By MICHAEL GINGOLD
An unsung hero of DIY cinema is getting his full due in a couple of multimedia packages.
Severin Films has opened up pre-orders for BLOODY LEGEND: THE COMPLETE CLIFF TWEMLOW COLLECTION on its Intervision Picture Corp. label, with shipping anticipated to begin in mid-June and a wide release date of July 27. The set honors the career of Cliff Twemlow, described by Severin as “a nightclub bouncer, composer, novelist, actor, filmmaker and unsung ’80s U.K. legend. For more than a decade, the unstoppable Manchester native–along with a devoted team of local doormen, martial artists, variety performers, models, girlfriends, gym friends, family members and B-listers–created his own low-budget shot-on-video empire via a bollock-bashing oeuvre of gangster films, horror movies, spy thrillers, sci-fi epics and beyond.”
The collection is headlined by the new documentary MANCUNIAN MAN: THE LEGENDARY CAREER OF CLIFF TWEMLOW and contains every film Twemlow made, including his “video nasty” G.B.H./GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM. The details are as follows:
DISC 1: MANCUNIAN MAN: THE LEGENDARY LIFE OF CLIFF TWEMLOW Blu-ray
Special Features:
- Additional Scenes
- Manchester Locations Tour
- THE SWEDISH CONNECTION: Interview with Jonathan Sisson On G.B.H.’s First-Time/Last-Time Investors
- THE PIKE REDISCOVERED: The Hunt For The Mechanical Monster
- Manchester Premiere
- London World Premiere
- Glasgow Premiere
- Trailer
- Image Gallery
DISC 2: TUXEDO WARRIOR Blu-ray
Special Features:
- Outtakes
- Gag Reel
- Trailer
DISC 3: G.B.H./GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM Blu-ray
*Includes Original Director’s Cut (89 mins.) & UK Release Version (74 mins.)
Special Features:
- Audio Commentary With Actor Brian Sterling-Vete And Cult Movie Historian David Flint (UK Release Version Only)
- Alternate Credits Sequence
- Teaser Trailer
- Trailer
- THE PIKE TV Special
- MASON’S WAR Promo
DISC 4: TARGET: EVE ISLAND/THE IBIZA CONNECTION Blu-ray
Special Features for TARGET: EVE ISLAND:
- Audio Commentary With Actor Brian Sterling-Vete And Producer Martin De Rooy
- FOR THE LOVE OF CLIFF: Audio Commentary Outtake With Brian Sterling-Vete, Martin De Rooy And Severin Films’ Carl Daft
- Granada Tourism Promo
- Alternate Credits Sequence
- Rushes
- Trailer 1
- Trailer 2
Special Features for THE IBIZA CONNECTION:
- Audio Commentary With Director Howard Arundel And Cult Movie Historian David Flint
- Actor Brett Sinclair’s Ibiza Videos
DISC 5: THE AFRICAN RUN/MOON STALKER Blu-ray
Special Features for THE AFRICAN RUN:
- Scene Breakdowns: Compilation Of New Scenes With Detailed Production/Location Notes
- Alternate Credits Sequence
- David Ball Test Footage
Special Features for MOON STALKER:
- Audio Commentary With Actor Brian Sterling-Vete And Cult Movie Historian David Flint
- Alternate Credits Sequence
- Trailer
- THE BLIND SIDE OF GOD Promo
- HARRISING MOMENTS: Jerry Harris Showreel
DISC 6: THE HITMAN/THE EYE OF SATAN Blu-ray
Special Features for THE HITMAN:
- Alternate Credits Sequence
- Trailer
Special Features for THE EYE OF SATAN:
- Deleted Scenes
- Bloopers
- Trailer 1
- Trailer 2
DISC 7: FIRESTAR: FIRST CONTACT/TOKYO SUNRISE Blu-ray
Special Features for FIRESTAR: FIRST CONTACT:
- Deleted Fight Scene
- Trailer
Special Features for TOKYO SUNRISE:
- Making-Of
- Outtakes/Bloopers
- Promo 1
- Promo 2
DISC 8: G.B.H. 2: LETHAL IMPACT Blu-ray
* Includes Pre-Release Version (99 mins.) & Special Edition (110 mins.)
Special Features:
- BAD WEEKEND: Cliff’s Final Production, An Unreleased Short Film Intended As A Half-Hour TV Pilot
DISC 9: FITNESS OVER 40/THE ART OF NUDE MASSAGE Blu-ray
Special Features: N/A
Plus THE PETER RENO TAPES audio CD
Pre-orders for the boxed set can be found here. There is also a Bloody Legendary Bundle that includes a G.B.H. T-shirt and paperback reprints (in association with Encyclopocalypse Publications) of three Twemlow books: his memoir THE TUXEDO WARRIOR and the horror novels THE PIKE and THE BEAST OF KANE; that can be pre-ordered here. The books are also available separately.
