Product Details

• Actors: Michael Pataki, Bob Minor, Stephen Stucker, Sharon Kelly, Brenda Miller
• Directors: Gregory Corarito
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: VCI Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: February 5, 2008
• Run Time: 173 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000VFGQZC
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #50,751 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Psychotronica Collection 1(Delinquent Schoolgirls / Dream No Evil / Mondokeyhole / The Raw Ones / The Mermaids of Tiburon / Cry of the Bewitched" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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Delinquent Schoolgirls: Our protagonists in this K-Mart budgeted cinematic carrion are escapees from an insane asylum! One is an ex-baseball player turned rapist, another is gay, and the ringleader is a low-rent impressionist. When they stumble upon an all-girls school, antisocial behavior with these siliconed students ensues, but with a twist the busty babes know karate! Dream No Evil: Don t pay any attention to the turtleneck-sweatered snobs who demand that the negative to this classic be burned. It does have a script, kind of, even if it appears to have been written as they filmed. A deranged young woman searches for her father, and every time the continuity becomes too confusing a narrator comes on to save the day with explanations. With lines like, your duck is bleeding really badly, you can t pass this up! Mondo Keyhole: A serial rapist relishes his attacks on women, but are they only fantasy, real though they may seem? A debauched classic of the roughie genre, complete with S&M fantasies that probably won t win any awards from Ms Magazine. Jack Hill is the total auteur of this production, so put down your demitasse coffee cup, fasten your seatbelt, and expect the unexpected! The Raw Ones: In 1957 the Supreme Court ruled that nudity in and of itself is not obscene. This decision opened the door to nudist camp documentaries. This one is padded to the sprocket holes with nude figure models jumping rope, bouncing on the trampoline, snapping each other with towels, and lots more of what was formerly forbidden fruit! The Mermaids of Tiburon: This film was produced and directed in 1962 as a fantasy-adventure by noted underwater cinematographer, John Lamb. Two years later, he chopped out 10 minutes, re-shot the close-ups and medium shots of the mermaids; revealing the enchantresses in the nude (with emphasis on actress Gaby Martone), and released it as The Aqua Sex . Twenty-three years later, Lamb took the time to re-edit his epic like he really wanted and, just to make sure, added additional nude footage using glamour model Diane Webber! The result is a beautifully photographed fantasy about mermaids who assist...and distract...a young scientist in his quest for sunken treasure, complete with Timothy Carey at his menacing best. Filmed in the pearl garden of Mexico s La Pez, and the kelp forest along the coast of Santa Catalina. Cry of the Bewitched: Sultry, cat-like, dancer-turned-actress Ninón Sevilla plays Yambaó in this classic Mexican psychological thriller. She arrives at a Cuban sugar plantation in 1850, at the same time the nearby village is hit with a plague! Guess who the villagers blame for the pestilence? Of course, it could just have been a misunderstanding, or just bad timing. But, the plot definitely thickens when it is revealed that her departed grandmother was a sorceress! Bonus Features: Scene Selection, Commentary by actor Bob Minor moderated by Elijah Drenner, Deleted Scenes, Alternate Spanish Sound Track, Commentary by director Jack Hill moderated by Elijah Drenner, Commentary by Romero Carey, son of Timothy Carey, with Elijah Drenner, Original Theatrical Trailers for all three versions of Mermaids of Tiburon, Original English and Spanish Trailers. Product Specs: 3-DVD9s; 480 minutes; Dolby Digital; B&W/Color; 1.33:1 / 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA- R, PG, NR (Violence & Nudity); Year 1974, 1972, 1966, 1962, 1957; SRP - $39.99.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Swine before Pearls, November 27, 2008

By	rareoopdvds (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This is a 3-dvd, 6-film collection featuring some of the weirdest and quite interesting cult films of the 60's. All of the films are mastered from the original 35mm widescreen negatives, so you are getting, at least, what is the best can be expected for now.

Volume 1 is the double feature DELINQUENT SCHOOLGIRLS and DREAM NO EVIL. The first feature is, perhaps, the most fun and pleasurable to watch. Lots of nudity of big breasted women including Sharon Kelly (billed as Colleen Brennan) and a rare appearance of Roberta Pedron. An alternate title was used for this film as CARNAL MADNESS, which probably says more about the film than its current slate. Needless to say, the film is a thin plot of 3 escaped convicts, each with their own sexual hang-up (a rapist, a gay, and a baseball player). Once out of prison, they eventually come to this poorly controlled school for girls who wear loose fitting t-shirts and no bras practicing various physical exercises that are good for the camera, but I am not sure how good they are to stay in shape. There is a touch of comedy in this feature, but it does get pretty gruesome and serious towards the end. But you can never take it completely serious with this level of acting.

The second feature, DREAM NO EVIL, deals with a type of psychic nightmare. I am not really sure how to explain this one, but it is not as titillating as the first one, so it does not follow as well (or at least, my attention to it did not). What tried to be a giallo type horror, ends up being a sort of mish-mash of strange incidents that do not add up to much. Fun to watch for its rarity, but you will probably only keep it because its coupled with the movie DELINQUENT SCHOOLGIRLS.

Volume 2 features MONDO KEYHOLE and THE RAW ONES. Mondo Keyhole is directed by Jack Hill (Spider Baby, Big Doll House, and many more!) and was released in 1966. The story deals basically with a husband who eventually becomes a rapist. Not sure how these events lead to each other, but I am sure it made more sense when they were thinking about it. Needless to say, it is kind of boring and slow, while a narrator blasts off in the beginning to give you something "deep" to think about. The second feature, THE RAW ONES, is a ground-breaking film as it was the first film to test the Supreme Court's ruling that "nudity is not a crime". So, here we are basically treated to a gaggle of nudies doing various activities that are just nice to watch, but nothing amounts to anything. Important historically, but otherwise, its an easily forgotten film.

To finish off the collection is Volume 3 which features THE MERMAIDS OF TIBURON and YAMBAO: CRY OF THE BEWITCHED. The first title is actually beautifully shot by writer, director and cinematographer John Lamb (Sexual Freedom in Denmark and Sexual Freedom Now). We see many great underwater shots off the coast of California (at least that's where they said they were). The story is flimsy and irrelevant. But basically its about an underwater diver who was paid to go to Tiburon to get some large pearls. Following suit is Timothy Carey (Paths of Glory) who wants the pearls for himself. It takes a long time for these guys to get moving on the story. But in the meantime, sit back and see the luscious underwater scenery. Amidst all of this underwaterness are beautiful naked girls (huh?). Yeah, these are the mermaids. They are not as abundant in the film as you might expect from a director who eventually went on to direct porn, but the restraint he showed to expose his art works out for the better. This film has an interesting history as it was originally released without nudity. Then, like 10 years later, Lamb went and reedited the film with the nude sequences and released it as "The Nude Version". Both versions are present on this set. The second feature, YAMBAO: THE CRY OF THE BEWITCHED has a better tile than a film. Sometimes I wonder if companies would just make cool trailers and forget about the film. It would be much more cost effective, and the films would be more entertaining in our imaginations and any realization. This film falls into that category. Lots of crying going on in this film. I dont mean emotional crying, but like a banshee type of crying. Lots of cultural dancing and strange voodoo mysticism. When you add all of that up you get Yambao.

Each disc has some form of extra feature, a little light, but whats to be expected with these rare films. All of them come with cool trailers, some for the films themselves, but there are other films not in this collection. There is also commentary by Jack Hill and Elliah Drenner and Bob Minor.

The PSYCHOTRONICA COLLECTION is a fun set to own and share with your friends. Each of these titles are available individually, but I think for the money, the collection seemed most worthwhile. I dont think the retail price of $49.99 really gives you the mileage you were hoping for, but if you can get it somewhere near 50% off for a new copy, you are in good hands.