Arrow Preps Goofy ’80s Gorefest MICROWAVE MASSACRE for Blu-ray

Awesomely awful ’80s gorefest comes to Blu-ray/DVD.

When this writer saw the dawn of the DVD revolution and the the refinement of the Blu-ray generation, there were dozens of titles from my misspent VHS/Video store haunting and collecting days that I was convinced would evaporate into the ether, and many with good reason.

One of the pictures I presumed would go away forever was 1983’s MICROWAVE MASSACRE, an unbelievable camp non-classic starring deceased comedian Jackie Vernon that I didn’t think anyone liked.

Well…apparently they did. And they do!

And now, the fine folks at Arrow Video are giving it the royal treatment in a brand new DVD/Blu-ray combo pack, due out on August 16th.

Here’s the synopsis:

Jackie Vernon as Donald, a disgruntled construction worker whose wife’s predilection for haute cuisine drives him to cannibalism.

Donald unwittingly stumbles upon a solution to his two major problems in his life – his nagging wife and his lack of decent meals – when, one night, he bludgeons his better half to death with a pepper grinder in a drunken rage. Thinking on his feet, Donald dismembers the body and sets about microwaving the remains, which turn out to be rather delicious. Trouble is, now he has a taste for human flesh that needs satisfying…

Eschewing all notions of good taste, Wayne Berwick’s Microwave Massacre is a deliciously depraved exercise in political incorrectness that has gone on to gain a cult following thanks to a characteristically deadpan performance from Vernon, who delivers such choice lines as “I’m so hungry I could eat a whore.” Vegetarians need not apply!

 
This one is truly daft and I cannot WAIT to revisit.
 
And dig these director-approved special features:

– Brand new 2K restoration from the original camera negative

– High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations

– Original mono audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray)

– Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

– Brand new audio commentary with writer-producer Craig Muckler, moderated by Mike Tristano

– Brand new making-of featurette including interviews with Muckler, director Wayne Berwick and actor Loren Schein

– Trailer

– Original treatment and 8-page synopsis (BD/DVD-ROM content)

– Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Wes Benscoter

 
If MICROWAVE MASSACRE can get such a loving tribute, I demand SHRIEK OF THE MUTILATED be next…
 
 
 

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