A double dose of psychotropic anti-time capsules from producer David F. Friedman (Blood Feast) and director Byron Mabe (She Freak)! Billed as "the first Hollywood underground film,"The Acid Eaterstells the mind-expanding story of a group of working class swingers (including Pat Barrington,Orgy of the Dead) who drop acid and melt into sex, knife fights, and a literal trip to hell. Then it's time to blast-off withSpace Thing, a warped homage to 1960s sci-fi and pulp fiction that follows Col. James Granilla as he hops a flying saucer and enjoys close encounters of every kind with a crew of "space dolls." AGFA and Something Weird are overjoyed to bring these campy Friedman gems to Blu-ray for the first time—"in psychedelic color" and newly restored from their original 35mm camera negatives.
directed by: Byron Mabe starring: Pat Barrington, Cara Peters 1967, 1968 / 132 min (combined) / 1.37:1, 1.85:1 / English DTS-HD MA 1.0
Additional info:
Region Free Blu-ray
Restored from the original 35mm camera negatives
THE ACID EATERS: Previously unreleased archival commentary with Something Weird founder Mike Vraney and David F. Friedman
SPACE THING: Archival commentary with Something Weird founder Mike Vraney and David F. Friedman
Shorts from the Something Weird S-VHS archive: DRUG FREAKS (18 mins), THIS IS THE MOON (10 mins)
Trailers for both features
Photo gallery
Booklet with essays by Britt Rhuart & Something Weird's Lisa Petrucci
