American Genre Film Archive

The Violent Years

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This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition slipcover was limited to 1,000 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.

The American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) represents the world's largest theatrical catalog of exploitation cinema. Their home video line presents a diverse selection of movies, ranging from new preservations of classics from the vast library of Something Weird to the wildest in shot-on-video (SOV) titles. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

“I shot a cop—SO WHAT!” So say the girl gang thrill-killers of THE VIOLENT YEARS! Written by legendary Hollywood outsider Edward D. Wood, Jr. (PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE, GLEN OR GLENDA), this is the delirious story of Paula Parkins—a good-girl-gone-bad who leads her degenerate teenage hellcats down a path of gas station hijackings, pajama party orgies, and cold-blooded murder. From Wood’s patently deranged dialogue to the scene where the gang performs a “man attack,” THE VIOLENT YEARS is an essential exposé on crime, gender politics, and sweater-stealing. Remember: “This is a story of violence!”

directed by: William Morgan
starring: Various
1956 / 65 min / 1.85:1 / English DTS-HD MA 1.0

Additional info:

  • Region Free Blu-ray
  • Restoration from the original 35mm camera negative
  • Commentary track with filmmaker Frank Henenlotter and Ed Wood biographer Rudolph Grey
  • Unseen footage from Ed Wood’s HELLBORN
  • THE VIOLENT YEARS original trailer
  • Gutter-noir trailers from the Something Weird vault
  • Bonus movie: ANATOMY OF A PSYCHO (1961, 74 mins), preserved from a 35mm theatrical print
  • Booklet with vintage ephemera
  • English SDH subtitles

    Overall rating: 4.4710746 / 5 from 121 reviews.

    AI Generated Review Summary

    The Violent Years Blu-ray offers a great restoration, excellent transfer, and crisp film quality. It includes a bonus movie, Anatomy of a Psycho, and features a fantastic commentary track. Customers praise the packaging and special features, making it a must-have for fans of Ed Wood's work.

    Summary topics

    • Restoration Quality (8%): It was reported by customers that the restoration of "The Violent Years" by Vinegar Syndrome is great.
    • Transfer Quality (11%): Customers appreciated the excellent transfer and crispness of the film, along with the excellent extras.
    • AGFA Release (10%): Customers keep praising the AGFA release of Ed Wood's "The Violent Years" with a bonus movie.
    • Packaging Quality (7%): Customers raved about the packaging, describing it as great, nice, attractive, and pulpy.
    • Special Features (6%): Customers expressed satisfaction with the great quality and special features of the Ed Wood collections and the added bonus.

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    Review highlights

    • "Pretty good release, nice restoration and a good verity of features."Sean T.
    • "Great restoration and transfer and a fantastic early example of girl gang culture"Andy T.
    • "This juvenile gang flick done the Ed Wood way is cheap, ridiculous, campy fun, and a must own."Bruce K.

    Reviews

    Another great Something Weird / AGFA collab

    "You should know what you're getting yourself into when you see Ed Wood's name, so you should know already if this release is for you or not. I'm a big Something Weird fan, so I love that the booklet contains images of some ephemera they had relating to this film."

    Stefan P. (4/5)

    I Love It

    "This film is not great, but I have absolutely loved it since first seeing a multi generation vhs copy back in the 90’s well pleased to have this Bluray in my collection now."

    Stacey S. (5/5)

    Ed Wood Classic

    "One of my favorite Ed Wood films in a wonderful special edition."

    Jeffrey E. (5/5)

    The Violent Years.

    "Glad to have this in my collection."

    Peter O. (5/5)

    Entertaining!

    "Another AGFA hit!!"

    chris b. (5/5)

    “These aren’t kids! These are morons!”

    "Deliriously wonderful like everything Ed Wood touched. Hope to see ‘The Sinister Urge’ soon handled with such deserved respect."

    Lee W. (5/5)

    1956

    "Have to be seen to be. . . Iv'e seen it and it's still hard to believe this was made in 1956!"

    Bjarte A. (4/5)

    Fun

    "Sick film! Love the fifties stuff!"

    Charles W. (5/5)

    Great film from Ed Wood.

    "Great film from Ed Wood."

    Dave C. (4/5)

    Pays

    "You need them all together and this is a great set"

    Scott D. (5/5)

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