This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition lenticular slipcover (designed by Richard Hilliard) was limited to 6,000 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.
Elizabeth and Victoria Remington are two sweet, elderly ladies who are looking forward to celebrating their shared birthday with their family at their enormous country mansion. Little do they realize that their obnoxious relatives - which include a freeloading playboy, an unscrupulous arms dealer, a brash condom manufacturer and a terse lesbian magazine editor - are only interested in keeping in their aunts’ good graces in the hopes of inheriting their vast wealth. The festivities are not long underway when a strange and sinister woman appears at the gates to deliver an unexpected gift from an estranged member of the family - a mysterious, engraved wooden box, which, when opened, instantly transforms the two old dears into ravenous, flesh-hungry hags! The terrified partygoers scatter throughout the mansion as, one by one, they meet a fittingly gruesome end at the clawed hands of the ghoulish geriatrics.
One of the few feature-length horror movies to emerge from Belgium in the 1980s, Emmanuel Kervyn’s RABID GRANNIES was a passion project for producer Johan Vandewoestijne (who had previously helmed the corpse-loving serial killer shocker Lucker the Necrophagus), and serves as the Flemish answer to the early splatter films of Peter Jackson (Bad Taste, Dead Alive). Packed with histrionic performances, gloriously atrocious dubbing and wall-to-wall gore gags - including head chomping, bodies slammed into railings, copious limbs being lopped off and even a spot of child mutilation, all served up via ultra stylized photography and with a deliciously black comedic streak. Most often seen in a heinously edited version which removed much of its over-the-top gore, the black sheep of boutique film distribution, Vinegar Syndrome, have seen fit to resurrect RABID GRANNIES for its uncut Blu-ray premiere, now newly restored in 4K from original 35mm film elements - and appearing in its longest version ever released in the US - complete with a wealth of both new and archival extras, including a feature-length documentary about the history of Flemish horror.
directed by: Emmanuel Kervyn
starring: Catherine Aymerie, Caroline Braeckman, Richard Cotica, Danielle Daven, Patricia Davia, Robert Du Bois
1988 / 96 min / 1.66:1 / English Mono
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Overall rating: 4.574176 / 5 from 364 reviews.
Rabid Grannies is a restored 4K Blu-ray release featuring a classic horror film with gory practical effects and a beautiful lenticular slipcover. Customers praise the fantastic restoration, quality transfer, and the film's fun, low-budget charm. The release includes a wealth of extras, including new and archival interviews and documentaries.
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"A truly weird film with a very bizzare tone due to dubbing and the original actors not knowing english. I had a good laugh watching this movie but it's probably not for everyone. The quality of the remaster is brilliant though!"
"This one's a good time. Good for an afternoon with some nice gore."
"I went into this blind, but had such a great time. It's a surprisingly ambitious film with great effects for the budget involved. Yes, the dubbing is really bad, so prepare yourself, but this was one of the funner VS titles!"
"Great gore and good pacing. A classic from Belgium !"
"A cheesy cult classic."
"Didn’t get that awesome linticulare slipcase but good transfer a wacky movie for sure though"
"I don’t understand why this movie is not more discussed than it is. It is a great trashy movie that would deserve to be held as a cult classic of the genre. It is fun, has great practical effects, and is highly quotable. It certainly isn’t oscar material, and it won’t be passed to posterity as an important piece of art, but this kind of movie sure has a public that will enjoy every second of it. This edition has been remastered, which greatly improve the visual quality compared to previous releases and the cover artwork is beautiful. I highly recommend it."
"Love the lenticular cover. This is a great fun over the top movie. Great transfer, looks amazing. Definitely recommend this if your in a crazy horror and pizza mood."
"I upgraded my dvd bought straight from Lloyd Kaufman for this, which was especially easy for the double lenticular slip"
"My first Flemish horror - a worthwhile intro. Also includes an excellent documentary on Flemish horror that you never know you needed."
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