LYDIA LUNCH: THE GUN IS LOADED + ROAD RANT (1989) - Region Free Blu-ray Double Feature

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Product Description: In The Gun Is Loaded (1989), Lydia Lunch delivers a brutally frank manifesto in a journey through the heart of contemporary 1980s American darkness. Set against a series of New York City locales, Lydia’s singular brand of poetic nihilism is underscored by footage of bottom rung Americana; as race car crowds, dead end streets, and meat packing plants seamlessly illustrate her ruthless examination of “the American dream turned mean”. Featuring a cacophonous and deranged score by J. G. Thirlwell aka Foetus, Lydia brazenly disseminates her unresolved rage, exhilarating profanity, and timeless critiques of Reagan era politics in this ‘80s underground video classic.

In Road Rant: A Week on the Road with Lydia Lunch (2012), the X-rated cartoon animations of director Merrill Aldighieri add a comical edge to this otherwise intense Lydia Lunch tour documentary. Highlights from five concerts are accompanied by a live music score performed by composer Joe Budenholzer (Backworld) & horn player Terry Edwards (The Higsons) during their travels to Marseille, Lyon, Evreux, & Nantes amidst Lydia’s promotional tour for the French release of her book Paradoxia: A Predator’s Diary.

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Director: Merrill Aldighieri & Joe Tripician

Starring: Lydia Lunch, Emilio Cubeiro, Michael Buscemi, Joe Budenholzer, Terry Edwards

Genre: Documentary

Runtime: 89 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Saturn's Core Audio & Video

Home Video Release Date: April 29, 2025

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• Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
• Resolution: 1080p
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Region: Region Free

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• Blu-ray: None

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• Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

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Blu-ray: English SDH

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• Region Free Blu-ray
• “Iconoclastic Icon” -an exclusive new 2025 career spanning interview with Lydia Lunch moderated by Art Ettinger & Max Almeida
• Audio commentary on The Gun is Loaded by archivist / historian Shaun Goldsteen from DTNYArchive
• Archival uncut Road Rant era interview featuring Lydia Lunch in conversation with filmmaker Merrill Aldighieri
• Road Rant Bonus Clip: interview footage with Lydia Lunch and composer Joe Budenholzer
• “Headless Angel” -Lydia’s reading in the Pére-Lachaise cemetery captured by Merrill Aldighieri in 2007
• Archival 2004 Lydia Lunch interview conducted by Lucy Morrow & writer / publisher David Flint (Divinity)
• Archival 1995 interview with Lydia Lunch and filmmaker Richard Kern (Fingered, Right Side of My Brain) conducted by writer / publisher David Flint (Divinity)
• Reversible sleeve featuring original photography by Drew Carolan
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• English SDH subtitles

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