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Curtis Harrington, proto-Lynch
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Night TideNight Tide
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This best release of Harrington's moving feature debut contains audio commentary and liner notes.
Planet of Blood (Queen of Blood)Planet of Blood (Queen of Blood)
Produced by Roger Corman and edited around Mikhail Karzhukov and Otar Koberidze's _Mechte navstrechu_, Harrington considers the finished film 75% his.
Voyage to the Prehistoric PlanetVoyage to the Prehistoric Planet
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Harrington augmented Andre's obsession with the siren song in a basically faithful Americanization of Pavel Klushantsev's _Planeta Bur_, again produced by Corman.
Games (1967) [VHS]Games (1967) [VHS]
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Pan and scan VHS is all that is available of Harrington's only scope ratio film, a vivid depiction of quirky murders in a colorful New York City townhouse.
How Awful About AllanHow Awful About Allan
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Great imagery abounds in this slight but effective film, Harrington and Perkins working on a TV movie for the first time. The Legacy disc is virtually artifact-free, but has one odd video jump.
What's the Matter with Helen?/Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (Midnite Movies Double Feature)What's the Matter with Helen?/Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (Midnite Movies Double Feature)
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Some of Harrington's strongest work is this pair featuring Shelley Winters as sympathetic but disturbed individuals.
Sadist/Killing KindSadist/Killing Kind
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Extremely faded and pixelly presentation of a very disturbing film about a man driven mad by an unjust prison stay.
Dead Don't Die [VHS]Dead Don't Die [VHS]
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Harrington's fourth made-for-TV movie (_The Cat Creature_ & _Killer Bees_ remain unavailable) is a noirish approach to Haitian zombies set in the late 1930s.
Devil Dog; Hound of HellDevil Dog; Hound of Hell
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Harrington's fifth made for TV movie is more effective than he considers it. Though the effects aren't great, a cute dog makes an eerier villain than an obviously evil one. The Witch Mountain kids have more convincing chemsitry than ever.
RubyRuby
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Harrington's biggest commercial hit restored, except for the producer's cheap shot at the end. A version heavily altered for television and credited to Alan Smithee was on the intital VHS release. This is another period piece, but it's primarily a ghost story; the possession is only a brief part of the film.
Mata HariMata Hari
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Harrington's final feature film, after which he practiced his craft in TV, and made the experimental short _Usher_ in 2002. This film is a well-researched erotic war drama. It suffers from the seedy Cannon feel, but Kristel is surprisingly as good in the dramatic scenes as the erotic ones.