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Thirst
Stars:
Chantal Contouri, Shirley Cameron, Max Phipps, Henry Silva, Robert Mullinar,
Amanda Muggleton, Robert Thompson, Rosie Sturgess, and David Hemmings
Writer:
John Pinkney
Director:
Ron Hardy
Feature
length: 96 minutes
Extras:
Theatrical Trailer, TV Spots, Cast And Filmmaker Filmographies, Photo Gallery,
Commentary With Director Ron Hardy and Producer Antony I. Ginnane, Isolated
Music Score
Languages:
English and Spanish Language Monaural Sound
Subtitles:
N/A
Packaging:
Keep Case
Chapter
Stops: 24
Sound:
Monaural Sound
Year
of Theatrical Release: 1979/DVD Release: 2003
Theatrical
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Home
Video Distributor: Elite Entertainment
MPAA
Rating: R
Reviewer:
Mark A. Rivera
“Thirst”
is a frightening and shocking film that uses suspense and mild gore to create an
all too believable shadow world that coexists within the modern world. Kate
Davis had blocked the memories of her past from her mind, but the past was not
through with her. Kidnapped and put through various mental and emotional
conditioning, Kate discovers that she is one of a very special group of people.
In fact she is royalty. Trapped within a large dairy farm that produces refined
blood for it’s members, Kate discovers she is the guest of honor for an
ancient satanic cult that practices blood drinking as a way of gaining
ritualistic and malevolent power over others. Mind controlled slaves, blood
distillation factories, and other surprises are in store for viewers of this
creepy horror film. The film is terrifying, but actually quite tasteful (no pun
intended) for a horror film, “Thirst” gets some good performances and
sadistic chills through the mix of acting talent, the score by Brian May, and
solid screen direction by Ron Hardy. Hardy got a lot of mileage from Chantal
Contouri’s performance in this film.
Elite
Entertainment has given “Thirst” some very good DVD treatment with a very
nice brand new anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) transfer and a very full sounding
English Two-Channel Monaural Soundtrack. A Spanish Language Soundtrack is also
provided as an option. There are no visible blemishes or color bleeding at all
in the picture. It is remarkable to see just how good this film looks for a low
budget independent import from the 1970s. Director Rod Hardy and Producer Antony
I. Ginnane give an insightful feature length audio commentary track and Brian
May’s score is also provided on an isolated listening track as well.
The
(1.85:1) theatrical trailer (1:37), a 12-second (1.33:1) TV spot and two
31-second (1.33:1) TV spots are included along with extensive cast and crew
filmographies, and a photo gallery of behind-the-scenes stills, one-sheet art,
album covers, and more wrap up the extra features included on this dual layered
DVD.
The
main menu is animated and there are full motion scene selection menus as well
and all of the interactive menus are easy to navigate. “Thirst” is available
on DVD-Video now from Elite Entertainment.
©
Copyright 2003 By Mark A. Rivera
All Rights Reserved.