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EducationalThe Pete Walker Collection (4 Blu-ray Set) (Blu-ray)
An influential figure in the 1970s British indie cinema, producer/director Pete Walker tested the limits of film censorship in the UK with a string of gruesome and erotic thrillers.
In HOUSE OF WHIPCORD, a fashion model (Penny Irving) is lured into a private reform school where she is punished for her sexually liberated behavior by a zealous warden (Barbara Markham). Walker's spin on Hitchcock's PSYCHO, SCHIZO, involves a beautiful figure skater (Lynne Frederick) who must protect herself against a homicidal stalker. DIE SCREAMING, MARIANNE stars Susan George (STRAW DOGS) as a woman caught in a nightmarish plot to rob her of an inheritance. Pop singer Jack Jones (best remembered for the Love Boat theme) plays a singer who is haunted by the death of his wife, and led into a confrontation with the killer, in THE COMEBACK.
The four films in this collection—each remastered in HD from the original negatives and accompanied by newly filmed interviews—demonstrate the devious sense of humor and penchant for the grotesque that has earned Walker such an enthusiastic cult following.
HOUSE OF WHIPCORD
UK 1974 102 Min. Color 1.66:1
Produced & Directed by Pete Walker
With Penny Irving, Barbara Markham, Ann Michelle, Ray Brooks
• "Perversions of Justice," an interview with Pete Walker, by Elijah Drenner
• Audio commentary by Pete Walker and director of photography Peter Jessop, conducted by Steven Chibnall
• Original theatrical trailer
SCHIZO
UK 1976 109 Min. Color 1.78:1
Produced & Directed by Pete Walker
With Lynne Frederick, John Leyton, Stephanie Beacham
• "My Sweet Schizo," an interview with Pete Walker, by Elijah Drenner
DIE SCREAMING, MARIANNE
UK 1971 99 Min. Color 1.77:1
Produced & Directed by Pete Walker
With Susan George, Barry Evans, Christopher Sandford, Leo Genn
• "Pete Walker: An Eye for Terror, Part 1," an interview with Pete Walker, by Elijah Drenner
• Audio commentary by Pete Walker, with Jonathan Rigby
• Original theatrical trailer
THE COMEBACK
UK 1978 100 Min. Color 1.78:1
Produced & Directed by Pete Walker
With Jack Jones, David Doyle, Pamela Stephenson
• "Slasher Serenade," an interview with Pete Walker and actor Jack Jones, by Elijah Drenner
• Audio commentary by Pete Walker, with Jonathan Rigby
• Original theatrical trailer
- Pete Walker - Director
- Penny Irving - Actor
- Lynne Frederick - Actor
- Susan George - Actor
- Jack Jones - Actor
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