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In 1930s Florida, mobster Nicky Rocco is gunned down by his own gang in front of his mistress, Ruby Claire, who turns out to be carrying his child. Almost two decades later, Ruby - once a songstress with dreams of stardom - is living out a quiet existence with her daughter Leslie, now a mute 16-year-old, in a large house adjoining a drive-in, which she runs alongside Nicky's old gang members. When, one by one, the former mobsters start winding up dead in various bizarre and gruesome ways, a parapsychologist, Dr. Paul Keller, arrives on the scene to investigate. Upon witnessing a series of unsettling supernatural occurrences, he begins to suspect that Nicky is meting out revenge from beyond the grave against those who betrayed him while using his own teenage daughter as the conduit…
A commercial high point in the career of prolific director - and devout genre fan - Curtis Harrington (Night Tide, The Killing Kind), 1977’s RUBY sought to capitalize on the then-popular trend of possession movies which came in the wake of The Exorcist, while amping up old Hollywood nostalgia and unexpected gore amongst plentiful scenes of supernatural mayhem. Starring Piper Laurie in the titular role, fresh from her Academy Award-nominated turn in Carrie, alongside Stuart Whitman (The Comancheros, The Mark) and Roger Davis (TV’s Alias Smith and Jones), RUBY at long last arrives in its UHD world premiere courtesy of the drive-in deviants at Vinegar Syndrome, restored in 4K from its 35mm interpositive and loaded with a wealth of new and archival bonus features.
directed by: Curtis Harrington
starring: Piper Laurie, Stuart Whitman, Roger Davis, Janit Baldwin, Crystin Sinclaire, Paul Kent, Len Lesser
1977 / 85 min / 1.85:1 / English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
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Overall rating: 4.4363637 / 5 from 55 reviews.
The 1977 film 'Ruby', directed by Curtis Harrington and starring Piper Laurie, has received mixed opinions but is celebrated for its unique blend of old Hollywood nostalgia and supernatural elements. The movie's release in UHD by Vinegar Syndrome has been well-received, featuring a restored 4K version with new and archival bonus content.
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"A blending of a bunch of genres and influences by Curtis Harrington, presented here in 4k UHD as well as an extended television cut with more dialogue and less of the violence. Either version ain’t what Harrington himself wanted, but it’s a post-Exorcist oddity worth seeing."
"A moody supernatural tale with a memorable setting and strong performances. It takes its time but delivers a satisfying blend of horror and mystery. The restoration looks excellent."
"A good 70s horror flic. I always like these movies on beautiful 4K restorations with fine grain. Fits perfectly into VS Line."
"An old favourite of mine Ruby. Had the previous blu ray but this 4K restoration puts that to shame. Was like seeing a new film or seeing Ruby for the first time. Highly Recommended"
"picked up on a recent sale. This slipcover may be better than the film itself haha"
"I just love this little gem of 70s low-budget horror filmmaking. As great a restoration as we're likely to get based on the source materials. Couple of nasty kills to go along Harrington's usual melodramatic and unhinged tone. Nice artwork and great bonus materials."
"Nice and clear on 4k. Some places a but fuzzy but no bad grany bits. One film I had not heard of before. If you want nice and strange this is worth checking out. Nice packaging too."
"a substantial visual upgrade over previous releases, though the movie itself remains a delightfully campy, highly uneven "Exorcist-ploitation" flick."
"This is such a fun camp performance from Piper Laurie -- I mean they're all fun camp performances from her but this is one of her better ones!"
"A quality flick with a great cast."
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