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Synapse Films Bring MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE & MOSQUITO To Blu-ray This October!

Two of the most eagerly awaited titles in Synapse Films history finally make their debuts on Blu-ray and DVD on October 13, 2015, just in time for Halloween!  Many will remember Manos: The Hands of Fate from its infamous appearance on Mystery Science Theater 3000 way back in the day.  It was the movie that the crew of that were the closest to giving up on .  Its also a hell of a funny episode.  But now, you’re getting it without that, but remastered for Blu-ray along with Mosquito from Synapse Films.

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Halloween Comes Early with MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE and MOSQUITO on DVD & Blu-Ray from Synapse Films This October!

MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE

“The Worst Film Ever Made” – Entertainment Weekly

Mike (Harold P. Warren) and Maggie (Diane Mahree), on a road trip with their daughter and family dog, take a wrong turn in Texas and become trapped at a weird lodge inhabited by a polygamous pagan cult. They soon find themselves in the middle of a power struggle between caretaker Torgo (John Reynolds), cult leader The Master (Tom Neyman), and two warring factions of the Master’s wives. As the family tries to escape, the worshipers of “Manos” decide their fate…

MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE, the sole directorial effort of Texas fertilizer salesman Harold P. Warren, perplexed even the most jaded Drive-In audiences and was deemed by many “the worst movie ever made”. Nearly lost, the original 16mm Ektachrome film elements have been finally unearthed and lovingly restored by Ben Solovey to create the definitive version of this accidental masterpiece. There’s no other movie like MANOS… now in HD with picture and sound unseen since 1966.

Synapse Films is proud to present Ben Solovey’s Kickstarter 2K restoration of MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE, now presented for the first time ever on home video in high-definition and loaded with extras!

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• All-new 2K restoration
• Audio commentary featuring Tom “The Master” Neyman and Jackey Raye “Debbie” Neyman-Jones
• HANDS: THE FATE OF “MANOS” Featurette
• RESTORING THE HANDS OF FATE Featurette
• FELT: THE PUPPET HANDS OF FATE Featurette
• MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE –

“Grindhouse Unrestored Version” (BLU-RAY ONLY BONUS)

NOT RATED / 1966 / 74 MINS. / COLOR / 2.0 MONO / 1.33:1/ REGION FREE

DVD CATALOG # SFD0152/BLU CATALOG # SFD0151

BLU UPC: 654930317495/DVD UPC: 654930317594/REGION FREE

MOSQUITO

Science-fiction becomes horrifyingly real for a park full of innocent campers, as a hideous horde of mutated mosquitos viciously attack without warning! A band of survivors flees the bloodthirsty swarm in a death-defying attempt to warn the world of the mosquito menace. Led by a brave young couple and a resourceful government agent, the group realizes their only hope is to take on the blood­thirsty bugs in an explosive final showdown! A chilling blend of sci-fi, humor and old-school horror, MOSQUITO is a tour de force of terror.

Starring genre icon Gunnar Hansen (the original “Leatherface” from THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE) and the late, great Ron Asheton (founding member of the punk rock band, The Stooges), MOSQUITO is a gore-drenched tale made with traditional stop-motion and practical effects!

 SPECIAL FEATURES:

• Audio Commentary with Director & Co-Writer Gary Jones,

Director of Photography & Co-Writer Tom Chaney, and Producer David Thiry

• Bugging Out! – The Making of “Mosquito” – An all-new documentary featuring

interviews with Director & Co-Writer Gary Jones, Stars Gunnar Hansen,

Tim Lovelace, Rachel Loiselle, Mike Hard, and Josh Becker,

Director of Photography & Co-Writer Tom Chaney, Producer David Thiry, and more!

• Deleted & Extended Scenes featuring Optional Audio Commentary with Gary Jones
• Behind The Scenes Footage featuring Optional Audio Commentary with Gary Jones
• Original Trailer • Still Gallery
• Reversible Illustrated Cover Art by Nathan Thomas Milliner

NOT RATED / 1995/ 92 MINS. / COLOR / DTS-HD MA 7.1 (Blu-ray)/ Dolby Digital Surround (DVD) 1.78.1 Aspect Ratio/ REGION FREE

DVD CATALOG # SFD0150/BLU CATALOG # SFD0149

BLU UPC: 654930317297/DVD UPC: 654930317396