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Severin Announces Andy Milligan Box Set

THE DUNGEON OF
ANDY MILLIGAN COLLECTION
MASSIVE BLU-RAY BOX SET DETAILS

Legendarily Volatile 42nd Street Filmmaker
Receives the Deluxe Treatment in Box Set
Which Includes New Book by Esteemed Film Writer Stephen Thrower

Severin Films is proud to present this massive box set devoted to one of outsider cinema’s patron saints, who John Waters calls “One Scary Man!” – Andy MilliganThe Dungeon of Andy Milligan features brand new restorations of all of his prolific 1965 – 1984 New York and London years, along with a slew of bonus material, including never before released Director’s Cuts and disc debuts.

He’s been described as “The Fassbinder of 42nd Street” (Artforum), “a celebration of hate” (Bleeding Skull) and “an unmatched voice from the underbelly of low-budget cinema” (Rue Morgue). More than a quarter century after his death, he remains perhaps the most divisive name in genre history. Severin Films now presents the cranium-cleaving collection devoted to writer/actor/director Andy Milligan – “a gay sadist who pioneered New York’s avant-garde theater world and made astonishingly unique exploitation movies” (Diabolique Magazine) – on 8 Blu-rays featuring 14 surviving films from his NYC and London years, 10+ hours of trailers, outtakes, interviews & audio commentaries, a bonus CD and an all-new 128-page book by Stephen Thrower that explores the profane madness behind it allFrom his provocative underground work through his international scuzz-horror classics, experience the venomous legacy of the filmmaker Time Magazine calls “depraved, degenerate, desperate, damned” like never before. 

Initially, THE DUNGEON OF ANDY MILLIGAN is only available direct from Severin at www.severin-films.com. Additionally, bundles can be purchased from the Severin website which include an Andy Milligan enamel pin, 42nd Street marquee fridge magnet and MORE!

Complete List of Films Included in the Box Set

  • VAPORS (1965, Short)
  • THE GHASTLY ONES (1968, Worldwide Blu debut)
  • SEEDS aka SEEDS OF SIN (1968)
  • TORTURE DUNGEON (1970, Worldwide debut of Director’s Cut)
  • BLOODTHIRSTY BUTCHERS (1970, Worldwide debut of Director’s Cut)
  • THE BODY BENEATH (1970, US Blu debut)
  • GURU THE MAD MONK (1970, Worldwide Blu debut)
  • NIGHTBIRDS (1970, US Blu debut) 
  • THE RATS ARE COMING! THE WEREWOLVES ARE HERE! (1972, Worldwide debut of Director’s Cut, Theatrical Version also included)
  • THE MAN WITH TWO HEADS (1972, Worldwide debut of Director’s Cut)
  • FLESHPOT ON 42ND STREET (1973)
  • BLOOD (1973)
  • LEGACY OF BLOOD (1978) Worldwide debut of Theatrical Gore Cut. TV version also included)CARNAGE (1984, Worldwide Blu debut)

Extras include:
TOGA PARTY (1978, Full feature including sequences directed by Milligan)
1 German dubbed reel of lost Milligan film THE FILTHY FIVE (1968)
Featurettes! Commentaries! Trailers & More! Read on for full specs and special features!

Disc 1: THE GHASTLY ONES (1968)

Disc Specs:
Runtime: 72 mins
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Color
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions

Special Features:
Audio Commentary with Actor Hal Borske and Filmmaker Frank Henenlotter
Audio Commentary with CineFear.com’s Keith Crocker
Partial Audio Commentary with Filmmaker Fred Olen Ray
Trailer
BLOOD RITES Alternate Title Sequence
Ghastly & Depraved – Interview with Marketing Wiz Samuel M. Sherman
Trailer for Lost Milligan Film DEPRAVED!
Talk Of The Trade – Interview with Early Milligan Actress Natalie Rogers
THE FILTHY FIVE – One German Language Reel of Lost Milligan Film

Disc 2: THE BODY BENEATH / NIGHTBIRDS (1970)

THE BODY BENEATH:
Disc Specs:
Runtime: 82 mins
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Color
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions

Special Features:
Audio Commentary with Film Scholars Vic Pratt and Will Fowler
Trailer

NIGHTBIRDS:
Disc Specs:
Runtime: 77 mins
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
B&W
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions

Special Features:
Audio Commentary with Actor Berwick Kaler & Author Stephen Thrower
Trailer

Disc 3: TORTURE DUNGEON / BLOODTHIRSTY BUTCHERS (1970)

TORTURE DUNGEON (Never Before Released Director’s Cut)
Disc Specs:
Runtime: 80 mins
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Color
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions

Special Features:
Audio Commentary with Milligan Historian Alex DiSanto
Trailer

BLOODTHIRSTY BUTCHERS (Never Before Released Director’s Cut)
Disc Specs:
Runtime: 79 mins
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Color
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions
Rated R

Special Feature:
Trailer

Disc 4: THE RATS ARE COMING! THE WEREWOLVES ARE HERE! (1971) 

THE CURSE OF THE FULL MOON (Never Before Released Director’s Cut) 
Disc Specs:
Runtime: 73 mins
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Color
Audio: English Mono
*Audio Options:

  1. Dialogue Only
  2. Cut down audio from THE RATS ARE COMING…
    Closed Captions

THE RATS ARE COMING! THE WEREWOLVES ARE HERE! (Theatrical Cut) 
Disc Specs:

Runtime: 91 mins
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Color
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions

Special Features:
The World of Andy Milligan – Locations Featurette Narrated by Temple of Schlock’s Chris Poggiali
Trailer

Disc 5: MAN WITH TWO HEADS (1971) / GURU, THE MAD MONK (1970)

MAN WITH TWO HEADS (Never Before Released Director’s Cut):
Disc Specs:

Runtime: 89 mins
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Color
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions

Special Features:
Party Sequence – Alternate Version
Trailer

GURU, THE MAD MONK (Presented in 1.85:1 and 1.33:1 Versions)
Disc Specs:

Runtime: 56 mins
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 & 1.33:1 
Color
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions

Special Features:
Audio Commentary with CineFear.com’s Keith Crocker
Remembering Andy Milligan – Interview with Set Photographer Tom Vozza
Trailer

Disc 6: LEGACY OF BLOOD / LEGACY OF HORROR (1978)

LEGACY OF BLOOD (Never Before Released Theatrical Cut)
Disc Specs:

Runtime: 77 mins
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Color
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions

Special Features:
Legacy of Chris – Interview with Actor Chris Broderick

LEGACY OF HORROR (TV Cut)
Disc Specs:

Runtime: 83 mins
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 
Color
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions

Special Features:
Blood or Horror – Interview with Executive Producer Ken Lane
TV Spot

Disc 7: FLESHPOT ON 42nd STREET (1973) / SEEDS OF SIN (1968)

FLESHPOT ON 42nd STREET
Disc Specs:

Runtime: 87 mins
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 
Color
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions

SEEDS OF SIN
Disc Specs:

Runtime: 84 mins
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 
Color
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions

Special Features:
VAPORS (1965, 32 min)
Trailer

Disc 8: CARNAGE (1984) / BLOOD (1973)

CARNAGE
Disc Specs:

Runtime: 92 mins
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 
Color
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions

Special Features:
MONSTROSITY Trailer

BLOOD
Disc Specs:

Runtime: 69 mins
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 
Color
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions

Special Features: 
TOGA PARTY (1971, 84 min) 

Disc 9: The Bearded Lady’s Wake CD – Electronic Music By Frequent Milligan Collaborator Hal Borske

Andy Milligan’s Venom ALL-NEW 128 Page Book By Stephen Thrower

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