Product Details

• Actors: Don Dohler, J.J. Abrams, Tom Savini, Skizz Cyzyk, Lloyd Kaufman
• Directors: John Paul Kinhart
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Troma
• DVD Release Date: February 24, 2009
• Run Time: 75 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001IVFGZO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,123 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Blood, Boobs & Beast" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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Studio: Wea-des Moines Video Release Date: 02/24/2009

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For anyone that love low budget horror, June 22, 2009

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J. Dean - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blood, Boobs & Beast (DVD)

If you're a fan of low budget horror movies (and I assume you are if you've stumbled upon this DVD) this documentary is a very interesting look into the very interesting life of one of it's favorite children: effects mastermind Don Dohler. Even if you don't know too much about the genre, there is enough going here to keep you interested, and maybe make you want to look into seeing some cheap blood and gore flicks.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An interesting look at the life of an interesting man., June 18, 2009

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Paul Pollack (NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blood, Boobs & Beast (DVD)

Whether you love, hate, or don't know of Don Dohler, it remains a fact that he was a remarkable figure who was an innovative and influential independent filmmaker. This is a great documentary that will teach something to newcomers to Dohler and devotees alike.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Documentary On The Big-Hearted B-Movie Maverick, December 4, 2010

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Robert I. Hedges - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blood, Boobs & Beast (DVD)

I confess that I have sometimes been hard on Don Dohler's films in the past, but this documentary gave me new appreciation for the man behind the features. Don Dohler was a Baltimore resident with a passion for low-budget films. When he started making his own movies few people noticed, but now he has a sincere cult following in B-movie circles that lives on even after his 2006 death. I am not a particular fan of Troma releases, but was pleased to see them behind this worthy and sensitive documentary. The documentary, despite being a bit long, is generally quite well made. The interviews with Dohler and associates were well done, and the vintage footage used well supports the central points of the film. Even though I found the documentary as released a bit lengthy, the deleted scenes were also extremely interesting, and if you are interested in Dohler or independent cinema, they are mandatory viewing. I was especially pleased that the filmmakers fleshed out the essential character of Dohler rather than simply concentrating on the films he made. I was genuinely touched to watch Dohler care for his mentally disabled sister Joy with such obvious love and compassion, and found it interesting to try and reconcile the quiet, affable, rather shy man with his films, some of which are masterpieces of low-budget mayhem.

On the downside, the commentary for the documentary is greatly off-putting. It opens with the three principals deciding they needed to order a pizza, and then deciding what should be on it and other logistics of pizza ordering. It went downhill from there. I normally love commentary tracks, but watch them for their insights not their cuisine selection. Feel free to skip this one.

On the other hand, the set includes a second DVD with "Nightbeast," one of Dohler's earlier films and an excellent commentary track from Dohler himself on it. Note that "Nightbeast" was released in 1982 and the commentary was done in 2004: it's interesting particularly for Dohler's ability to deliver a long-term retrospective viewpoint to the track. The DVD also includes the original "Nightbeast" trailer and bloopers from the film, although the bloopers aren't as entertaining as you would expect.

Don Dohler made movies ranging from strangely brilliant to downright terrible, but he was a true independent filmmaker that realized his own cinematic visions, and the industry needs more people like him. If I had to sum up Dohler's collected films, I'd simply call them "B-movies with heart." This is a great documentary on a truly original filmmaker, and I am grateful I watched it, despite the typically tasteless introduction from Lloyd Kaufman.