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Somewhere between uptown and downtown, heaven and hell, dusk and dawn, lies... MONDO NEW YORK

"Home to outcasts, misfits, losers, perverts, lunatics, gangsters, pranksters, outlaws, neurotics, psychotics, maniacs, brainiacs, hippies, yippies, yuppies, junkies, flunkies, monkeys, all trying to claw their way to the top of trash heap, all screaming me, me, I want my fame my fortune, my lousy fifteen minutes, my, what the f*** whatever it is - You want it? We got it! It's MONDO NEW YORK."

Restored and remastered from a brand new 2K HD transfer from the original camera negative, "Mondo New York" is a cult classic celebration and perversely compelling tribute to the mutant artists and anti-stars of the Naked City circa 1980's Berlin cabaret in all their glory including Joey Arias, Joe Coleman, Karen Finley, Phoebe Legere, Ann Magnuson, Lydia Lunch, Rick Aviles and Dean Johnson and more, in this unforgettable avant-garde time capsule of New York City that will leave you both shocked and enlightened.

Media

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Bonus Materials

• Brand new 2K HD transfer from the original camera negative presented in its original 1.78:1 aspect ratio LPCM 2.0 Stereo Audio
• Optional English Subtitles
• Interview with Joe Coleman (HD, 49:33)
• Interview with Joey Arias (HD, 49:48)
• Interview with Shannah Laumeister (HD, 36:16)
• Interview with producer Stuart Shapiro (HD, 27:20)
• Photo Gallery
• Soundtrack CD
• 18-Page Booklet
• Reversible Artwork
• Collectible 2-Sided Mini-Poster
• Limited Edition Slipcover

Sales Points

• 1988 Theatrical Release
• First Time Ever on Blu-ray!
• Original soundtrack by nine-time Grammy nominee Johnny Pacheco (who has 10 gold records)
• Features Joey Arias (Big Top Pee-Wee), Rick Aviles (Ghost), Charlie Barnett (D.C. Cab), Ann Magnuson (Making Mr. Right), Lydia Lunch (Subway Riders) and acclaimed musician Phoebe Legere (King of New York)
• Cult classic 80's documentary film was inspired by the 1963 movie Mondo Cane.
• Comp to other MVD Rewind Collection cult punk rock doc 'D.O.A.'

Press Quotes

The as of yet uncorrupted will find it AN UNABASHED GOOD TIME.

     —Michael Musto, Village Voice

What's the most unusual, offbeat, outrageous movie you've seen?... 'Mondo New York'.

     —Susan Granger, WMCA-Radio

ENLIGHTENS AND ENTERTAINS. What some people call art is stunningly unveiled in 'Mondo New York'. A celebration of the First Amendment.

     —Jim Robbins, Variety

A must see for anyone who thinks they're hip.

     —Lee Black, Downtown

a thought-provoking piece of cinema history.

     —Chris Jones, Overly Honest Movie Reviews

A vivid time capsule from a bracing era, following a wordless and nameless protagonist on a tour through subways, performance art spaces, galleries, S&M parties, nightclubs, shooting galleries, and Washington Square Park. It captures a New York that we’d never seen before, and will certainly never see again.

     —Jason Bailey, Crooked Marquee

Mondo New York is a look at New York’s vibrant, defiantly weird ’80s downtown avant-garde/performance-art subculture.

     —Bill Pearis, Brooklyn Vegan

This is an extremely appealing looking presentation and on the whole, things are nicely organic looking. MVD has aggregated both appealing on-disc supplements and some non-disc swag and, at least for those not faint of heart, Mondo New York comes Recommended.

     —Jeffrey Kauffman, Blu-ray.com

A glorious postcard from the downtown clubs and denizens. Even after all these years, the movie still has the ability to shock and impress... Mondo New York is a jolting tour of the city.

     —Joe Corey, Inside Pulse

Mondo New York packs a great deal of power in this document of the end of an era in free expression, in a place that is no longer recognizable.

     —Phil Bailey, Ink 19

A strange document of a strange period in New York City’s past, a time capsule of the city before it became sanitized and Disneyfied when the strangest of the strange still had a shot at drawing crowds and exposing the world to their own unique brand of art. The Blu-ray looks and sounds far better than anything we’ve seen in the past and the lengthy interviews do an excellent job of documenting this unusual film’s unusual history.

     —Ian Jane, Rock Shock Pop

Mondo New York is a really fascinating cultural artifact that is purposefully abrasive and pushes against good taste. MVD Entertainment has rescued this with a new Blu-Ray which sports a really good A/V presentation, some excellent supplements, and spiffy packaging. If you are open to the counterculture of this era, you will probably have a good time with this one.

     —Dillon Gonzales, Geek Vibes Nation

As someone who enjoys art and cinema, I got a lot out this, especially as a time capsule, one full of uninhibited freedom and expression. Mondo New York is clearly not for everyone, but not everything has to be. Art belongs to everyone, even to us weirdos.

     —Davy, Cinema Sentries

The new 2K HD transfer of Mondo New York is stunning, really giving the audience a clear and vibrant look at the New York underground scene that was so unique and important to how art is expressed

     —Corey Danna, Horror Geek Life

An absolutely essential document of what was happening in the city’s underground during that time period.

     —Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat

A vivid time capsule from a bracing era, following a wordless and nameless protagonist on a tour through subways, performance art spaces, galleries, S&M parties, nightclubs, shooting galleries, and Washington Square Park. It captures a New York that we’d never seen before, and will certainly never see again.

     —Jason Bailey, Crooked Marquee

This at time over-the-top, shocking/disturbing cult-classic 80's shockumentary is a pretty mondo time capsule of New York City at a time when it was still edgy and dangerous.

     —Ken Kastenhuber, McBastard's Mausoleum