Maniac /
Narcotic is loosely based upon the life of William Davies, an opium-addicted snake oil salesman who was also producer Hildagarde Esper's uncle. This film follows his downward spiral as an idealistic medical student whose fall from grace leads him to opium dens, a carnival freakshow and swanky d...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Kino on Video,
[1999]
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| Edition: | Full screen. |
| Series: | Dwain Esper collection.
Forbidden fruit. |
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| Summary: | Narcotic is loosely based upon the life of William Davies, an opium-addicted snake oil salesman who was also producer Hildagarde Esper's uncle. This film follows his downward spiral as an idealistic medical student whose fall from grace leads him to opium dens, a carnival freakshow and swanky drug parties. The film illustrates themes that explicitly violated the Motion Picture Production Code--Container. Maniac offers a walking tour through the mind of a bona fide lunatic, distorted by fragmented scenes and ugly realities that mimic insanity's own warped perspective. This is actually a Depression-era rendition of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat," injected with catfights, nudity, necrophilia, and the ingestion of one fresh eyeball--Container. |
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| Item Description: | Also released as Sex maniac. Credits for Narcotic from container. Narcotic was originally released as a motion picture in 1933 and Maniac in 1934. Special features: original theatrical trailer for Maniac; audio commentary by Bret Wood; censorship records; photo gallery; excerpts from the screenplay of Maniac; video excerpt of Maciste in Hell. Durations: 52 min., 57 min. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; single layer; aspect ratio: 1.33:1. |
| Production Credits: | Produced for video by Brett Wood ; Maniac: Photography, William Thompson ; editor, William Austin. |