Blackenstein [Blu-ray]

Director: William A. Levey

Overview

Brilliant surgeon Dr. Frank N. Stein (John Hart) employs a new experimental technique on horribly-wounded Vietnam veteran EddieTurner (Joe De Sue), combining restorative surgery to his limbs with injections of altered DNA. Problems arise when Stein's assistant becomes insanely jealous of Ed's girlfriend and switches the DNA injections, resulting in Eddie's transformation into a lumbering monster with a cylindrical Afro and a fondness for attacking scantily-clad women and popping off people's heads like champagne corks. A poorly-conceived attempt to put a "blaxploitation" spin on another classic horror pantheon (in the mode of the far-superior Blacula released the previous year), this film emphasizes crude exploitation at the expense of creativity, leaving only a gory, misogynist mess.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/30/2017
UPC:	0663390001608
Original Release:	1973
Source:	Severin
Region Code:	A
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:27:00
Sales rank:	21,391

Special Features

Closed Caption; Theatrical Release Version (78 mins.) & Video Release Version (87 mins.); Monster Kid - Interview with Writer/Producer Frank R. Saletri's sister, June Kirk; Archive News Broadcast on the Murder of Writer/Producer Frank R. Saletri; Producers/Directors/AActors Ken Osborne and Robert Dix remember Writer/Producer Frank R. Saletri; Bill Munns Created Blackenstein - Interview with Creature Designer Bill Munns; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

John Hart	Dr. Stein
Joe DiSue	Eddie Turner
Ivory Stone	Dr. Winifried Walker
Roosevelt Jackson	Malcomb
Andrea King	Eleanor
Nick Bolin	Bruno Strager
Liz Renay	Couple in Bed
Jerry Soucie	Couple in Bed
Karin Lind	Hospital Supervisor
Bob Brophy	Hospital Attendant
Yvonne Robinson	Hospital Receptionist
Beverly Haggerty	Couple in Car
Daniel Faure	Couple in Car
Andy C	Nightclub Comedian
Cardella DeMilo	Herself
Marva Farmer	Couple in Alley
Robert L. Hurd	Couple in Alley
Jim Cousar	Police Sgt. Jackson
Don Brodie	Police Lieutenant
Dale Back	Girl in Dune Buggy
James Cousar	Actor
Cardella Di Milo	Actor

Technical Credits

Frank R. Saletri

Joe Pronto	Stunts
Frank R. Saletri	Producer,Special Effects,Screenwriter
Kenneth Strickfadden	Special Effects
Ted Tetrick	Executive Producer