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Rob Zombie popularized the “hillbilly horror” subgenre with films like “House of 1000 Corpses” and “The Devil’s Rejects,” but writer/ director Jon Killough did it over a decade earlier by making a movie that’s fun for the whole family… the Manson family, that is! Crawldaddy and her kids travel cross-country selling fine leather apparel when their van breaks down in the Ohio backwoods. Auto mechanic Tom and his wife Whinnie put them up for the weekend, until ex-cop neighbor Paul discovers what their product is really made of... Painstakingly restored from a 2K film scan of the original 16mm A/B roll cut negative with a dynamic 5.1 surround remix, “Skinned Alive” debuts on Blu-ray. This Ultimate Edition includes hours of vintage and newly-prepared bonus materials plus three audio commentaries. Starring Scott Spiegel (“Intruder,” “Evil Dead II,” “From Dusk ‘Til Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money”) and produced by J.R. Bookwalter (“The Dead Next Door,” “Robot Ninja”)! LIMITED EDITION FEATURES: Double walled reverse-board matte o-ring It's Alive..... on Blu-ray! - Booklet notes SPECIAL FEATURES: High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation with 1.78:1 & 4:3 options DTS.HD MA 5.1 English Sountrack DD 5.1 Thai Soundtrack Optional English Subtitles Audio Commentary by writer/director Jon Killough, moderated by Tempe Historian Ross Snyder of Saturn’s Core Audio and Video Audio Commentary by producer J.R. Bookwalter and make-up effects artist David Lange Carving Up 30 Years of Skinned Alive featurette Call Me Daddy You Shit Head: Remembering Mary Jackson featurette Prissy Boy Phink: The Scott Spiegel Interview featurette 2020 Location Tour Restoration Grindhouse featurette Stills Galleries Trailer Skinned Alive - 1990 VHS version Audio Commentary by Doug Tilley and Moe Porne of The No-Budget Nightmares Podcast Two roommates episodes Joy Circuit 1987 Music Video Cut to the Bone: Dissecting the Making of Skinned Alive featurette Behind the Scenes featurette Camera and Wardrobe Tests About the 2002 Remastering Reversible sleeve featuring alternative VHS artwork TECHNICAL SPECS: Region Code: B Audio: DTS-HD 5.1 Picture: 1080p HD 1.78:1 / 1.33:1 Runtime: 78 mins approx Language: English / Thai Subtitles: English
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Skinned Alive (1990)
78 min
Crawldaddy and her two kids are travelling across the country on the search for victims. The dysfunctional family has the disturbing habit of skinning people alive before killing them. When their van breaks down, they are put up by a friendly couple.