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This special limited edition embossed slipcover is limited to 1,500 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.
Saturn's Core Audio & Video is a New Jersey based home video label devoted to releasing underground oddities and shot on video cinema on VHS, and now, blu-ray discs! In partnership with OCN Distribution, Saturn's Core will exhume forgotten or under-seen genre cinema from the 80s and 90s, with an emphasis on SOV horror features. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!
A wrong turn during a business trip leads an unsuspecting yuppie down a perilous road of terror after he foolishly runs afoul of Marcy; a psychotic, redneck, homeless woman who dwells deep in the ominous swamplands of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. After capturing him and caging him like an animal, the depraved Marcy methodically tortures and rapes her helpless male captive. Upon his escape, a savage fight to the death ensues where only the most cunning of the two will survive!
One of the few shot on video movies in history to be helmed by a woman, Backwoods Marcy was written, produced, scored, and directed by actress turned filmmaker Dawn Murphy, who also turns in a tour de force acting performance in a dual role that earned her a Best Actress nomination at the 1999 B-Movie Awards. Co-starring Dave Castiglione (Love is a Stranger), Pamela Sutch (Psycho Sisters), and W.A.V.E. founder Gary Whitson (Dead North), Saturn's Core is proud to present this long sought after, strangely feminist, '90s era SOV horror epic, newly uncovered and restored from the vaults of the infamous South Jersey based studio Sharkey Video. As an added bonus, Backwoods Marcy now comes paired with another Sharkey Video curio; writer / director Dave Castiglione's 1995 brain-melting, holiday themed, SOV comedy An Ex-Hooker's Christmas Carol, which arrives newly restored and accompanied by a wealth of extras of its own!
directed by: Dawn Murphy starring: Dawn Murphy, Dave Castiglione, Pamela Sutch, Gary Whitson 1998 / 70 min / 1.33:1 / English Stereo
Additional information:
Region Free Blu-ray
Audio commentary with actor / co-producer Dave Castiglione moderated by Ross Snyder from Saturn's Core
"A Sharkey Tale" -an interview with actor / filmmaker Dave Castiglione
"Behind the Backwoods" -making-of & blooper reel featurette with commentary by producers Dawn Murphy and Dave Castiglione
Archival original 1999 VHS cut (SD)
Sharkey Video trailer vault
Bonus Movie: AN EX-HOOKER'S CHRISTMAS CAROL (1995) -writer / director Dave Castiglione's brain-melting SOV Christmas comedy starring Laura Giglio and Deana Demko (73 minutes)
Optional audio commentary featuring writer / director Dave Castiglione moderated by Ross Snyder from Saturn's Core
"Milly's Wonderful Life" -actress Laura Giglio on An Ex-Hooker's Christmas Carol
Blooper reel
Alternate ending
Vintage behind the scenes featurette
Still gallery with isolated score
Reversible cover art
English SDH subtitles
Overall rating: 4.037736 / 5 from 53 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
Backwoods Marcy is a limited edition slipcover featuring a unique horror film, praised for its special effects and packaging. Customer opinions on the film and its style vary, with some enjoying it and others finding it less appealing.
"The SOV looks good and the packaging is all top notch Vinegar Syndrome!" — jason h.
"The film looks amazing here, easily the best it has ever looked - a must own SC release!" — Ewan G.
"Being SOV the film looks as good as it can." — Mark P.
Reviews
Backwoods Marcy
"You can always trust Saturn's Core for a good release. Good film loaded as usual with great extras."
— Ryan F. (4/5)
A Great Saturn's Core Release
"This may be my favorite Saturn's Core to date, next to Deep Undead. The plot is simple, a businessman gets lost in the country, runs over a local, & then gets kidnapped by said local & kept in a cage. So good."
— Zadeh G. (5/5)
Creepy Lead Performance. . . Unfortunately, That's About It
"I'll buy just about all of the Saturn's Core releases as a SOV fan, and I usually have a blast with each one, but Backwoods Marcy didn't really do much for me outside of the lead performance."
— Jeff W. (2/5)
Yet Another In The Endless Saturn's Core Gems!
"The slipcover is amazing, as it always is with VS! The special effects, through low budget, were really cool in this flick! the score was very eerie and quite appropriate! The film itself was fun as is always the case with Saturn's Core movies! The peerless VS restoration process was on full display with stellar sound and picture! Thank you, VS, for continuing to lovingly restore and release so many wonderful films from every conceivable genre! You are keeping physical media alive in this streaming world we now live in! Highly recommended!"
— Paul K. (5/5)
Sick horror flick
"Interesting horror revenge flick from the late 90s. Worth a watch. 4/5 stars!"
— Stephen H. (4/5)
Team Marcy!
"Such a silly, good time from start to finish. Nostalgic, obnoxious and fun!"
— Jeffrey L. (5/5)
Backwoods Marcy
"Super cool, campy horror."
— Zach S. (5/5)
Grimy and Classic
"Picked this up exclusively for the back-up feature An Ex-Hooker's Christmas Carol. Am not disappointed."
— Stephen P. (4/5)
Entertaining B-Type Movie!
"This movie features cool, but rudimentary special effects! It looks and sounds amazing, due to a top-notch restoration process It kept me interested, and laughing throughout! This is a genre that I truly enjoy, and I definitely recommend this one!"
— Paul K. (5/5)
Nice slip
"Nice slip"
— Scott D. (5/5)
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