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This special limited edition Blu-ray comes with a spot gloss hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Richard Hilliard), includes a 40-page perfect bound book with essays by Something Weird's Lisa Petrucci, and film historians Gentry Austin, Alex DiSanto and Shawn D. Langrick, and is limited to 2,500 units. It is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.
Presented in partnership with Something Weird Video...
From nudies to roughies to ultra weird regional curiosities, the sexploitation world welcomed any filmmaker working in any genre, so long as the limits of nudity and sex on screen were pushed as far as they could go - but never all the way. DISTRIBPIX, one of the legendary names in the genre (and whose extensive library will be the backbone of this line), will offer single, double, and even triple feature Blu-rays highlighting works from every corner and crevice of softcore smut, from the dawn of nudie cuties to the all-but-hard 70s, with plentiful lost and never on disc films along the way.
Few filmmakers epitomize the aesthetics of vintage Times Square cinema better than Michael Findlay. Often collaborating with his wife Roberta who served as cinematographer and occasional actor alongside him, the couple created sick and sordid classics which still retain their power to shock. Released at the end of their '60s streak of unforgettable roughies which included the notorious Flesh Trilogy, this set of sleaze classics have been newly restored in 4K from their original camera negatives by Distribpix + Something Weird, replete with in-depth extras including a fresh conversation with Roberta Findlay herself!
Michael Findlay plays Richard Davis in A THOUSAND PLEASURES, where, fresh from murdering his wife, he gets caught disposing of her corpse and is promptly abducted to a remote seaside house by a group of man-hating lesbians. Forced into becoming their slave, Richard is soon subjected to all manner of depravity and torture, the likes of which he never even imagined.
Uta Erickson winds up in rural Vermont looking for sexual kicks in THE ULTIMATE DEGENERATE, as she comes under the control of Michael Findlay playing a ruthless, insatiable sadist. With the help of his servant Bruno, he keeps a pack of women around the house acting out exceedingly stranger, more lurid kinks. This sexual trap seems to offer no release, but what does the degenerate really desire?
directed by: Michael Findlay
starring: Michael Findlay, Roberta Findlay, Uta Erickson, Janet Banzet, Linda Boyce, Earl Hindman, John Amero, Suzann Landau, Yolanda Cortez, Kim Lewid, and Rita Vance
1968, 1969 / 68 min, 71 min / 1.37:1 / English Mono
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Overall rating: 4.8125 / 5 from 16 reviews.
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"Michael Findlay's work sits right on the intersection of pornography and grindhouse cinema. While not as bracing as his "Flesh" trilogy, The Ultimate Degenerate and A Thousand Pleasures show Findlay continuing to develop and push the boundaries of his cinematic niche. The Vinegar Syndrome Blus look absolutely great (especially considering the source elements), and the set is loaded with great special features."
"Everything about Findlay's films should mean I hate them - low budget usually with dubbed sound/narration etc - yet I like them. They are technically well crafted and with a style that pleases me. A good amount of extras including a bonus film apparantly sourced from video but looks fantastic"
"These were my first Michael Findlay films. I found Findlay's storytelling too slow-paced, with many scenes feeling repetitive and drawn out. A Thousand Pleasures was the standout film, with the second half proving to be the most engaging portion. I appreciate it as slice of 60s exploitation cinema, but overall it never really clicked with me. Hilliard's box art is excellent."
"The two main features look great. But spell check your menus, yeah? Michael Findlay always has slightly scummier and more interesting films than others - these don't disappoint on this front."
"With the help of his assistant, a psycho drugs, photographs and tortures women he meets through personal ads to find the ultimate degenerate. His latest target is a thrill-seeking lesbian. Nice double feature."
"As a Michael Findlay completist this was exactly what I was hoping would get the Distribpix treatment!"
"Exquisite packaging once again. A great pair of depraved late 60s films and a nice bonus of the third video-sourced feature."
"Vinegar Syndrome’s double feature brings together two pieces of New York underground erotica, each restored with the label’s usual attention to texture, grain, and historical oddity. Though they share thematic DNA, the films operate in very different registers, making this pairing feel like a curated glimpse into the city’s fringe filmmaking of the era. The Ultimate Degenerate Michael Findlay’s The Ultimate Degenerate is the darker and more abrasive of the two. It blends voyeurism, cruelty, and psychological decay into a grimy portrait of obsession. The blu ray restoration preserves the film’s rough edges, letting its stark lighting and claustrophobic interiors retain their unsettling immediacy. Vinegar Syndrome includes a commentary track that digs into Findlay’s place in exploitation history, along with a small set of archival extras that help contextualize the film’s production and reception. The result is a presentation that respects the film’s abrasive nature without trying to polish it into something it never was. A Thousand Pleasures By contrast, A Thousand Pleasures is looser, stranger, and more playful in its surreal eroticism. The film drifts through vignettes that feel half staged and half improvised, creating a tone that is more curious than cruel. The blu ray transfer brings out the film’s softer color palette and its hazy, dreamlike atmosphere. Supplements include interviews and promotional ephemera that highlight how the film fit into the era’s experimental adult cinema. The commentary track is particularly helpful in unpacking its odd rhythms and its fascination with fantasy over shock. Together, the two films form a compelling snapshot of New York’s underground filmmaking: one harsh and confrontational, the other drifting and hypnotic. Vinegar Syndrome’s restorations give each film the space to breathe, and the extras help frame them as artifacts of a moment when exploitation cinema was pushing boundaries in wildly different directions."
"Both of these films are just as good as the Flesh Trilogy. It's great to have these on Blu-ray now."
"Haven't watched yet but case/packaging is great !"
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