Synapse Films Re-Releases Aussie Horror Collection

Synapse Films will be re-releasing PATRICK, THIRST and STRANGE BEHAVIOUR, the three titles that were previously included in Elite Entertainment’s AUSSIE HORROR COLLECTION: Volume 1.

PatrickPATRICK (1978)
After violently murdering his mother and her lover, Patrick lays comatose in a private hospital. When a pretty young nurse begins working at the hospital, Patrick tries communicating with her, while others in her life are being hurt and killed in mysterious ways. PATRICK is a classic supernatural thriller from Australia; directed with amazing style by Richard Franklin (F/X 2, PSYCHO II), this unsettling film of telekinetic terror “…would give CARRIE a run for her money.” (TV GUIDE). The DVD contains a new, anamorphic transfer of the original uncut Australian version in widescreen and digital sound. Starring Robert Thompson and Susan Penhaligon.

  • Special Features include audio commentary with director Richard Franklin,
    trailers and TV spots, and more.
ThirstTHIRST (1979)
She was innocent, pure and unsuspecting…but now Kate Davis has been kidnapped by a bloodthirsty cult and taken to a remote village, and it is there that she will discover her unholy fate. According to the prophecies of the Hyma Brotherhood, she must fulfill her destiny by marrying their leader and helping them quench their eternal thirst for blood. Chantal Contouri, David Hemmings (BLOW-UP, DEEP RED) and Henry Silva (DICK TRACY, ABOVE THE LAW) take you on a terrifying journey inside the world of a demonic cult where satanic rituals, grotesque tortures and deadly surprises await!

  • Special Features include audio commentary with director Rod Hardy and producer
    Antony I. Ginnane, trailer and TV spots, isolated music score, and more.
Strange BehaviorSTRANGE BEHAVIOR (1981)
In the peaceful town of Galesburg, Illinois, a brutal serial killer targets the local teenagers. As the bodies pile up, Sheriff John Brady (Michael Murphy) suspects the killer is connected with the high school’s Psychology department. There is something sinister about the school research program on behavioral control and Brady is determined to uncover the truth. But he’d better find the answers fast before his own son gets drawn into the strange experiments himself! Co-written by Oscar® winner Bill Condon (DREAMGIRLS, GODS AND MONSTERS), STRANGE BEHAVIOR is a frighteningly gory homage to 50’s “pulp” horror films. Also starring Louise Fletcher (ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST), this cult classic is “interesting, suspenseful and quite witty.” (TV GUIDE). With a haunting, beautiful score from Tangerine Dream.

  • Special Features include audio commentary with writer Bill Condon, and actors
    Dan Shor and Dey Young, trailers, deleted scenes, isolated music score, and more.
Each film is available for $19.95 USD but there is no information on if there will ever be a box set. They hit the shelves on October 28th, 2008.

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