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Madhouse Coming To DVD

By John Klyza • November 16, 2008

Featuring quite possibly the most annoying wisecracking slasher ever (pre-Freddy, too!), MPI bring Ovidio G. Assonitis’s Madhouse (1981) to DVD on November 25th.

Beautiful do-gooder Julia (Trish Everly) and her insane, hideously deformed twin sister Mary (Allison Biggers) have a hard time occupying the same room, let alone the same town, without Mary either brandishing a butcher knife or letting her giant killer dog come out to play. Their uncle, Father James (Dennis Robertson), presses for reconciliation but to no avail. With their mutual birthday fast approaching, Mary escapes from the local asylum. Soon thereafter, the bodies of Julia’s friends and students mount around her. But is Mary actually the killer?

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  • Alison

    Woo! Another Video Nasty title coming to dvd!

  • Alison

    Woo! Another video nasty coming to dvd!

  • Alison

    Whoops, sorry about the double post

  • http://amandabynight.livejournal.com/ Amanda By Night

    I adore this movie. I wrote a review of it on Retro’s main site if anyone wants to give a look. I think it’s really underrated and pretty creepy. It’s not perfect, but quite stylish and fun.

  • Kim

    I loved Trish Everly in this, and I think it’s a real shame that she didn’t do more horror movies (or movies period). Her disfigured sister is an effective character as well, but the other killer is terrible (and I’m not talking about the dog).

  • http://www.freewebs.com/retrohorrorremix/ Retro Horror Remix

    I love this movie as well! But I think they could have chosen a better tagline for the cover. That one is a little too obvious…

    -RHR

  • http://amandabynight.livejournal.com/ Amanda By Night

    I agree with tagline and the whole box art. It could have been SO much better!

  • Kim

    I love the tagline – it immediately establishes the concept of an unnoticed intruder.

    However… Julia doesn’t live alone. There’s the new age landlady. And the sister hanging out in the attic for a few days doesn’t technically constitute her living there.

  • http://www.kindertrauma.com/ Unk Lancifer

    I love this movie! Best opening credits EVER!

  • Tuzo

    Has anyone here bought this? I’m seriously thinking about getting it, but want to know if people who have it are satisfied with the DVD release. I think it’s a pretty entertaining movie with a mean streak.

  • Kodiac Jack

    Get it TUZO! Haha the transfer is really really good and the movie is fully uncut. As for the extras, the interview with Ovidio G. Assonitis is pretty interesting. Then they have a still gallery and those are always fun to look at. Its a pretty decent DVD. Glad to have it in my collection.

  • Kodiac Jack

    Did I mention that I absolutely LOVE the score of Madhouse. Soooo good. :0)

  • Tuzo

    Thanks for the info, Jack.It does sound too good to pass up. This has been a good year so far for obscure slashers getting a DVD release.

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