CODE RED GETS MEANER WITH MEAN JOHNNY BARROWS - UNCUT!

Here are some screenshots of our future release of the Fred Williamson classic MEAN JOHNNY BARROWS. This classic 70's action film also stars Roddy McDowall (PLANET OF THE APES), Stuart Whitman (BLAZING MAGNUM), Mike Henry (SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT), Luther Adler, Anthony Caruso, R.G. Armstrong, and Elliott Gould. The film was a loose reworking of the 1975 classic THE FARMER. This was mastered in HiDef from the original negatives, in it's scope 2.35:1 ratio in 16x9, and will be presented for the first time in its uncut director's cut version! More news to come!

a Mystery Star gives Code Red her first EVER on camera interview as well as an audio commentary for CHEERLEADERS WILD WEEKEND!

We were able to get a mystery star to not only grant us an audio interview/commentary for our upcoming DVD release of CHEERLEADERS WILD WEEKEND, but she also has agreed to give us her first ever on camera interview! We want to thank her from the bottom of our hearts for taking the time out of her busy shcedule to let us know about working with Jackie Chan, Richard Gere, Ryan O'Neal, etc., and also about what she is doing now. We hope you now understand why we waited to release this title. With this in the can, you can expect a summer release!

RIP Peter Shepard

We are saddened to hear of the passing of Peter Shepard whom we last spoke to on the phone on 2/09. He wanted to participate on THE VISITOR DVD once he came back to L.A. from France in May. He had been gracious enough to give us an audio commentary for CHOKE CANYON, and we hope you enjoy the many stories he had about Paola Pasolini, as well as working on 1900, THE VISITOR, PIRANHA 2, and TENTACLES. We would like to pay tribute to him and hope you enjoy his audio commentary for CHOKE CANYON, scheduled for a July release.

Leon Isaac Kennedy gives Code Red an on camera interview for CHEERLEADERS WILD WEEKEND

Leon "Too Sweet" Isaac Kennedy gave Code Red a great on camera interview about working with Bill Osco on CHEERLEADERS WILD WEEKEND, as well as working on such classics as PENITENTIARY, TOO SCARED TO SCREAM, FIGHTING MAD, BODY AND SOUL, and others. We want to thank Leon for granting us this interview and hope fans of CHEERLEADERS WILD WEEKEND now understand why there was a delay on this release. And Leon was not the only star we arranged an exclusive interview with. Stay tuned for whom the second elusive star is that has also participated on this release

Fred Travalena gives Code Red an audio commentary with Scott Spiegel!

Legendary funnyman/impressionist Fred Travalena recorded an audio commentary with cult director/writer Scott Spiegel and Code Red moderator/movie geek Marc Edward Heuck for a slasher/comedy he starred in titled NIGHT OF THE DRIBBLER. The film is about a killer with a basketball head who starts to kill the high school basketball team members! Fred plays four roles in the film, and he had a wonderful time doing impressions with our two moderators! We hope you'll have fun, too, when this makes it's U.S debut the summer of this year.

CODE RED HAS A ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE‏

CODE RED recorded an audio commentary & filmed on-camera interviews with John Fasano and Frank Dietz for our upcoming release of ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE, the movie that started the Thor/Fasano craze that is sweeping horror fandom. Thor could not attend the commentary in person, but he joined us via telephone and his comments were recorded at his Canadian studio, making this a joint discussion track for Thor/Fasano/Dietz. The commentary, moderated by THE JITTERS writer Jeff McKay, will be fun and informative to all the horror fans out there who loved or hated the film. This Adam West/Tia Carrere horror film is also beloved by most Mystery Science Theatre fans as one of the craziest movies ever featured on the show! Code Red is planning a late 2009 release and are also planning to HiDef the film with the original camera negatives! Keep checking in for more details!! Same CODE RED time, same CODE RED label!!

NIGHT OF THE DRIBBLER makes its world debut via Code Red‏!

NIGHT OF THE DRIBBLER, a comedy slasher shot in 1995, but never released anywhere in the world, will make its world debut via CODE RED DVD this summer! Some psycho wearing a basketball mask is killing off the High School basketball team and it's up to the famous TV Funnyman Fred Travelena to find the killer! In the vein of Peter Sellers films, Fred plays 3 roles in the movie! Canadian TV's COLD SQUAD Gregory Calpakis also stars in this demented comedy horror film that has been lost for many years! Directed and produced by the fine folks who brought you SNUFF, THE CARPENTER, and the cult classic ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE! We hope you all will enjoy this lost classic!

RUNNING HOT DVD

On Feb 24th, Code Red DVD, thru Navarre, presents RUNNING HOT! Acclaimed actor Eric Stoltz (MASK, PULP FICTION, THE FLY 2 ) stars in this volatile tale of star-crossed lovers in a last ditch escape from the law. An older stripper, Charlene (Monica Carrico), watches the trial of a young man (Stoltz) accused of murdering his father. As she falls in love with his tragic image, she writes countless love letters to him in prison. When her letter-writing prison obsession actually shows up at her doorstep, who has just made a bloody prison escape, she joins him in a perilous, passionate run for their lives from a sadistic cop (Stuart Margolin, TV's ROCKFORD FILES). They are RUNNING HOT and all of their lives are in the balance. In the tradition of BADLANDS and TRUE ROMANCE, this thrilling 1984 motion picture is a little-seen gem directed by award winning director Mark Griffiths, and from the producer of the popular tv-show THE O.C. The DVD will feature a brand new 16x9 transfer from the negatives. Special features include an alternate title, extensive still gallery, on-camera interview with director Mark Griffth, as well as an audio commentary with Griffth, producer David Calloway, and moderated by Lee Christian. MRP is 19.98.

Here are some screenshots from our recent transfer of MESSIAH OF EVIL, supervised by Willard Huyck!

Here are some screenshots of our recent transfer, taken from a recently discovered 35mm vault element, which was supervised and color corrected by the director Willard Huyck, and the editor of the film, Oscar nominee Billy Weber. As you can see, the major difference between our transfer and all those bootleg full frame DVD's is that we preserved the original scope aspect ratio. Mr. Huyck also worked on the colors to make sure it is seen the way he intended it to be seen. The director also let us know that this is his preferred cut, as this print omits that song he never wanted in the final cut. Director Huyck and Gloria Katz will be recording an audio commentary track next month, and we are scheduling the DVD release hopefully for May or June. as a 35th Anniversary Edition. Stay tuned for more info.

Veteran actor George Touliatos gives Code Red an exclusive interview.

Veteran actor George Touliatos just gave Code Red a very insightful on camera interview about his career. He discussed his involvement on many Canadian films, including working with Michael Winner, Lee Majors, David Hemmings, Martyn Burke, Elke Sommers, Paul Lynch and others. We are honored he donated his time in granting us this interview which will be featured on a couple of our upcoming releases. Thanks George!