Bloodlust!
Encyclopedia
Bloodlust! is a horror
/thriller film
about a group of young adults who visit a tropical island only to become prey for a sadistic hunter. Filmed in 1959 and released in 1961, the feature was picked up for cinema release by Crown International Pictures
. Crown released the film in 1970 as a double feature
with Blood Mania
.
The film was featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000
in September 1994, during season 6, and featured the first appearance of Pearl Forrester.
, June Kenney
, Joan Lora, and Eugene Persson) are on a boating trip when they come across an uncharted island. The four investigate and find themselves in the clutches of Dr. Albert Balleau (Wilton Graff), whose hobby is hunting both animals and humans.
After learning about the terrible secrets of the island from the doctor's wife (Lilyan Chauvin
) and her boyfriend (Walter Brooke
) as well as an investigation, the group tries to escape only to be thwarted by Dr. Balleau and his henchmen. Balleau's wife and her lover are slain and stuffed
, while the men are forced to participate in a The Most Dangerous Game
-style hunt, with their girlfriends soon joining them. The hunt includes Balleau's sailor henchmen and hidden traps, as well as Balleau's deadly skill. At the end, Balleu becomes the last one to be hunted when killed by his assistant Jondor.
on March 20, 2001. The movie was also released on DVD as another bonus feature in 2002 with The Amazing Transparent Man
, another film used on Mst3k. The Mst3k version was released on VHS in March 2000 by Rhino Home Video, then re-released on DVD by Rhino as part of the Volume 1 collection, with the uncut, unmistied version of the movie as a bonus. As of January 2010, the DVD is now out-of-print on Rhino's official website, but still available on Mst3k's official website.
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
/thriller film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
about a group of young adults who visit a tropical island only to become prey for a sadistic hunter. Filmed in 1959 and released in 1961, the feature was picked up for cinema release by Crown International Pictures
Crown International Pictures
Crown International Pictures is an independent film studio formed in 1959 by Newton P. Jacobs Jacobs was a former branch head of RKO Pictures until 1947 when he formed his own company "Favorite Films"; a film releasing organisation. Jacobs became one of the first franchises for showing American...
. Crown released the film in 1970 as a double feature
Double feature
The double feature, also known as a double bill, was a motion picture industry phenomenon in which theatre managers would exhibit two films for the price of one, supplanting an earlier format in which one feature film and various short subject reels would be shown.The double feature, also known as...
with Blood Mania
Blood Mania
Blood Mania is a 1970 film written by Peter Carpenter and Tony Crechales and directed by Robert Vincent O'Neil.-Plot:...
.
The film was featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc., that ran from 1988 to 1999....
in September 1994, during season 6, and featured the first appearance of Pearl Forrester.
Plot
Two couples (Robert ReedRobert Reed
Robert Reed was a prolific American character actor of stage, film and television. In his first big break, he played Kenneth Preston on the popular 1960s TV legal drama, The Defenders, alongside E. G. Marshall. But he was best remembered for portraying the father, Mike Brady, on the popular...
, June Kenney
June Kenney
June Kenney is an American actress, noted for her roles in low-budget films during the 1950s. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She also appeared on television in episodes of Bonanza and Thriller during the 1960s....
, Joan Lora, and Eugene Persson) are on a boating trip when they come across an uncharted island. The four investigate and find themselves in the clutches of Dr. Albert Balleau (Wilton Graff), whose hobby is hunting both animals and humans.
After learning about the terrible secrets of the island from the doctor's wife (Lilyan Chauvin
Lilyan Chauvin
Lilyan Chauvin , born Lilyan Zemoz, was a French-American actress, television host, director, writer, former Vice President of Women in Film, author, teacher and private coach....
) and her boyfriend (Walter Brooke
Walter Brooke
Walter Brooke was an American actor. Brooke is best known for playing Mr. McGuire in The Graduate, where he said his famous line, "Plastics"....
) as well as an investigation, the group tries to escape only to be thwarted by Dr. Balleau and his henchmen. Balleau's wife and her lover are slain and stuffed
Taxidermy
Taxidermy is the act of mounting or reproducing dead animals for display or for other sources of study. Taxidermy can be done on all vertebrate species of animals, including mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians...
, while the men are forced to participate in a The Most Dangerous Game
The Most Dangerous Game
"The Most Dangerous Game", also published as "The Hounds of Zaroff", is a short story by Richard Connell. It was published in Collier's Weekly on January 19, 1924....
-style hunt, with their girlfriends soon joining them. The hunt includes Balleau's sailor henchmen and hidden traps, as well as Balleau's deadly skill. At the end, Balleu becomes the last one to be hunted when killed by his assistant Jondor.
Home video releases
The movie was released on DVD as a double feature with Atom Age VampireAtom Age Vampire
Atom Age Vampire is a 1963 black-and-white Italian horror/science fiction film directed by Anton Giulio Majano and starring Alberto Lupo.-Plot:...
on March 20, 2001. The movie was also released on DVD as another bonus feature in 2002 with The Amazing Transparent Man
The Amazing Transparent Man
The Amazing Transparent Man is a 1960 science fiction film starring Marguerite Chapman. It is an American B-movie which follows the story of an insane ex-U. S. Army major who uses an escaped criminal to steal materials to improve the invisibility machine his scientist prisoner made. It was one of...
, another film used on Mst3k. The Mst3k version was released on VHS in March 2000 by Rhino Home Video, then re-released on DVD by Rhino as part of the Volume 1 collection, with the uncut, unmistied version of the movie as a bonus. As of January 2010, the DVD is now out-of-print on Rhino's official website, but still available on Mst3k's official website.