Product Review

Acclaimed producer Albert Zugsmith (TOUCH OF EVIL, THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN) crafted some of the strangest and most unlikely exploitation films of the 60s. Vinegar Syndrome presents the blu-ray debut of two of his rarest works:

Fanny Hill
Cult filmmaker Russ Meyer takes on directorial duties in Zugsmith s adaptation of the notorious erotic classic Fanny Hill. Set in pre-Victorian London, young Fanny finds herself taken in by a madame at one of the city s most elite brothels. A strange mix of Zugsmith s surreal slapstick and Meyer s trademark buxom beauties and thoughtful satire, Fanny Hill is an over-the-top saga of low-rent thrills in high-brow settings.

The Phantom Gunslinger
Zugsmith s mind-numbing blend of surrealism and slapstick comedy done as a self-aware parody of westerns stars Troy Donohue as Phil P. Phillips, fresh out of divinity school and living in the frontier town of Yucca Flats. When a gang of seven criminals take the town hostage, it s up to Phil to save the village, or die trying, again and again...

Both films have been restored from their original negatives and are being offered on DVD and Blu-ray fully uncut for the first time!

FANNY HILL:
Directed by Russ Meyer
1964 | B&W | 105min | AR 1.85:1

THE PHANTOM GUNSLINGER:
Directed by Albert Zugsmith
1967 | Color | 100min | AR 1.85:1

Bonus Features:
+ 3 Disc Combo (1 Blu-ray & 2 DVDs)
+ "The Zugsmith Connection" featurette with Fanny Hill star Ulli Lomell
+ Interview with film historian Eric Schaefer + Reversible cover art for The Phantom Gunslinger