New on Blu-ray: HOUSEBOAT HORROR (1989) - Shot-on-Video Horror

Product Description: Before Tommy Wiseau entered THE ROOM and James Nguyen took flight with BIRDEMIC, Ollie Martin welcomed audiences aboard HOUSEBOAT HORROR. Shot on video, banned in Queensland and distributed with the world's first 'Gratuitous Violence & Blood Gush Guarantee,' HOUSEBOAT HORROR is pure homegrown hilarity and quite possibly the most quotable film in (SOV) cinematic history!

Starring a veritable who's who of 80s Australian talent including Alan Dale (NEIGHBOURS), Christine Jeston (THE YOUNG DOCTORS), Gavin Wood (COUNTDOWN), Des 'Animal' Mckenna (HEY HEY, IT'S SATURDAY) and John Michael 'Hollywood’ Howsen, HOUSEBOAT HORROR also features a slew of knockout song hits by THE UNCANNY X-MEN's Brian Mannix!

When a music video shoot on the seemingly tranquil Lake Infinity turns into a smorgasbord of horror, death and blood-gushing mayhem, it can only mean one thing... ACID HEAD, a horribly scarred ax-wielding maniac with a grudge against interlopers, is loose!

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Director: Kendal Flanagan, Ollie Martin

Starring: Alan Dale, Christine Jeston, Craig Alexander, Des McKenna

Genre: Horror, Comedy

Runtime: 85 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Umbrella Entertainment

Home Video Release Date: June 25, 2024

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

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Blu-ray: English SDH

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1080p master upscaled and color corrected from producer Ollie Martin's original archival materials
Booklet with new essay by Dan Budnik
Audio Commentary with comedian Tony Martin and film historian Jarret Gahan
30th Anniversary Monster Fest Q&A with Clayton Jacobson (editor), Brian Mannix (score), Don Bridges (cast), Stephen Whittaker (cast), Craig Alexander (cast), Christopher Young (cast), Warren Master (production) & Boyd Martin
You’ll Bar Up - Interview with actor Gavin Wood
A Hell Of A Lot Of Grunting - Interview with actor Zlatko Kasumovic
You Should Be Getting Some Of This On Film - Interview with actor Craig Alexander
You Don’t Have To Hate The Film People Forever - Interview with actress Louise Siversen
They Were Film People - Interview with actor Don Bridges
52 Pick Up - Interview with editor/second unit director Clayton Jacobson
The First Girl - Interview with actress Alisa Meadow
A Fatal Vision - Interview with film critic and journalist Michael Helms
KILLER ZOMBIES [SD] - Short Film directed By Zlatko ‘Acid Head’ Kasumovic starring Ollie Martin & ‘Film Buff ‘ Paul Harris
THE MAD DAREDEVILS DOWNUNDER [SD] - Feature-length documentary on Australian Stunt Men directed by Ollie Martin and featuring HOUSEBOAT HORROR segment with Billy ‘Super’ Smith
Digital Remaster Comparison
‘Undiscovered Masterpieces of the Cinema’ - Sketch from THE LATE SHOW
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