition of "pre-human savagery and cannibalism." The children l
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This highly influential cult classic from writer-director Jack Hill (The Switchblade Sisters Foxy Brown) tells the demented and darkly comic tale of the Merrye children -- Elizabeth (Beverly Washburn) Virginia (Jill Banner) and Ralph (Sid Haig)-- all of who suffer from a rare genetic malady in which they mentally regress to a condition of "pre-human savagery and cannibalism."The children live in the old family mansion and though under the cautious guardianship of chauffeur Bruno (screen icon Lon Chaney Jr.) they manage to terrorize and kill anyone or anything which passes through the gates.Transferred and restored in High Definition from the 35mm original negatives under the supervision of Jack Hill.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR Rating: NR UPC: 030306814292 Manufacturer No: DVD8142
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Re-titled Spider Baby in 1968 after the original title Cannibal Orgy, Jack Hill's black and white proto horror-comedy influenced numerous films, especially those featuring boxed or bagged body parts, like Phantasm's yellow-bleeding finger and Blue Velvet's ear found in the meadow. Spider Baby is about an inbred family cursed with Merrye's Disease, which transforms even sweet children, Elizabeth (Beverly Washburn), Virginia (Jill Banner), and Ralph (Sid Haig) into murderous cannibals. Virginia steals the opening scene, during which she plays "spider," cutting the ear off a messenger who is sent to their decrepit Victorian mansion to deliver news of the house's confiscation. Caretaker Bruno (Lon Chaney Jr.) futilely chides Virginia in preparation for a visit from their oblivious, snooty cousin, Emily Howe (Carol Ohmart) and her husband, Peter Howe (Quinn Redeker), who plan to take the home. As more people pile into the house for a meeting, including lawyer Schlocker (Karl Schnazer) and his innocent assistant, Ann (Mary Mitchell), the kids cut loose, hacking everyone up and feeding them to their uncles locked in the basement. Jack Hill, whose films range from horror (Switchblade Sisters) to Blaxploitation (Coffy, Foxy Brown), made sure in Spider Baby to balance comedy with spook so its cannibalistic themes scare but don't absolutely disgust. A brilliant dinner party scene, in which the Merryes serve roasted cat and garden bugs, passing on the meat because they "don't eat dead things," is one of the tensest and funniest cannibal film scenes ever made, up there with Fuad Ramses' Egyptian feast in Roger Corman's Blood Feast. This special edition DVD includes interesting featurettes that detail the making of the movie and the whereabouts of the real mansion, though the best part of Spider Baby is pondering how bizarre this film must have seemed to the 1960s youth. —Trinie Dalton
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I never got my movie in the mail. I asked where it was and never got a response. This movie us awesome.
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If Lon Chaney, Jr. (born Creighton Tull Chaney in 1906, died 1973) ever pulled off a finer performance I don't know where or when. Usually he's a little too much the brooding victim who morphs into the Werewolf for me: Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man / House of Frankenstein. But here, (somewhat as he was in his renowned Werewolf films), he's portrayed as a good guy... sort of.
This is an independent film which was shot over a seven-day period during the late summer of 1964. The location ... Read More
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My god....this is a cult classic film that I just accidently happened to stumble upon. Without this film there would be no devils rejects, no texas Chainsaw massacre, no rocky horror picture show, not to mention a load of other films. This film is funny....it's more darkly comic than anything else. It should not be taken seriously, and yet there are some truly terrifying moments. Excellent, really excellent. such a shame Jill Banner died at such a young age...she had the makings of a terrific actress. ... Read More
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One of the greatest movies i have ever seen!!! Great performances by all and especially by Jill Banner(Virginia).
Saw it for the first time a month ago and have watched it 5 times since then. Most movies being made today don't even compare to this MASTERPIECE.
Highly Recommended!
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Oh boy, this is one family you don't want to visit! They are all afflicted with a genetic disease named after, and prevalent only in, their family. It is a basic regression where your mind develops in a backwards fashion and soon you aren't aware that it is not socially acceptable to eat the cat or murder the mailman.
The "family" is looked after by Bruno, the butler, who is charmingly portrayed by Lon Chaney, Jr., with that sweet disposition and sad eyes that made us feel sympathy for the Wolfman. ... Read More
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