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“THE THOUGHT ALONE OF RUSS MEYER
MAKING A PERIOD PIECE IS PERVERSE…
Meyer sensationalizes the whip and maniacal slaveowners 
in this screwy vision of a colonial plantation circa 1835.”
Film Threat

THE WORLDWIDE BLU-RAY PREMIERE
AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 15+ YEARS
RESTORED UNCUT WITH 2+ HOURS OF SPECIAL FEATURES

After the termination of his deal with 20^th Century Fox, Russ Meyer returned to independent filmmaking with perhaps his most wildly ambitious work – combining elements of blaxploitation, period epic and sexual melodrama – now presented on Blu-ray for the first time ever: In 1835 colonial West Indies, cruel plantation owner Lady Susan Walker (future British aristocrat Anouska Hempel, who would successfully block the film’s UK release) rules her slaves with racist brutality and a black bullwhip. But will the arrival of a studly nobleman (David Warbeck of THE BEYOND) trigger an island inferno of lust, violence and vengeance? Percy Herbert (THE WILD GEESE), Thomas Baptiste (AMIN: THE RISE AND FALL) and Dave Prowse (STAR WARS, THE HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN) co-star in the film Russ himself called “hellishly entertaining” – also known as SWEET SUZY, THE DUTCHESS OF DOOM and RUSS MEYER’S SLAVES – shot on location in Barbados, newly scanned in 4K from the original camera negative and seething with over 2 hours of all-new Special Features.

Special Features for Russ Meyer’s BLACKSNAKE!

• Audio Commentary With Documentarian Jason Fitzroy Jeffers
• Stunts Upon A Time In Hollywood!: The Breakthrough Stunt Work Of Blacksnake! – Interview With Stunt Coordinator/Actor Bob Minor
• Uncle Russ!: The Racial Politics Of Blacksnake! – Interview With Film Historian Dr. Mireille Miller-Young
• Radical Talent!: Milton McCollin And The 1970s Bajan Theatre Scene Remembered – Interview With Actor/Poet Robert Lee And Actor/Broadcaster Tony Thompson
• Trailer For Russ Meyer's Unfinished Film FOXY
• Post-Film Promo For Russ Meyer's FOXY
• Trailer
• G-Rated Trailer

Feature Specs for Russ Meyer’s BLACKSNAKE!

• Run Time: 83 mins
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Audio: English Mono
• Closed Captions: English SDH
• Region: A/B/C