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Note: this is a brand new limited edition catalog slipcover of a Blu-ray originally released in 2025, and is not eligible for the 2026 Subscriber discount.

This special limited edition variant slipcover (designed by Sean Longmore) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them. The original limited edition slipcover was limited to 2,000 units and is sold out.

From arthouse to Canuxploitation, Canadian International Pictures (CIP) is devoted to resurrecting vital, distinctive, and overlooked triumphs of Canadian cinema. This label is focused on the country’s original cinematic boom years – spanning the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s – occasionally venturing past that period (and the country’s borders) to highlight the films of Canada’s most inspired actors and filmmakers. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing CIP's brand new line of home video releases!

These girls do exactly what you think they do!

During a winter road trip, young couple Cliff (Schitt's Creek’s Eugene Levy) and Gloria (Black Christmas’ Andrea Martin) get lost and make an unplanned stop in Farnhamville, Ontario, a snowy small town known as “The Friendly City.” When they hear the legend of three local women with a history of murdering men, they playfully investigate. But to their horror, it seems the killers are still active, police and other locals are complicit, and they’re all feasting on the victims. When the cannibals develop an appetite for Cliff and Gloria, they race to get on the road – before they get on the menu.

A decade before achieving blockbuster status with Ghostbusters, director Ivan Reitman put himself on the map with this more unsettling stab at horror comedy featuring future icons (and SCTV stars) Levy and Martin. Drawing inspiration from the Manson family and other shocking, drug-fueled horrors of the hippie era, Cannibal Girls is a gruesome Canuxploitation classic that set the stage for the provocative horror films – including Shivers, Rabid, and the Ilsa series – Reitman went on to produce at Cinépix. The film also made a splash in the U.S. where American International Pictures added a gimmick worthy of William Castle: a “warning bell” preparing viewers for “scenes of an especially erotic or gruesome nature.”

directed by: Ivan Reitman
starring: Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Ronald Ulrich, Alan Gordon, Allan Price, Earl Pomerantz, Bob McHeady, May Jarvis, Gino Marrocco, Rick Maguire, Randall Carpenter, Bonnie Neilson, Mira Pawluk
1973 / 83 min / 1.85:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0

Additional info:

Region A Blu-ray
Scanned in 2K with new color grade and extensive dirt and damage repairs
Alternate AIP “warning bell” soundtrack
New audio commentary featuring Paul Corupe of Canuxploitation.com and film historian Jason Pichonsky
2 Guys and a Chainsaw episode on the film with a new epilogue on Canadian horror featuring hosts Craig Higgins and Todd Kuhns
Reitman the Fright Man (2024, 20 min.) – New interview with film historian Chris Alexander on Reitman’s horror period
The Horror Horn (2024, 5 min.) – Alexander on AIP’s “warning bell” soundtrack
Cannibal Guys (2010, 27 min.) – Archival interview with Reitman and producer Daniel Goldberg
Meat Eugene! (2010, 20 min.) – Archival interview with star Eugene Levy
More Meat (2024, 21 min.) – Never-before-seen outtakes from Meat Eugene!
French opening credits (1973, 3 min.)
Theatrical trailer
TV spots
Radio spots
AIP pressbook
Archival image gallery
Orientation (1968, 25 min.) – Early Reitman short uncut on home video for the first time
New Orientation commentary featuring Hamilton Babylon author Stephen Broomer
Booklet featuring an archival interview with Reitman and Goldberg, plus a Motion Picture Purgatory comic strip by Rick Trembles
Reversible cover artwork
English SDH subtitles

Overall rating: 4.44335 / 5 from 203 reviews.

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Cannibal Girls, a classic Canuxploitation horror comedy from 1973, features great artwork, excellent transfer, and a mix of horror and comedy. Customers appreciate the film's enjoyable nature, the extras, and the performance of Eugene Levy.

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Review highlights

"This edition easily blows away the Shout Factory dvd with an improved transfer and extras." — Mark R.
"Really funny and awesome film, looks incredible." — Ewan G.
"This release is absolutely stacked with extras, including a booklet and a slipcover with excellent artwork." — Kyle C.

Reviews

Early Reitman

"One of the Earliest Ivan Reitman films. Definitely different from what you know him from. Light recommendation"

— Jerry L. (3/5)

Oh Canada

"incredibly fun Canuxploitation and cool to see early-career Eugene Levy Andrea Martin bringing so much improvised charm to a horror-comedy."

— Kevin G. (5/5)

Great slip, okayish flick

"Great transfer. . fun but weird flick"

— Richard J. (3/5)

We've got Manos in Canada

"Great treatment for an honest attempt at an indie horror comedy. The atmosphere is built well but frequently undercut by the stilted humor. Not quite a classic but you can see the roots of future classics from all involved here."

— Kelsey G. (4/5)

Spock was right

"From the first I heard of this movie, I badly wanted to see it but the parents nixed it. Cannibal Girls came and went at the local drive-in and I lived in misery for the next 50+ years, denied the horrific delights of this movie. When Shout released on DVD in 2010 the reviews were wretched and I chose to continue misery. Finally we get a quality Blu-ray release and I did not even wait for a sale to order! The disc arrived, I watched it, and now I fully understand what Spock explained so many years ago - "You may find that having is not so pleasing a thing as wanting. This is not logical, but it is often true. ""

— Paul B. (3/5)

"Love the alternative slip cover seen in Ghostbusters, Frozen Empire and the booklet inside is fantastic."

— Bobby (5/5)

Very slow minor classic

"Here we have an early film from the Canuxploitation golden years directed by Ivan Reitman. While described as a horror comedy, the tone is too slow for comedy but not serious enough for horror; it doesn't really know what it wants to be so it kind of sits in an odd no man's land. A minor classic in the Canadian horror scene, but something only for those who have seen all the major classics already."

— Kai Y. (3/5)

Uneven fun

"It’s mentioned a lot of the dialogue was improvised, and the unevenness of the endeavor makes that pretty clear. However the performances are entertaining and the exploitation elements sufficient for an enjoyable watch. The package itself is outstanding with many extras, a decent slip (now sold out) & booklet and reversible sleeve."

— Marc S. (4/5)

Fun Flick

"Love seeing Andrea Martin and Eugene Levy before SCTV fame. Disc has good video and audio quality."

— Peter D. (4/5)

Classic Canuxploitation

"One of the first Canuxploitation films and an early effort by Ivan Reitman, this CIP edition is loaded with great extras and a good transfer. I really enjoyed it and feel it's a definite improvement over the Scream Factory release."

— Jason M. (4/5)