American Genre Film Archive

The Films of Doris Wishman: The Moonlight Years

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This special limited edition spot gloss magnetized slipcase & slipcover set is limited to 5,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them. This is Vol#2 of a three part set.

Presented in partnership with Something Weird Video...

The American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) represents the world's largest theatrical catalog of exploitation cinema. Their home video line presents a diverse selection of movies, ranging from new preservations of classics from the vast library of Something Weird to the wildest in shot-on-video (SOV) titles. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line! 

No one will ever make movies like Doris Wishman made movies. One of the most prolific women filmmakers in the history of American cinema, writer-director-editor Wishman created collisions between surrealism and exploitation that feel like they materialized from an alternate universe. THE FILMS OF DORIS WISHMAN: THE MOONLIGHT YEARS surveys the mid-period, gutter-noir era of Wishman’s career. From BAD GIRLS GO TO HELL (Wishman’s iconic crime epic) to INDECENT DESIRES (a horror-tinged sexploitation mindwarp), AGFA + Something Weird are honored to present these triumphant DIY treasures in sparkling new restorations.

directed by: Doris Wishman
starring: Various
1965-1969 / 623 min (combined) / 1.37:1, 1.85:1 / English Mono

Additional info:

  • Region Free Blu-ray set
  • English SDH subtitles

Disc 1: BAD GIRLS GO TO HELL (1965),INDECENT DESIRES (1968), and A TASTE OF FLESH (1967)

  • 2K restorations from the original 35mm camera negatives
  • A TASTE OF FLESH: Preserved from the Something Weird S-VHS master*
  • BAD GIRLS GO TO HELL: Commentary with filmmaker Frank Henenlotter
  • INDECENT DESIRES: Commentary with queer film historian Liz Purchell
  • Theatrical trailers
  • Booklet with writing from Something Weird’s Lisa Petrucci and a vintage Doris Wishman interview by author Mike Watt

Disc 2: ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MAN (1966),MY BROTHER’S WIFE (1966), and PASSION FEVER (1969)

  • 2K restorations from the original 35mm camera negatives
  • PASSION FEVER: Preserved from the Something Weird S-VHS master*
  • MY BROTHER’S WIFE: Commentary with Wishman biographer Michael Bowen
  • Theatrical trailers
  • “Moonlight Years” photo gallery

Disc 3: THE SEX PERILS OF PAULETTE (1965), THE HOT MONTH OF AUGUST (1966), and TOO MUCH TOO OFTEN! (1968)

  • 2K restorations from the original 35mm camera negatives
  • TOO MUCH TOO OFTEN!: Preserved from the Something Weird S-VHS master*
  • Theatrical trailers 
*Original film elements for these titles have been lost.