Audio Commentary with Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M. Plot Synopsis: Severin Films Presents MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND - The Most Extreme BLOOD ISLAND Of Them All - Now.Audio Commentary with Horror Film Historians Nathaniel Thompson and Howard S.At least its sequel BEAST OF BLOOD is marginally better.In perhaps the most infamous film in the BLOOD ISLAND franchise, co-directors Eddie Romero and Gerry de Leon upped the already over-the-top nudity, violence, horny monster havoc and unmatched WTF?-ness of the first movie to deliver what Dangerous Minds hails as “one of the greatest/nastiest/goriest films of the 1960s.” AIP-leading-man-turned-producer John Ashley ( HOW TO STUFF A WILD BIKINI, THE A-TEAM) and ‘60s-starlet-turned-‘80s-porn-queen Angelique Pettyjohn ( STAR TREK, TITILLATION) star in this “horrifying nightmare of a thousand frightening dreams” – also known as GRAVE DESIRES and TOMB OF THE LIVING DEAD – now scanned in 4k from a recently discovered camera negative and presented totally uncut for the first time ever, including the legendary “Oath of Green Blood” prologue! Directed by Gerardo de Leon and Eddie Romero Starring Kent Taylor, Beverly Hills, John Ashley, Eva Darren, Mario Montenegro, Oscar Keesee MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND Color, 1968, 89 mins. Are we that fed up with the mainstream, that we masochistically seek out films that we know are pieces of painfully inept tedium just to escape some piece of Hollywood mediocrity? Is it more important to trudge through the Grade Z movie universe to find that one moment that actually works or exhibits some whisper of technical competence, than to be de-sensitized by any standard commercial fare where production values are taken for granted? Is it just some piece of lost youth we are attempting to regain in these movie experiences no matter what the price of disappointment? I don't know, but thanks to the DVD revolution, someone is unearthing these curious pictures all over again, as it is well nigh impossible to find this stuff on VHS anymore, and the barrel scrapings of the late show are now lined with infomercials for mouthy psychics and TimeLife books. in the BLOOD ISLAND trilogy, co-directors Eddie Romero and Gerry de Leon. I haven't seen this deadening rot in over 12 years, yet for some reason I am getting a craving to see it all over again. Arrives by Wed, Oct 19 Buy Mad Doctor of Blood Island (Blu-ray) at. Romero's monster is so frightening that the height of suspense comes when the creature just stands there and stands there for the longest time when it is cornering somebody. This time, Ashley's co-star is the lovely Angelique Pettyjohn, whom Trekkies would remember from the "Gamesters of Triskelion" episode, and who had yet to embark on a career of Triple X features such as TITILLATION. Mad Doctor of Blood Island 1969 Directed by Eddie Romero, Gerardo de Leon Synopsis No Waiting. As dreadful as these spate of Filipino exploitation films are, during their proliferation in the 1960's and 70's, it was always interesting to see who popped up in them. Name: Mad Doctor of Blood Island Language: English Cast: John Ashley, Angelique Pettyjohn & more Director: Gerardo de Leon, Eddie Romero Music Director. ![]() This second entry in the "Blood Island" series (following BRIDES OF BLOOD, which is even worse) concerns the Chlorophyll Monster running amok, scaring natives, and putting viewers to sleep. But these films are nonetheless interesting for their bewildering atmosphere: these sweaty, tinny opuses seem to be made in the spirit of 40's B-pictures with liberal amounts of cheap 60's gore. Reference books all mention how awful these movies are, yet for some they are so putrid that they create a strange kind of attraction. Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for The Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1970) - Gerado Deleon, Gerardo de Leon, Eddie Romero on. Arkoff were admirably quaint, yet seem like Kubrick compared to the standard production values of these films. All those beach party and hot rod flicks that John did for Mr. It is a little disconcerting to see the arch in his career at this point. Mad Doctor of Blood Island DVD (2003) John Ashley, DeLeon (DIR) cert 18Title: Mad Doctor of Blood Island Leading Actor: John Ashley Region: Region 2 Duration: 88 mins Format: DVD / Normal Type: DVD No. Shortly after the Beach Party cycle of films petered out, AIP regular John Ashley went to the Philippines to produce with Eddie Romero a handful of exploitation films, of which this is the best known.
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