GUINEA PIG collection (8 Entries in Special Package) 435 Minutes
1048DVD
All
Eight Entries in the Notorious Guinea Pig series in one Special 2-DVD
Package
Obviously
inspired by Roberta and Michael Fidlay's SNUFF [the Argentinean/American
coproduction which allegedly concludes with the on-screen slaughter
of an unsuspecting actress] producer Satoru Ogura presents this Japanese
variation. #1 opens with a disclaimer: "The producers received
this video. Tehre was no accompanying information. We are researching
name, age and other information about the girl and her three killers."
In keeping with the gimmick, there is no credit information available,
but judging from the similarities between entry 1 and #2 (Flowers of
Flesh and Blood) it most probably is directed by the same man, infamous
manga illustrator Hideshi Hino.
The eight entries in this series are viciously cruel vignettes, fascinating
from a Geek Show perspective (with the possible exception of
#5 Android of Notre Dame and #6 Mermaid in A Manhole, both of
which attempt to tell a story). These episodes run from a paltry 39
minutes to 60 minutes each. The two later ones retread the same footage
from earlier productions.
The
eight Guinea Pig films included in this special package are:
1.
DEVIL'S EXPERIMENT (1985)
2. FLOWERS OF FLESH AND BLOOD (1986)
3. HE DOESN'T DIE (1986)
4. DEVIL WOMAN DOCTOR (1986)
5. ANDROID OF NOTRE DAME (1988)
6. MERMAID IN A MANHOLE (1988)
7. BEST OF GUINEA PIG (1988)
8. MAKING OF GUINEA PIG (1988)
Inadvertently,
this series received an abundance of publicity when actor Charlie Sheen
got involved in a campaign to ban the Guinea Pig films in America. He
supposed saw a copy of #2 (Flowers of Flesh and Blood) and, believing
it to be a real snuff film, he contacted the Motion Picture Association.
Then he joined a subsequent movement to stop any kind of import distribution
for the films. His efforts only resulted in turning [otherwise] amateurish
productions into a hot commodity among gore collectors.
8 Entries
in the Japanese Guinea Pig series, with English subtitles; in a
special 2 DVD package; original fullscreen or widescreen formats, uncut
versions (total 435 minutes), DVDs encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT.
Extremely
Graphic Violence/Sexual Themes/Nudity/Rape/Sexual Brutality/Gore
for Mature Audiences Only
