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Grindhouse favorite Andy Milligan celebrated in Severin’s “GUTTER AUTEUR” Blu-ray set

A documentary on the polarizing filmmaker is the centerpiece of this collection.

Severin Films has announced that it has opened pre-orders for GUTTER AUTEUR: THE LOST LEGACY OF ANDY MILLIGAN, with a street date of April 28. The three-Blu-ray boxed set features Josh Johnson and Grayson Tyler Johnson’s acclaimed documentary THE DEGENERATE: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF ANDY MILLIGAN, chronicling the career of the 42nd Street filmmaker behind THE GHASTLY ONES, BLOODTHIRSTY BUTCHERS, GURU THE MAD MONK and many others (see more details here). The collection also includes the long-lost, recently rediscovered Milligan films THE DEGENERATES and KISS ME, KISS ME, KISS ME!, the director’s early project COMPASS ROSE and his rarely seen 1979 Southern Gothic HOUSE OF SEVEN BELLES. The movies are accompanied by hours of special features; the details are:

Disc 1: THE DEGENERATE: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF ANDY MILLIGAN

  • Team Degenerate: Q&A With Directors Josh Johnson and Grayson Tyler Johnson, THE GHASTLY ONE Author Jimmy McDonough and Milligan Collaborators Hope Stansbury, Natalie Rogers, Ken Lane and John Borske at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival World Premiere
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Trailer

Disc 2: THE DEGENERATES/COMPASS ROSE

Special Features for THE DEGENERATES:

  • Audio Commentary With Milligan Expert Alex DiSanto
  • Two Weeks In Woodstock: Interview With Actress Laura Cunningham
  • Trauma At Tribeca: 2025 Tribeca Film Festival Introduction To THE DEGENERATES/KISS ME, KISS ME, KISS ME! Re-Premiere By Jimmy McDonough, Author OfTHE GHASTLY ONE
  • Sin Sisters ’66: Interview With Stephen Thrower, Author Of NIGHTMARE USA
  • Lobby Card Gallery

Special Feature for COMPASS ROSE:

  • Auricon Ego Death: Interview With Stephen Thrower, Author Of NIGHTMARE USA

Disc 3: KISS ME, KISS ME, KISS ME!/HOUSE OF SEVEN BELLES

Special Features for KISS ME, KISS ME, KISS ME!:

  • Audio Interview With Andy Milligan By Author Stéphane Bourgoin, October 10, 1975
  • Magic Time!: Interview With Actor Peter Ratray
  • Dove And Divine: Interview With Actress Natalie Rogers
  • Milligan Illustrated: Interview With Stephen Thrower, Author Of NIGHTMARE USA
  • Licentious Lunacy: Interview With Milligan Expert Alex DiSanto
  • Trailer

Special Feature for HOUSE OF SEVEN BELLES:

  • All About The Frocks: Interview With Stephen Thrower, Author Of NIGHTMARE USA

Retail price is $49.95, though the pre-order price is $35.

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