Severin Films Releasing The Mummy And The Curse Of The Jackals

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SEVERIN SUMMER SALE TITLE REVEAL #3

THE MUMMY AND THE CURSE OF THE JACKALS
THE WORLDWIDE DISC PREMIERE

PLUS BONUS SEXPLOITATION FEATURE

Experience the notorious 1969 horror epic that’s been barely seen since its fly-by-night VHS release while existing mostly via sordid rumors for more than 50 years: Anthony Eisley (THE NAKED KISS, DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN) stars in this brain-melting mash-up of dubious Egyptology, risible werewolf transformations, H.G. Lewis-level gore, cut-rate psychedelia and an oven-mitted mummy on a Las Vegas rampage, all set to a swinging soundtrack of lounge and surf instrumentals. The legendary John Carradine (THE GRAPES OF WRATH, HORROR OF THE BLOOD MONSTERS) earns a day’s pay in this “truly incredible masterpiece of bad cinema” (Harbinger) written and produced by William Edwards (DRACULA THE DIRTY OLD MAN), directed by Oliver Drake (THE MUMMY’S CURSE) and scanned in 4K from the original negative discovered at Ewing ‘Lucky’ Brown’s Los Angeles estate sale, now with over 2 hours of Special Features that include the thought-lost Vega International adult feature ANGELICA, THE YOUNG VIXEN scanned from the sole surviving print.

Special Features:

• The Vega International Story – Interview With Stephen Thrower, Author Of Nightmare USA
• Cowboys, Mummies And Oliver Drake – Interview With Film Historian C. Courtney Joyner
• Investing In The Jackal – Interview With Garry Gassel, Son Of Investors Milton R. Gassel And Judi Gassel
• ANGELICA, THE YOUNG VIXEN (61 mins) – 1974 Vega International Adult Film
• Audio Commentary For ANGELICA, THE YOUNG VIXEN With Vinegar Syndrome's Joe Rubin And Exploitation Film Researcher Shawn Langrick
Feature Specs:
• Runtime: 81 mins.
• English Mono
• Closed Captions
• Region Free
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1

[agent999 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close agent999]

Sounds like a good time double bill!

[Mike DiRoma Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mike DiRoma]

Yowza! Forgot all about this one- missed it in the VHS rental days.

[Gary Banks Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Gary Banks]

I'm sure nothing in the movie looks as cool as the cover. Still going to pick this one up as I've only heard about it, but never watched it.

[f.ramses Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close f.ramses]

Sounds exciting despite my low expectations!

[Trench Member Find all posts View Profile Close Trench]

Sounds like more filler while the big guns are announced once per week (or every 3rd day). If today's announcement feels like more filler, I'll start to worry.

[agent999 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close agent999]

I actually prefer the sale titles to be filler, because then I don't have to order during the sale and wait for them to send them out during their busiest period. I have the German UHD of Opera and don't want to upgrade so that's a bonus if, like Four Flies, they never do a retail version (although I'm damn certain that's due to some kind of licencing restriction), as I'd be forced to get it during the sale. This release sounds quite fun, a double bill of two bad movies. I'll probably get it from a UK reseller or when it goes wide. Plus, with just buying the two latest Severin box sets, I've already spent a tonne. So skipping the sale would be nice.

[Lorne Marshall Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Lorne Marshall]

This is one of those movies that will look 1,000 x better than the VHS release, as, like most of Academy Home Entertainment's offerings, the image had an extremely muddy quality to it.

[agent999 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close agent999]

I thought that the groovy theme tune was familiar, it re-uses The Sinister Monk by Peter Thomas. I have this on a CD that came with a German Krimi box set and now I can't stop playing it. That's the real curse of the jackal...