THE CARDONA COLLECTION VOL 1 - BLU-RAY (LIMITED EDITION BOX SET)
£53.00
René Cardona Jr. was the king of Mexican exploitation cinema throughout the 70s and 80s, directing dozens of films in a variety of genres and taking creative inspiration from the most popular trends in American and Italian genre cinema. Vinegar Syndrome presents The Cardona Collection: Volume 1, containing three of his violent, horror tinged adventure and disaster movies, all newly restored from their original negatives.
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TREASURE OF THE AMAZON:
Gringo, an American ex-pat driven mad by a failed (and deadly)
treasure hunt in the Amazonian rainforest, is encouraged by two novice
adventurers to help them recover Gringo’s mythic loot. Setting out on
their journey, they cross paths with Klaus von Blantz, a deranged and
greedy ex-Nazi, who has launched his own fortune seeking expedition and
Clark, another American hunting for oil. As greed and jealousy grows
between the competing posses, they discover that their biggest threat
isn’t each other, but the ravenous native beasts around them…and some
very hungry local tribesmen…
A terrifically entertaining and twisted Mexican take on Italian style cannibal and jungle films, René
Cardona Jr.’s TREASURE OF THE AMAZON is chock full of all the right
ingredients: gratuitous gore (and some imaginatively nasty death
scenes), cannibal natives, animal attacks, and a surprise A-list cast
featuring Oscar Nominee Stuart Whitman (Night of the Lepus), Donald
Pleasance (Halloween), and Golden Globe winner, Bradford Dillman
(Piranha) playing along side Eurosleaze film favorites such as Hugo
Stiglitz (Nightmare City) and John Ireland (One on Top of the Other).
Vinegar Syndrome is delighted to present this overlooked piece of
Amazonian set splatter to Blu-ray, newly restored in 4K from its
original negative!
directed by: René Cardona Jr.
1984 / 105 min / 1.85:1 / English Mono
• Region Free Blu-ray
• Newly scanned & restored in 4k from its 35mm original negative
• Still gallery
• English SDH subtitles
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THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE:
Edward, a wealthy old man, has commissioned a yacht to take his
family on an expedition to investigate underwater ruins in the Bermuda
Triangle. While at sea, his daughter discovers a strange looking doll
floating in the water, to which she takes an immediate liking. No sooner
than entering the Bermuda Triangle, increasingly mysterious events
start to befall the travelers, as the group begins loosing all sense of
time. And it’s not long before various members of the party turn up
dead, while the strange doll develops an appetite for fresh flesh…
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strange Mexican-Italian co-production that balances adventure and
survival film tropes along with touches of supernatural horror and
mystery, René Cardona Jr.’s THE
BERMUDA TRIANGLE stars two-time Oscar winner, John Huston (Chinatown,
Prizzi’s Honor), Italian sex symbol Gloria Guida (To Be Twenty), Euro
starlet Claudine Auger (Thunderball), and Mexican exploitation stalwart,
Hugo Stiglitz (Survive!). Imaginatively weird and frequently jaw
dropping, Vinegar Syndrome brings THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE to Blu-ray for
the first time, newly restored from its original 35mm negative.
directed by: René Cardona Jr.
1978 / 112 min / 1.85:1 / English Mono
• Region Free Blu-ray
• Newly scanned & restored in 4k from its 35mm original negative
• “Escaping the Triangle” - an Interview with René Cardona III
• “Triangle of Fear” - an interview with producer Angelo Iacono
• Collection of foreign titles and credits
• Still gallery
• English SDH subtitles
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CYCLONE:
When a powerful cyclone sweeps through the Caribbean, downing a small
plane, sinking a fishing boat, and sweeping people off of the nearby
islands, a group of sea bound survivors take refuge on a damaged boat.
Stranded and with no way to communicate with land, the days drag on and
hunger and hopelessness overtake the group. However, their horror is
only beginning as food supplies start to dwindle and the survivors are
forced to take unspeakable measures to stay alive, all as carnivorous
sea life circles in, seeking fresh blood…
An epic disaster thriller made on a shoe-string that slowly morphs into an unsettling tale of survival and desperation, René Cardona
Jr.’s cult classic, CYCLONE brings together a remarkable cast,
headlined by five time Oscar nominee, Arthur Kennedy (Let Sleeping
Corpses Lie), exploitation queen Carroll Baker (Orgasmo, Baby Doll),
Spaghetti crime favorite, Lionel Stander (Milan: Caliber 9), and Italian
character actress, Olga Karlotos (Fulci’s Zombie). Elevated by a lush
score from two time Oscar nominee, Riz Ortolani (Goodby Uncle Tom, Don’t
Torture a Duckling), Vinegar Syndrome presents this star-studded thrill
ride on Blu-ray for the very first time, presented in both its commonly
seen English export version as well as it’s rare, alternate Mexican
theatrical cut, both of which feature extensive alternate footage!
directed by: René Cardona Jr.
1978 / 119 min / 1.85:1 / English Mono
• Region Free Blu-ray
• Newly scanned & restored in 4k from its 35mm original negative
• Includes both the English & Spanish language versions
• “Surviving the Cyclone” - an Interview with René Cardona III
• “The Eye of the Cyclone” - an interview with producer Angelo Iacono
• “Beware of Sharks” - an interview with actress Carroll Baker
• Still gallery
• English SDH subtitles
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