Product Details

• Actors: Lawrence J. Aberwood, Lee Ahsmann, Jeffrey Allen, Mudite Arums, William Brooker
• Format: Color, DVD, Letterboxed, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: June 27, 2000
• Run Time: 80 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630587073X
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #32,681 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description

A boiling, bizarre tale of a mad love that crashes through the supernatural! When an electrical accident disfigures the face of Cronin Mitchell, he also acquires strange psychic powers. He promptly makes a bargain with a witch who will restore his looks if he will become her lover. However, though the world sees her as a sexy cutie named Ellen, Mitchell's new girlfriend is actually an ugly old crone. After expelling a ghost from a funeral home, Mitchell next tries to discover the identity of a small-town maniac. However, the feds have also asked karate-chopping playboy Alex Jordan to oversee the case, and Jordan schemes to have Ellen all to himself--but not before Mitchell boosts his ESP with LSD, and Jordan is attacked by killer bed sheets. Honest. Like the title promises, "Something Weird," another crackpot gem from director Herschell Gordon Lewis (She-Devils on Wheels), is one of the most bizarre and outrageous horror flicks ever made, and presented uncut and in widescreen for the first time since its theatrical release!

Audio Commentary by director Herschell Gordon Lewis - Trailer - Herschell Gordon Lewis Gallery of Exploitation Art 1.85:1 - Color - English - Mono

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The seed of the Dead Zone?, July 22, 2003

By	Douglas Ratcliff "The face that looks out at ... (Madison, WI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Okay, where have we heard this before? A man gets into an accident; when he gets out of the hopital he is gifted with psychic powers. Later, his powers take him to a small town (in Wisconsin but not really) to try to solve a series of bizzare murders that have the police stumped?

I like to imagine Stephen King saw this movie while in college and forgot about it, then later it grew into the Dead Zone. But that probably never happened.

I don't know, I like this movie. You have your psychic, your witch who is beautiful to the world but ugly to her lovers, your serial murderer, your inept police detectives, and LSD. What could possibly go wrong?

Oh yeah, you even have a ghost.

If you had to take one movie to a desert isle where there's no electricity to run your DVD player (or TV) anyway, you might as well make it this one, because, while it might not have everything, it has quite a bit packed into it.

Buy it now!

The DVD has the usual assortment of delightful extras that Something Weird has accustomed you to. Plus, the commentary track is the history of Something Weird Video! There is no way you can pass this DVD up and still look at yourself in the mirror!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A WEAK H. G. LEWIS EXPERIENCE, July 15, 2000

By	ROBERT E BERRY JR (WILMINGTON, DE USA) - See all my reviews

First thing,As a big fan of all the Herschell Gordon Lewis films I have found so far,I could barely wait to see this one,it sounded real interesting.Well...it is interesting,and funny.But it does bring a new meaning to the term "wooden indian acting"(and sometimes overacting).It's the story of a guy with ESP and his deal w/a witch to restore his beauty,and a psycho on the loose...ah what else? Oh yeah LSD.Anyway it's all a bit of a mess,but fans of this stuff expect that,it's just not as good as the Blood Trilogy or The Wizard Of Gore.And now to the rest of the DVD.Something Weird Video usually does a great job w/their H. G.Lewis special editions,but this time the whole thing is sunk by a LOUSY adio commentary where Lewis only speaks for about 10 minutes and is brushed aside so you can here the riveting and terribly recorded story of SW Video.A total bore.There is some pretty good old cheap short subjects about acid,but all and all,a letdown for only the most die hard fans.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Something Weird (1967), April 19, 2001

By	Tony Crosgrey (Peterborough, Ontario) - See all my reviews

An electrical accident disfigures the face of Cronin Mitchell (played by Tony McCabe) after he falls from a power line. When he awakes, two doctors examine him and it is discover that along with the ugly looks, he also has strange extra sensory psychic powers. Later, the man with silly putty on his face makes a bargain with a witch who restores his looks if he will become her lover. Mitchell sees his new girl has an ugly old crone, while the rest of the world sees her as a sexy cutie named Ellen (played by Elizabeth Lee). Mitchell next tries to discover the identity of a small-town maniac. However, the feds have also asked karate-chopping playboy Alex Jordan (played by William Brooker) to oversee the case, and Jordan schemes to have the lovely looking witch all to himself ...but not before Mitchell boosts his ESP with LSD, and Jordan is attacked by bed sheets. What the hell do you expect with a title like this, ...a plot? The Commentary track on the DVD contains a quick introduction by the director, then follows Herschell Gordon Lewis' former partner David F. Friedman exposing the very interesting history of Something Weird Video, and Mike Vraney's ongoing search for lost film gems. Also included on this disc, is some LSD inspired stock footage from Mike's collection: Monsterama Nightmare from `The Weird World of LSD (1967)', `Psyched-Out Sing-along with the 4D Witch', and an `LSD Psychedelic Freak Out'. These extra bonus bits make this disc interesting, and with all the footage this guy owns, I would love to see more of these additions on later releases.