Product Details

• Actors: Pat Cardi, Austin Stoker, Rosie Holotik, John Niland, Joye Hash
• Directors: Larry N. Stouffer
• Writers: J.D. Feigelson
• Producers: James P. Graham
• Format: Collector's Edition, Color, DVD, Limited Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Code Red
• DVD Release Date: August 10, 2010
• Run Time: 85 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B003QF1N9S
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,876 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Horror High" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A TWISTED MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE!, August 24, 2010

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The Critic "Movie Maniac" (Windsor) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Horror High (DVD)

Forced to drink one of his one of his own laboratory concoctions by one of his tormentors, Vernon Potts has been transformed into a modern day Jekyll & Hyde. Vernon has been pushed around and abused by almost everyone around him his entire life and he's definitely done taking crap. Now Vernon's tormentors are about to learn a valuable lesson at school, don't mess with a mad chemistry student.

Welcome to "Horror High" AKA "The Twisted Brain" In the halls and classrooms of a small high school somewhere in Texas, a hideous form of evil is about to be unleashed. I don't think of "Horror High" as a horror film. In my opinion it's more of a revenge film where the main character sets out to even the score against all the people who have abused him; including teachers, class bullies, even the twisted school janitor is on his hit list. After bodies start turning up in grisly fashion around the school, a local cop named Lieutenant Bozeman is brought in to catch the killer. Will the body count continue to rise? Will Lt. Bozeman be able to stop the killer in time or will he be the next victim? You'll have to buy your own copy to find out.

Horror High has built up a huge following with fans since it was released in 1974 and thanks to Code Red it has finally been treated to a proper DVD release or has it? Code Red states that the new video transfer is mastered in HiDef from the original Crown International negatives. While the new HiDef video transfer is clear, it still suffers from speckling, scratches, lines and debris; too much for my liking. As a fan of this movie I was really disappointed with the picture quality for the amount I paid for the DVD. I guess the original film negatives could only be cleaned up so much and this is the best "Horror High" will ever look on DVD. The second best part of the "Horror High" DVD was the On-camera interview with Austin Stoker. The disc packaging and disc artwork from Code Red is well done.

For any fan of "Horror High" looking to purchase this movie, I recommend that you rent this version first to see what you're getting in terms of picture quality.

Cast:
Pat Cardi (Vernon Potts)
Austin Stoker (Lieutenant Bozeman)
Rosie Holotik (Robin Jones)
Jeff Alexander (Mr. Griggs)
Joy Hash (Miss Grindstaff)
John Niland (Coach McCall)
Mike McHenry (Roger Davis)
Campbell Thomas (Narrator)

DVD Special Features:
- Brand New 16x9 (1.85:1) Transfer Mastered in HiDef from the original negatives
- On-camera Interview with Austin Stoker
- Bonus footage shot only for TV for the Twisted Brain Release
- Comedy Commentary with TV's"Beat the Geeks" J. Keith Van Straaten, Marc Edward Heuck and Paul Goebele
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Code Red trailers

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Code Red...Better Than Rhino...But Could Be Better!, September 29, 2010

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This review is from: Horror High (DVD)

The Code Red release of "Horror High" is way better than the "Twisted Brain" version that was put out on dvd by Rhino Home Video a few years back. The new version looks sharper and sounds better. Most important though is the fact that this is the uncut PG release. Contrary to the rumors ( including what's written on the back of the box ) there is no R rated version of this movie. When the movie was originally released in 1974 and even during it's re-release in the early 80's, it was the same version that is presented here. And it was rated PG. Yes it's violent enough to have an R rating, but it was given a PG when it was originally released. In fact I couldn't find a rating code for this movie, so it's quite possible that the PG rating on the poster was made up, and Crown International just went ahead and booked the film into theaters without a true rating from the MPAA. I love this movie and the only reason I didn't give this new dvd 5 stars is because the picture quality isn't as good as it could have been. The color is very washed out, and in some scenes the picture almost looks animated. This very well might be the best version that Crown International had in there vault, but the master negative ( if ever found ) will look much better. Austin Stoker's suit is actually blue, but you would never know that from this washed out print. Also, picture is missing from the top and bottom of the screen due to the fact that the movie is presented in a widescreen version. This movie was not shot in a 1:85.1 ratio, and there should have been a full screen version option available, for those who want to see the actuall bell that Mrs. Grindstaff picks up and rings in order to hush her noisy students. Over all I'm very happy that Code Red got this dvd out, and I highly recommend this film.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Actually a very good revenge film, January 29, 2011

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A Hermit "J.Hamric" (Southwestern Pa.) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Horror High (DVD)

Originally called "Twisted Brain," "Horror High" is a classic revenge film, using the "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" premise to tell the story of a brilliant young chemistry student who, as one would guess, is bullied by the other students and is victimized by a few of his teachers as well.

On the surface, Vernon Potts is a nice kid; friendly, polite, articulate, and well-mannered. But, there is something vicious brewing just beneath the surface. There is a rage that has been dormant for some time, one he has kept in check, until one of his tormentors (the school's janitor; weird, nasty guy) does something particularly nasty to him, only to have it fly back in his face (literally - if you've seen the film, you'll know what I mean). This sets into motion a chain of events which has horrible consequences, but still, the viewer sees Vernon's victims as deserving their fates. And to clarify what he does, a short flash-back is shown of the final straw in each case where the person has sealed their fate: force him to drink an unknown possibly deadly concoction? Be immersed in a known hazardous chemical. Shred his chemistry report, which he had worked for many weeks on? That same piece of equipment will be used on you. Torture him in the gym? That's what you get, with generous interest.

There are a few low-grade points in this film, but it is nonetheless very well executed. Watching the original opening credits in the "features" menu, when it was shown under the title "Twisted Brain," one sees the abyssmal quality of the original footage, and by comparison, the production company has done a great job in cleaning up the picture and sound. It still looks old and low-budget, but it somehow looks good despite all this.

It's a shlocky, grotesque story about revenge and tragedy, but as with all films of this type, there is a lesson: NEVER mess with someone who is smarter than you, because in the end, you WILL lose.

Bottom line: A good bag of popcorn movie.