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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 ‘arthouse meets grindhouse’ 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, lovingly 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 (UK).
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), Ti West (MAXXXINE), Anna Biller (THE LOVE WITCH), Sean Baker (ANORA) and Nicolas Winding-Refn (THE NEON DEMON).
The new Blu-ray edition exclusive to GrindhouseReleasing.com is a deluxe 3-disc set including the CD soundtrack release of the original score by renowned composer Basil Poledouris, straight from the original master tapes!
Grindhouse Releasing is known for exhaustive, definitive home video presentations and HOLLYWOOD 90028 upholds the high standard with a full slate of in-depth Blu-ray extras documenting the fascinating history behind this indie guerilla production, with the full participation of stars Christopher Augustine, Jeannette Dilger, and Gayle Davis. 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 mind-blowing surprises.
Exclusive to GrindhouseReleasing.com, we’ve come up with a limited edition ‘Grindhouse’ slipcover featuring the shocking tabloid poster art used when the film played 42ndStreet as THE HOLLYWOOD HILLSIDE STRANGLER. This grindhouse edition with the vintage exploitation art is limited to 2000 units, and is available only from the Grindhouse Releasing web store.
| REVIEWS: “HOLLYWOOD 90028 has been blessed with much-deserved new life…a breathtaking 4K restoration from Grindhouse Releasing.” – Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, FANGORIA “A ferocious time capsule of 1970s Los Angeles that expertly bounces between Cassavetes style realism, self-reflexive art film, and scuzzy exploitation. I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen.” – Larry Karaszewski, co-writer of ED WOOD and DOLEMITE IS MY NAME “To watch 90028 is to slowly sink into the murky land of lost dreams that was, and still is, the underbelly of Tinsel Town. Christina Hornisher’s lens looks presciently and compassionately at how the human heart can become so twisted that the one thing more terrifying than committing murder can be finding love. It’s not just a horror film. It’s a statement. And if that wasn’t enough, she caps off the film with one of the ballsiest and most provocative shots possibly ever made in Hollywood!” – Arkasha Stevenson, director of THE FIRST OMEN “Somewhere between art film and exploitation. A bizarre, lost, and lonely low-budget time capsule of Los Angeles with a final shot that needs to be seen to be believed.” – Ti West, director of HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, X and MAXXXINE “Part indie arthouse, part grindhouse and part historical travelogue of a now-vanished Los Angeles. Cursed with being decades ahead of its time, HOLLYWOOD 90028, Christina Hornisher’s sole feature film, is a must-see.” – Sean Baker, director of TANGERINE and ANORA “Seeing Christina Hornisher’s film, HOLLYWOOD 90028, is like time traveling into the past to see the magnificent future of cinema.” – Nicolas Winding Refn, director of THE NEON DEMON “One of the craziest final shots I’ve ever seen…the audience collectively and audibly GASPED. Hollywood Babylon tales don’t get much bleaker than this.” – Joe Lynch, director of SUITABLE FLESH and WRONG TURN 2 “HOLLYWOOD 90028 is an unsettling, haunting film…an original and unforgettable viewing experience.” – Anna Biller, director of THE LOVE WITCH “Is it a formless, ennui-soaked art film or an unnerving serial killer thriller? Its mind-rending, final catharsis reveals it’s the essential missing link to both genres.” – Dan Waters, screenwriter of HEATHERS “A rare and exciting discovery…Powerful arthouse horror from a filmmaker who should have had a prolific career.” – William Bibbiani, THE WRAP “I was blown away!” – Buddy Giovinazzo, director of COMBAT SHOCK and LIFE IS HOT IN CRACKTOWN “Surprisingly atmospheric and polished…an eerie hybrid of art film and 1970s grindhouse. ‘HOLLYWOOD 90028‘ boasts one of the most incredible final shots ever.” – James Verniere, Boston Movie News “The sort of moment that fans of cult film live for: outrageous, unnerving, and the sort of thing you’d never see in a “normal” movie.” – Oscar Goff, Boston Hassle “Uncommonly thoughtful and haunting…a proto-“Taxi Driver” wallow-in-neon-lit-depravity proving that back then the left coast could be just as seedy as Times Square.” – Sean Burns, North Shore Movies “HOLLYWOOD 90028 is one of the greatest films ever made about how truly brutal Hollywood’s dream factory can be on those whose dreams don’t come true — the final shot of the movie is stunning” – Jim Hemphill, IndieWire “An astonishing example of the gold that can be found by panning through the polluted waters of exploitation cinema” – Marc Mohan, Oregon ArtsWatch |
