Grindhouse Releasing Brings ‘Hollywood 90028’ to Blu-ray
Grindhouse Releasing is proud to present the Blu-ray event of the year: the U.S. home
video debut of Hollywood 90028, the rediscovered 1970s shocker from writer-director Christina
Hornisher.
Hollywood 90028 stars Christopher Augustine as Mark, an alienated porno film cameraman turned serial murderer. The film co-stars Jeannette Dilger, Gayle Davis, and Dick Glass as “Jobal”.
Also known as The Hollywood Hillside Strangler and Twisted Throats, Hollywood 90028 has now been rescued from obscurity, restored in 4K from the original camera negative, and revived to international acclaim at film festivals including Sitges, Night Visions, Fantasia, and the upcoming Mayhem Film Festival.
Following a sold-out Los Angeles premiere at the American Cinematheque and screenings at Quentin Tarantino’s New Beverly Cinema, Hollywood 90028 drew shocked and amazed raves from critics and contemporary filmmakers including Arkasha Stevenson (The First Omen) and Nicolas Winding-Refn (The Neon Demon).
In his review of the film for Dread Central, writer Bill Bria said,
Hornisher makes Hollywood 90028 an exploitation movie that interrogates itself and the audience, sideswiping them with an indictment about the very thing they’re watching. In this way, her film joins the ranks of combative works like Michael Haneke’s Funny Games, selling itself to a particular audience and delivering the goods but all the while asking what the cost of those goods may be. It’s not a “fun” movie like so many exploitation films tend to be, but its audaciousness certainly makes up for that.
The new Blu-ray edition exclusive to GrindhouseReleasing.com is a deluxe three-disc set including the CD soundtrack release of the original score by renowned composer Basil Poledouris, straight from the original master tapes.
Grindhouse Releasing’s Hollywood 90028 will also include a full slate of in-depth Blu-ray extras documenting the fascinating history behind this indie guerilla production. The set includes audio commentary from film historians Marc Edward Heuck and Heidi Honeycutt, author of I Spit On Your Celluloid, and a 28-page fully illustrated booklet.
The Blu-ray also includes three short films directed by Christina Hornisher, uncensored scenes from the X-rated director’s cut of Hollywood 90028, and other surprises.
The limited edition Grindhouse slipcover features the shocking tabloid-style one-sheet poster art used when the film played 42nd Street as THE HOLLYWOOD HILLSIDE STRANGLER. This edition with the vintage exploitation cover is limited to 2000 units and is available only on the Grindhouse Releasing website.
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