Product Details
- An MVD Exclusive
- Version: Uncensored Collector's Edition
- SKU: SFD0204
- Format: BLU-RAY DISC
- UPC: 654930322796
- Street Date: 02/08/22
- PreBook Date: 02/01/22
- Label: Synapse Films »
- Genre: Action/Adventure
- Run Time: 107 mins
- Number of Discs: 1
- Audio: STEREO
- Year of Production: 1974
- Region Code: 0
- Box Lot: 30
- Territory: NORTH AMERICA
Cast & Crew
- Actors:
- Christina Lindberg as Frigga / Madeleine
- Director: Bo A. Vibenius
Product Assets
Thriller: A Cruel Picture
THRILLER: A CRUEL PICTURE, the holy grail of pure exploitation cinema, comes to Blu-ray from Synapse Films!
- List Price: $29.95
- Your Price: $29.95
- In Stock: -27
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One of the biggest selling titles in Synapse Films' history is finally coming to Blu-ray! Growing up mute after a childhood sexual assault, a young girl (Christina Lindberg) spends years working on a remote farm. After missing the bus one day, she is picked up by a suave young man who takes her out to dinner, drugs her and forces her into a life of prostitution. Torn away from home, she rebels against her captor, only to have one of her eyes gouged out as punishment. After learning of the death of her parents, she secretly trains herself in martial arts, defensive driving and gun use! Transformed into a one woman killing machine with a sawed-off shotgun, she uses her new skills to enact bloody revenge on those who've done her wrong. Synapse Films is proud to present the uncensored version of THRILLER: A CRUEL PICTURE on Blu-ray. This cult-classic is widely considered one of the holy grails of pure exploitation cinema, and one that Quentin Tarantino (director of PULP FICTION, RESERVOIR DOGS and ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD) calls "the roughest revenge movie ever made!" Originally released in the U.S. in a heavily truncated version called THEY CALL HER ONE EYE, THRILLER is presented here with over 20 minutes of restored footage deemed too sexually explicit and graphic for 1970s general audiences. You have been warned!
Media
Bonus Materials
- Uncut and uncensored high definition 1080p (1.66:1) presentation
- Original Swedish language version with newly translated removable English subtitles
- Alternate English dub soundtrack with newly translated removable English subtitles
- Multiple still galleries including rare behind-the-scenes images and nude photos of Christina Lindberg on set
- Theatrical trailers and TV spot
- Outtakes
- Alternate Harbor Fight Sequence
- THRILLER: A Cruel Lab Mistake-Rare photos from an unused fight sequence ruined by the film lab during production
- THRILLER: The Story in Pictures
- Reversible cover art from Wes Benscoter
Sales Points
- One of the biggest DVD titles in Synapse Films' 25+ year history!
- Quentin Tarantino's Elle Driver character in KILL BILL VOLS 1 & 2 was directly inspired by the lead character of THRILLER: A CRUEL PICTURE
Press Quotes
'The roughest revenge movie ever made!'
—Quentin Tarantino
Ultimately, Thriller: A Cruel Picture is an in-your-face exploitation film that lives up to its reputation.
—10kbullets, 10K Bullets
In conclusion Thriller- A Cruel Picture certainly is a highly sleazed, at points brutal 70’s revenge flick, which will appeal to fans of rough ‘n’ grim grindhouse fare.
—Musique Machine