SEVERIN'S OCTOBER SLATE IS JAM-PACKED WITH MATTEI, FRAGASSO AND DRUDI

On October 25th, Severin Films is once again summoning the Holy Trinity of Italian schlock collaborators – Bruno Mattei, Claudio Fragasso and Rossella Drudi – for a trio of action-stuffed, combat-crazed ‘Namsploitation gems!

DOUBLE TARGET: “Take everything you think of with Bruno Mattei ‘Namsploitation’”, says DTV Connoisseur, “replace Reb Brown with Miles O’Keeffe, and that’s how awesome this movie is.” When terrorist attacks ravage Southeast Asia, the U.S. government recruits former loose-cannon commando Bob Ross (O’Keeffe of TARZAN THE APE MAN and ATOR fame) to return to Vietnam, hunt down the Russian madman (Bo Svenson of THE INGLORIOUS BASTARDS) responsible, rescue his long-lost Amerasian son and destroy anything that gets in his way. Ottaviano Dell’Acqua (ZOMBIE 3), Luciano Pigozzi (STRIKE COMMANDO), Massimo Vanni (ROBOWAR) and Donald Pleasence co-star in what may be Mattei and screenwriters Claudio Fragasso & Rossella Drudi’s most absurdly ambitious and hyper-violent Philippines action epic of them all, now restored in 2K from the original negative.

COP GAME: After exploding miles of Philippine jungle, director Bruno Mattei and screenwriter Rossella Drudi borrow the plot of OFF LIMITS for an action-thriller that blasts more than just bamboo huts: In the final days of the Vietnam War, a squad of rogue U.S. soldiers begins slaughtering American officers. But when a tough Army investigator (Brent Huff of STRIKE COMMANDO 2) and his partner (Max Laurel of ROBOWAR) are assigned to the case, they’ll tear apart Manila-as-Saigon in a frenzy of machine guns, car chases, stock footage, an ear-worm theme song and some of the most brain-scorching miniatures in ‘80s Italian cinema. Candice Daly (ZOMBIE 4), Werner Pochath (BORN TO FIGHT) and Brett Halsey (THE DEVIL’S HONEY) co-star in this “instant classic” (Comeuppance Reviews), now restored in 2K from the original negative.

BORN TO FIGHT: Shortly after completing STRIKE COMMANDO 2, director Bruno Mattei, screenwriters Claudio Fragasso & Rossella Drudi and stars Brent Huff (GWENDOLINE) & former Miss World/Bond Girl Mary Stavin immediately reloaded for another shot-in-the-Philippines exploding-hut classic: When a badass Vietnam veteran (Huff) is hired by a television reporter (Stavin) to return to the jungle hellhole where he was tortured as a P.O.W., the fuse is lit for betrayal, vengeance, massive fireballs, incongruous Austrians and “a slow-motion Brent Huff unloading millions of rounds of ammunition while screaming” (B&S About Movies). Romano Puppo (ROBOWAR), Werner Pochath (COP GAME) and Massimo Vanni (ZOMBIE 3) co-star in this action epic of “all-out Mattei mayhem” (Kult Eye Bleeder), now scanned in 2K from the original negative.

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Special Features for Double Target:

  • Italian Masters Of War – Interview With Co-Director Claudio Fragasso
  • All About The Sentiment – Interview With Screenwriter Rossella Drudi
  • Trailers

Feature Specs for Double Target:

  • Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
  • Audio: English Stereo, Italian Stereo 
  • Closed Captions: English SDH
  • Region: A

Special Features for Cop Game:

  • Sweet Home Manila – Interview With Second Unit Director Claudio Fragasso
  • Giallo In Saigon – Interview With Screenwriter Rossella Drudi
  • The Last King Of The Philippines – Interview With Producer Franco Gaudenzi
  • Extended Scenes
  • Trailer

Feature Specs for Cop Game:

  • Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
  • Audio: English Mono, Italian Mono
  • Closed Captions: English SDH
  • Region: A

Special Features for Born To Fight:

  • Two Cuts: Extended Cut (93 mins) and Theatrical Cut (90 mins)
  • Audio Commentary With Actors Brent Huff And Mary Stavin (Theatrical Cut Only)
  • Mr. Cobra Dundee – Interview With Screenwriter/Assistant Director Claudio Fragasso
  • Cigarettes In Heaven – Interview With Screenwriter Rossella Drudi
  • Trailer

Feature Specs for Born To Fight:

  • Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
  • Audio: English Mono, Italian Mono
  • Closed Captions: English SDH
  • Region: A