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Vinegar Syndrome

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Alicia has been receiving strange phone calls in which loud and ghastly sounds echo through the receiver. Her relationship with her boyfriend, Mike, has hit a dead end and Alicia fears he's having an affair with her twin sister, Barbara Ann. And all the while, a psychotic slasher is murdering young women with the police powerless to stop him. But then Alicia meets kind and nerdy Franklin. Will he be the man she's been searching for, or will his own dark secrets destroy their newfound happiness?

Gorman Bechard's (PSYCHOS IN LOVE) directorial debut, DISCONNECTED is a low budget, regional slasher oddity that subverts genre expectations, leading to a brutal and unsettling finale. Never officially released on DVD, Vinegar Syndrome brings this under seen gem of early 80s horror to Blu-ray, newly restored from original 16mm elements and loaded with extras including a rare short film directed by Bechard.

directed by: Gorman Bechard
starring: Frances Raines, Mark Walker, Carmine Capobianco, Gorman Bechard
1984 / 84 minutes / Color / 1.85:1 OAR

Additional info:

  • Region free Blu-ray
  • Newly scanned and restored in 2k from 16mm vault elements
  • Commentary track with: Gorman Bechard (writer / director) and Carmine Capobianco (actor)
  • "Dissecting Disconnected" - Interview with Gorman Bechard
  • "Getting Disconnected" - Interview with Carmine Capobianco
  • Director introduction
  • "Twenty Questions" - Short film directed by Bechard
  • "Twenty Questions" Introduction & Q&A from a 2017 festival screening
  • Cover designed by Derek Gabryszak
  • Reversible cover artwork
  • English SDH subtitles

Overall rating: 4.1263156 / 5 from 95 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

Disconnected is a low-budget, regional slasher film from the early 80s, featuring a creepy storyline, a fantastic transfer, and a great soundtrack. Customers have mixed opinions about the film itself, but appreciate the extras and the overall package.

Summary topics

  • Budget (9%): Customers expressed differing viewpoints regarding the low budget of the film, with some finding it low budget and others praising it.
  • Thriller Experience (6%): Customers appreciated the enjoyable little thriller with fun characters, good twists, and a killer soundtrack.
  • Video Transfer Quality (7%): It was highlighted by customers that the transfer is fantastic and the whole package beautifully put together.
  • Extras Quality (7%): It was observed by customers that this release is great, with fun and candid extras that highly recommend it.
  • Soundtrack Quality (11%): It was highlighted by customers that the soundtrack of the movie is great and they really liked it.

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Review highlights

  • "Super fun slasher with an excellent soundtrack and a man that walks very slowly down steps." — Blake K.
  • "A fun little slasher/thriller early 80s movie." — Robert S.
  • "This movie looks great and features many memorable moments." — Antoine P.

Reviews

Disconnected

"I like this low budget regional slasher pretty tense at times horror thriller the director has his own unique style plenty of extras"

— Hunter D. (4/5)

A fun movie a pretty

"A fun movie a pretty incitful interview with the director to accompany it! Unfortunately, I don not see myself rewatching this one any time soon"

— Charles S. (3/5)

Disconnected.

"An interesting movie. I liked the quality of the film."

— JIANJIANG B. (5/5)

Art-drone perfection

"One of the best no-budget oddities from the entire 80s."

— Gav R. (5/5)

Love it

"Its good"

— Mark H. (5/5)

Disconnect!

"I picked this Blu-ray up based upon a recommendation from a Vinegar Syndrome employee at the Pittsburgh store. Made by the director of psychos and love this flick is a low budget slasher featuring great scenes. The transfer is perfect and it’s full of great special features."

— Dustin G. (5/5)

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