This special limited edition embossed slipcover (designed by Earl Kess) is limited to 5,000 units and is only available here at VinegarSyndrome.com!
Carmen Simms has just been sentenced to death; that is, life imprisonment on Terminal Island - an island located miles off the mainland of California, which was created to house murderers and vicious criminals in the wake of prison overcrowding. With no guards, no cells, and no laws, Terminal Island has morphed into a defacto society, whose self-appointed leader, the tyrannical Bobby, rules with an iron first, using other inmates - particularly women - for his own brutal pleasures. As tension and violence mounts, Carmen finds her place as the unlikely leader of the island’s underground resistance, which is planning to overthrow Bobby’s reign of terror.
A cult movie masterpiece from acclaimed filmmaker Stephanie Rothman (The Working Girls, The Velvet Vampire), TERMINAL ISLAND wryly blends a violent action and survival film plot structure with commentary on the American justice system. Starring Phyllis Davis (Sweet Sugar), veteran TV actor Don Marshall (The Thing With Two Heads), and Emmy winner Tom Selleck (TV’s Magnum, P.I.) in one of his earliest roles, Vinegar Syndrome is proud to bring TERMINAL ISLAND to UHD and Blu-ray, in its first ever authorized disc release, newly restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative.
directed by: Stephanie Rothman
starring: Phyllis Davis, Tom Selleck, Marta Kristen, Ena Hartman, Roger E. Mosley, Don Marshall
1973 / 88 min / 1.85:1 / English Mono
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Overall rating: 4.4686193 / 5 from 239 reviews.
Terminal Island, a cult classic from 1973, is now available in a stunning 4K restoration with fantastic extras. Customers praise the beautiful transfer, excellent restoration, and engaging film. The acting, while varied, adds to the campy charm. The packaging and looks are also highly appreciated.
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"The restoration provides excellent picture and audio quality. The film's atmosphere is reminiscent of "Lord of the Flies" with everyone left to their own devices stuck on an island with psychos. There are ample good special features."
"Nice tidy version also usual with vs a lot of special features and extras Nice entry into the 4k upgrade"
"Pretty good movie, also holds the rare title of a female-directed exploitation flick. Restoration is pretty nice but there certainly is quite a bit of roughness to it which is most likely due to the source"
"It looks great! I've been waiting to get this film ever since I saw it on VHS in a video store years ago."
"Ahead of its time thriller. A bit more polish and or a bit more exploitation would have made this a true Cult Classic."
"Beautiful 4K transfer!"
"Great grindhouse gem, beautiful transfer, picture and sound. Top service from VS again!"
"A film I hadn’t heard of before but I enjoyed it!"
"Good for a Saturday afternoon time waster. Interesting seeing a young Tom Selleck in a sleazy flick like this."
"Quite well made action film with the slightest bit of social commentary. Unusual for the genre, made by a woman director, though she acquits herself with decent acting and a story that seems like an inspiration for Escape From New York and Battle Royale. She also didn't forget to add nudity. The 4K image is stunning, the extras insightful and the whole package reeks of quality."
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