Back in the 20th Century, prestigious cinematheques would celebrate a filmmaker or actor by having a giant festival dedicated to their work. Many times this celebration would raise the consciousness of film fans not near the theater to be eager to seek out their movies. What we now have in the 21st Century is a Blu-ray boxset that allows you to bring the festival into your home and played on your large HDTV. Such is the celebration English filmmaker and actor Cliff Twemlow will soon receive with the arrival of Bloody Legend: The Complete Cliff Twemlow Collection from Severin and Intervision Picture Corp. The boxset contains the award-winning documentary MANCUNIAN MAN: THE LEGENDARY LIFE OF CLIFF TWEMLOW. Learn how after creating library music that was used on Eric Idle’s Rutland Weekend Television and The Benny Hill Show, Twemlow decided to make his own brand of cinema as producer, screenwriter and star. And then you can watch all of his feature films. Here’s the press release from Severin with information on how to pre-order the boxset:
SEVERIN CELEBRATES THE LIFE & CAREER OF ‘80s U.K. ICON
CLIFF TWEMLOW WITH INTERVISION PICTURE CORP. BOX SET
BLOODY LEGEND: THE COMPLETE CLIFF TWEMLOW COLLECTION Includes 11 Films on 9 Blu-rays
with 13+ Hours of Special Features and Bonus CD
Severin Films honors iconic Mancunian filmmaker Cliff Twemlow with BLOODY LEGEND: THE COMPLETE CLIFF TWEMLOW COLLECTION. This unprecedented 10-disc release from Intervision Picture Corp. – Severin’s showcase label for shot-on-video classics – embraces the DIY spirit of the ‘80s SOV revolution and honors the mini-media empire forged by Twemlow.
Cliff Twemlow was a nightclub bouncer, composer, novelist, actor, filmmaker and unsung ‘80s U.K. legend. For more than a decade, the unstoppable Manchester native – along with a devoted team of local doormen, martial artists, variety performers, models, girlfriends, gym friends, family members and B-listers – created his own low-budget shot-on-video empire via a bollock-bashing oeuvre of gangster films, horror movies, spy thrillers, sci-fi epics and beyond. This first-ever Intervision Picture Corp. box set brings together every film by “The Orson Welles of Eccles” – including his infamous Section 3 ‘video nasty’ G.B.H./GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM – sourced from their original tape masters, as well as 2023’s “sweet, moving, and very, very funny” (Deadline Hollywood) documentary MANCUNIAN MAN: THE LEGENDARY LIFE OF CLIFF TWEMLOW directed by Jake West, plus unfinished projects, over 13 hours of Special Features, a CD featuring Cliff’s music from placements that include DAWN OF THE DEAD and much more.
Pre-orders for BLOODY LEGEND: THE COMPLETE CLIFF TWEMLOW COLLECTION – along with The Bloody Legendary Bundle that also includes new paperbacks of Cliff’s memoir The Tuxedo Warrior and his novels The Pike and The Beast of Kane – start now at the Severin Webstore.
Full Disc Breakdown and Special Features for BLOODY LEGEND: THE COMPLETE CLIFF TWEMLOW
box set:
DISC 1: MANCUNIAN MAN: THE LEGENDARY LIFE OF CLIFF TWEMLOW Blu-ray
Special Features for MANCUNIAN MAN: THE LEGENDARY LIFE OF CLIFF TWEMLOW:
- Additional Scenes
- Manchester Locations Tour
- The Swedish Connection – Interview with Jonathan Sisson On G.B.H.’s First-Time/Last-Time Investors
- The Pike Rediscovered – The Hunt For The Mechanical Monster
- Manchester Premiere
- London World Premiere
- Glasgow Premiere
- Trailer
- Image Gallery
Feature Specs for MANCUNIAN MAN: THE LEGENDARY LIFE OF CLIFF TWEMLOW:
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
- Audio: English Stereo
- Closed Captions: English SDH
- Runtime: 124 mins
- Region: Region Free
DISC 2: TUXEDO WARRIOR Blu-ray
Special Features for TUXEDO WARRIOR:
- Outtakes
- Gag Reel
- Trailer
Feature Specs for TUXEDO WARRIOR:
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Audio: English Mono
- Closed Captions: English SDH
- Runtime: 93 mins
- Region: Region Free
DISC 3: G.B.H. Blu-ray
*Includes Original Director’s Cut (89 mins) & U.K. Release Version (74 mins)
Special Features for G.B.H.:
- Audio Commentary With Actor Brian Sterling-Vete And Cult Movie Historian David Flint (U.K. Release Version Only)
- Alternate Credits Sequence
- Teaser Trailer
- Trailer
- THE PIKE TV Special
- MASON’S WAR Promo
Feature Specs for G.B.H.:
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Audio: English Mono
- Closed Captions: English SDH
- Runtime: Original Director’s Cut: 89 mins / U.K. Release Version: 74 mins
- Region: Region Free
DISC 4: TARGET: EVE ISLAND / THE IBIZA CONNECTION Blu-ray
Special Features for TARGET: EVE ISLAND:
- Audio Commentary With Actor Brian Sterling-Vete And Producer Martin De Rooy
- For The Love Of Cliff – Audio Commentary Outtake With Brian Sterling-Vete, Martin De Rooy And Severin Films’ Carl Daft
- Granada Tourism Promo
- Alternate Credits Sequence
- Rushes
- Trailer 1
- Trailer 2
Feature Specs for TARGET: EVE ISLAND:
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Audio: English Mono
- Closed Captions: English SDH
- Runtime: 84 mins
- Region: Region Free
Special Features for THE IBIZA CONNECTION:
- Audio Commentary With Director Howard Arundel And Cult Movie Historian David Flint
- Actor Brett Sinclair’s Ibiza Videos
Feature Specs for THE IBIZA CONNECTION:
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
- Audio: English Mono
- Closed Captions: English SDH
- Runtime: 93 mins
- Region: Region Free
DISC 5: THE AFRICAN RUN / MOON STALKER Blu-ray
Special Features for THE AFRICAN RUN:
- Scene Breakdowns – Compilation Of New Scenes With Detailed Production/Location Notes
- Alternate Credits Sequence
- David Ball Test Footage
Feature Specs for THE AFRICAN RUN:
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Audio: English Mono
- Closed Captions: English SDH
- Runtime: 94 mins
- Region: Region Free
Special Features for MOON STALKER:
- Audio Commentary With Actor Brian Sterling-Vete And Cult Movie Historian David Flint
- Alternate Credits Sequence
- Trailer
- THE BLIND SIDE OF GOD Promo
- HARRISING MOMENTS – Jerry Harris Showreel
Feature Specs for MOON STALKER:
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Audio: English Mono
- Closed Captions: English SDH
- Runtime: 91 mins
- Region: Region Free
DISC 6: THE HITMAN / THE EYE OF SATAN Blu-ray
Special Features for THE HITMAN:
- Alternate Credits Sequence
- Trailer
Feature Specs for THE HITMAN:
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Audio: English Mono
- Closed Captions: English SDH
- Runtime: 89 mins
- Region: Region Free
Special Features for THE EYE OF SATAN:
- Deleted Scenes
- Bloopers
- Trailer 1
- Trailer 2
Feature Specs for THE EYE OF SATAN:
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
- Audio: English Mono
- Closed Captions: English SDH
- Runtime: 79 mins
- Region: Region Free
DISC 7: FIRESTAR: FIRST CONTACT / TOKYO SUNRISE Blu-ray
Special Features for FIRESTAR: FIRST CONTACT:
- Deleted Fight Scene
- Trailer
Feature Specs for FIRESTAR: FIRST CONTACT:
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Audio: English Mono
- Closed Captions: English SDH
- Runtime: 94 mins
- Region: Region Free
Special Features for TOKYO SUNRISE:
- Making-Of
- Outtakes/Bloopers
- Promo 1
- Promo 2
Feature Specs for TOKYO SUNRISE:
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1, 1.33:1
- Audio: English Mono
- Closed Captions: English SDH
- Runtime: 21 mins
- Region: Region Free
DISC 8: G.B.H. 2: LETHAL IMPACT Blu-ray
*Includes Pre-Release Version (99 mins) & Special Edition (110 mins)
Special Features for G.B.H. 2: LETHAL IMPACT:
- BAD WEEKEND – Cliff’s Final Production, An Unreleased Short Film Intended As A Half-Hour TV Pilot
Feature Specs for G.B.H. 2: LETHAL IMPACT:
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Audio: English Mono
- Closed Captions: English SDH
- Runtime: Pre-Release Version: 99 mins / Special Edition: 110 mins
- Region: Region Free
DISC 9: FITNESS OVER 40 / THE ART OF NUDE MASSAGE Blu-ray
Feature Specs for FITNESS OVER 40:
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Audio: English Mono
- Closed Captions: English SDH
- Runtime: 55 mins
- Region: Region Free
Feature Specs for THE ART OF NUDE MASSAGE:
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Audio: English Mono
- Closed Captions: English SDH
- Runtime: 46 mins
- Region: Region Free
+ Audio CD
The Peter Reno Tapes
