{"product_id":"810161483211","title":"Twisted Issues (Blu-ray)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter innocent, straight edge skater Paul is taunted and murdered by a carload of drunken longhairs, he is crudely resurrected by a mysterious, pot-smoking mad scientist as a masked, sword wielding psychopath with a horrifying facial skin graft and a skateboard bolted directly to his foot. Determined to enact bloodthirsty revenge on his killers and their cohorts, Paul marauds through the parking lots, warehouses, and house parties of Gainesville in a splatter fueled cacophony of homespun gore, psychedelic drugs, ‘80s skate punk culture, abrasive stock footage, and gobs of raspberry soda.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInitially envisioned as a document of the thriving underground music scene in Gainesville, Florida (as well as a cinematic adaptation of his self-published, DIY fanzine Twisted Tissues), Twisted Issues marked the SOV feature debut of visionary writer \/ director Charles Pinion (Red Spirit Lake, We Await) and announced the arrival of a singular and electrifying new voice within the video underground.  A lo-fi explosion of raw creativity and youthful exuberance, Twisted Issues remains one of the quintessential, regional SOV masterpieces of the 1980s; an experimental, cinema verité slasher film like no other that Film Threat magazine notoriously dubbed one of the top “25 underground films you must see”!  -Brand new restoration of the feature supervised by director Charles Pinion \n\u003cbr\u003e-Audio commentary with writer \/ director Charles Pinion moderated by Mike Hunchback \n\u003cbr\u003e-Cast commentary with actors Charles Pinion, David Peck, Victor Wilkinson, Debra Fetzer, and Lisa Soto.\n\u003cbr\u003e-Screenwriter commentary with writers Charles Pinion, Steve Antczak, and James Bassett\n\u003cbr\u003e-“The Twisted Truth” -an interview with writer \/ director Charles Pinion \n\u003cbr\u003e-“Horror is the Punk Rock of Cinema” -Director Charles Pinion in conversation with S.A. Bradley of the Hellbent for Horror podcast \n\u003cbr\u003e-“Painting with the Blood of False Gods” -a visual essay by film writer and author Heather Drain \n\u003cbr\u003e-“Blood \u0026amp; Laughs” -Behind the scenes footage \n\u003cbr\u003e-“Twisted Singles”: 9 unedited live music performances from Twisted Issues\n\u003cbr\u003e-Full 1987 live set by Mutley Chix (portions of which are featured in Twisted Issues) \n\u003cbr\u003e-Full 1987 live set by The Doldrums \n\u003cbr\u003e-Charles Pinion trailer vault \n\u003cbr\u003e-“From Twisted Tissues to Twisted Issues” -a 28-page booklet edited by Jason Pankoke (Micro-Film) featuring writings by Heather Drain, Vincent Albarano, \u0026amp; Mike Watt with a foreword by director Charles Pinion \n\u003cbr\u003e-Reversible sleeve \n\u003cbr\u003e-English SDH subtitles \"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cinema 1 Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44895288950863,"sku":"810161483211","price":51.98,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0680\/2787\/5407\/files\/twistedissues-bluray_a63c1fcd-56b9-4419-b06a-62e490c61da5.jpg?v=1773844862","url":"https:\/\/cinema1.ca\/products\/810161483211","provider":"Cinema 1 Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}