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Sold Out / OOP This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition slipcover (designed by Earl Kessler Jr.) was limited to 2,500 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover. Gregg assumed it would be just another night out with friends, but things take an unexpected turn when he, his brother, and their girlfriends are kidnapped by the crazed Dr. Divine. The doctor, a twisted genius, has developed a radical method of life extension - transplanting the brains of his elderly and very wealthy patients into the bodies of the young. When Gregg escapes from the doctor's lair, but finds the local police unwilling to accept his story, he realizes that it'll be up to him to put an end to the doctor's diabolical 'treatments,' or run the risk of him and his friends losing their heads...literally. Directed by career genre filmmaker, Joel Bender (Midnight Kiss, Gas Pump Girls), THE IMMORTALIZER revels in bloody surgical sequences, ubiquitous nudity, and a 'mad doctor' story which plays thematically as though the film were a 1930s poverty row horror feature updated for the late 80s exploitation market. Featuring colorful cinematography from four-time Emmy® nominee Alan Caso (TV's Six Feet Under) and a supporting performance from Melody Patterson (TV's F Troop), Vinegar Syndrome brings THE IMMORTALIZER to Blu-ray in a brand new 2K restoration. directed by: Joel Bender starring: Ron Ray, Chris Crone, Clarke Lindsley, Melody Patterson 1989 / 96 min / 1.85:1 / English Stereo Additional info: Region A Blu-ray Newly scanned & restored in 2k from its 35mm interpositive “Making a Crazy Movie” - an interview with director Joel Bender “A Philosophy of Light” - an interview with cinematographer Alan Caso Promotional still gallery Reversible cover artwork SDH English subtitles
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The Immortalizer (1990)
96 min
A crazed scientist sends out his mutant creations to kidnap young, beautiful men and women to bring back to his lab so he can transplant their brains into the bodies of old, wealthy people.