Description
In the mid-‘90s, Dario Argento approached a physically and professionally ailing Lucio Fulci to direct one final production, an over-the-top shocker about grisly murders at a Paris wax museum. But when Fulci passed away only weeks before filming began, Argento turned to Sergio Stivaletti – the FX genius on PHENOMENA, OPERA, DEMONS and CEMETARY MAN – to make his feature-directing debut. Original Grand Guignol director/performer Robert Hossein (RIFFIFI) and Aldo Massasso (CONTRABAND) star in what DVD Drive-In hails as “old-timey luridness married to state-of-the-art gore” – from a screenplay co-written by Fulci with cinematography by Sergio Salvati (ZOMBIE, THE BEYOND) – now featuring a 4k scan from the original negative supervised by Stivaletti and packed with Special Features that include rare behind-the-scenes footage, all-new interviews and more.
“An impressive display of grotesqueries, filled with wild special effects and violent, sexy excesses.” – Mondo-Digital.com
“A wonderful throwback to how bizarre Italian horror cinema used to be in the ’80s.” – DigitallyObsessed.com
Audio Commentary with Director / Special Effects Artist Sergio Stivaletti and Michelangelo Stivaletti
BEYOND FULCI: Interviews with Producer Dario Argento, Director Sergio Stivaletti, Producer Giuseppe Columbo, Production Designer Massimo Geleng, Actress Gabriella Giorgelli and Filmmaker Claudio Fragasso
THE CHAMBER OF HORRORS: Interviews with Producer Dario Argento, Director Sergio Stivaletti, Producer Giuseppe Columbo, Production Designer Massimo Geleng and Actress Gabriella Giorgelli
LIVING DOLLS: Interviews with Producer Dario Argento, Director Sergio Stivaletti, Producer Giuseppe Columbo and Actress Gabriella Giorgelli
THE MYSTERIES OF THE WAX MUSEUM: Interview with SFX Artist Sergio Stivaletti
THE WAXWORKS SYMPHONY: Interview with Soundtrack Composer Maurizio Abeni
THE GRAND OPENING: Interviews with Producer Dario Argento, Director Sergio Stivaletti and Producer Giuseppe Columbo
WAX UNMASKED: Interview with Film Writer Alan Jones
Vintage featurettes: Behind the Scenes, Special Effects, On Set with Dario Argento