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101 Films is one of the UK’s fastest growing independent entertainment labels, acquiring new films of all genres. Committed to releasing the best cult and classic catalogue titles which feature brand new extra content, newly commissioned artwork and restored masters. At Fopp we’re celebrating the best of 101 films with blu-ray from as low as £6!
Brain Dead
director Adam Simon
starring Bill Pullman · Bill Paxton · Bud Court
language(s) English
format blu-ray
101 Films presents Brain Dead, a mind-bending nightmare based on a story from The Twilight Zone writer Charles Beaumont, starring Bill Pullman (Independence Day), Bill Paxton (Aliens), Bud Cort (Harold and Maude) and George Kennedy (Cool Hand Luke). The Eunice Corporation is on the ground floor of an exciting growth industry, utilizing a memory re-sculpting technique pioneered by eccentric neurosurgeon Rex Martin (Bill Pullman). It envisions nationwide clinics where anyone can lose the hang-ups of an unhappy childhood, a failed romance or a botched career. At Eunice’s “New You” outlets, a simple operation will give customers peace of mind. Or it might leave them brain dead. But when Martin refuses to cooperate with Eunice, he soon finds himself plunged into a surreal existence that intertwines dreams and reality. Has Martin slipped over the edge into madness? Or have corporate profit mongers given him a push, making him the guinea pig in his own experiment? To know the answer is to know true terror!
The Last Broadcast
director Stefan Avalos · Lance Weiler
starring David Beard · Stefan Avalos · Lance Weiler
language(s) English
format blu-ray
101 Films presents trailblazing mystery The Last Broadcast (1998), title 023 on the 101 Films Black Label. Released on Blu-ray for the first time, Stefan Avalos and Lance Weiler’s chilling feature debut is a landmark in the history of the found footage genre. This Limited Edition version includes a new 30 minute interview with the directors, newly-commissioned slipcase artwork from legendary comics artist Stephen R. Bissette, and a booklet with expert writing on the film. In 1995 a four-man team from the cable-access program Fact or Fiction braved the desolate New Jersey Pine Barrens determined to deliver a live broadcast of legendary monster, the Jersey Devil. Only one came out alive. The lone survivor was sentenced to life in prison, but filmmaker David Leigh is convinced that he’s innocent. Could the Jersey Devil still haunt the barrens?
The boys next Door
director Penelope Spheeris
starring Charlie Sheen · Maxwell Caulfield · Patti D’Arbanville
language(s) English
format blu-ray
101 Films presents The Boys Next Door (1985), a violent and disturbing crime thriller from director Penelope Spheeris (The Decline of Western Civilisation) and screenwriters Glen Morgan & James Wong (Final Destination, The X-Files). Bo Richards (Charlie Sheen) has trouble talking to girls. Roy Alston (Maxwell Caulfield) is filled with an uncontrollable rage. On the weekend of their high-school graduation, the two suburban outcasts head for Los Angeles and embark on a violent murder spree that shocks the nation. But these young men are neither hardened criminals or foaming-at-the-mouth maniacs. They are simply The Boys Next Door.
The Cooler
director Wayne Kramer
starring William H. Macy · Maria Bello · Alec Baldwin
language(s) English
format blu-ray
101 Films presents Wayne Kramer’s The Cooler, a unique and unconventional tale of love, luck, money and revenge. Bernie Lootz (William H. Macy – Fargo) is an unlucky guy. Everything he touches turns bad. However, his ill fortune is actually the one thing he depends upon to do his job to the best of his abilities; Bernie Lootz is the best ‘cooler’ in town. Working in one of Las Vegas’ few remaining golden-era casinos, Bernie is employed by the ruthless Shelly (Alec Baldwin – The Departed. in an Oscar® nominated role) to end the winning streak of anyone whose luck is on the up. But life in the bad luck lane has taken its toll and, after working for Shelly for years, Bernie has decided to move on. He then meets the hard-bitten Natalie (Maria Bello – A History of Violence) and life takes a turn for the better. But as his fortunes change, so does his ability to ‘cool’ a winning streak, and soon an unhappy Shelly decides to make sure that Bernie never feels happiness again…
Monster Man
director Michael Davis
starring Eric Jungmann · Justin Urich · Aimee Brooks
language(s) English
format blu-ray
Monster trucks have gigantic wheels, carriages of steel, tons of horsepower and crush anything in their way. On desolate I-55 there is one monster truck that gives new meaning to the name. It’s not just the truck that is monstrous. So is the driver. When two college buddies driving cross-country stumble across the monster truck’s path, they have much more than a bar full of amputee yokels to worry about!
baghead
director Jay Duplass · Mark Duplass
starring Ross Partridge · Steve Zissis · Greta Gerwig
language(s) English
format blu-ray
A wildly funny send-up of low-budget horror movies from the award-winning Duplass Brothers, released on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK. While debating the merits of writing a screenplay based on a bag-headed serial killer, four friends soon discover there may be more to their story than meets the eye when a stolen car battery, strange noises and a mysterious disappearance or two lead them to believe a sack-wearing maniac may be lurking right outside their door
Sweetie, you won't belive it
director Yernar Nurgaliyev
starring Daniyar Alshinov · Asel Kaliyeva · Azamat Marklenov
language(s) Russian · Kazakh Subtitles English
format blu-ray
What begins as a fishing trip with the boys quickly spirals out of control when they witness a mob hit in the forest, and that’s just the beginning of this insane, violent, hilarious misadventure from Kazakhstan. It begins with a couple quarrelling about baby names, and it ends in gory revenge and slapstick splatter in a seemingly indestructible, one-eyed psychopath’s cabin in the woods. In between was supposed to be a calming fishing trip for three old friends to unwind in the wilds. If only they hadn’t witnessed a brutal murder by local mobsters. By the end, what is certain is they will all learn about life’s priorities.
Spookies
director Eugenie Joseph · Thomas Doran · Brendan Faulkner
starring Felix Ward · Maria Pechukas · Dan Scott
language(s) English
format blu-ray
American cult horror from the 1980s co-directed by Thomas Doran, Brendan Faulkner and Eugenie Joseph. A group of teenagers looking for somewhere to party enter an abandoned mansion in a remote woodland. However, they soon discover that the mansion is inhabited by a demonic sorcerer, known as Kreon (Felix Ward), who is living there with his dead bride. In order to revive his bride, Kreon attempts to use the teenagers as human sacrifices.
Uncle Peckerhead
director Matthew John Lawrence
starring Mike Lawrence · David Littleton · Chet Siegal
language(s) English
format blu-ray
Low budget American comedy horror written and directed by Matthew John Lawrence. As punk rock band DUH get set to hit the road for their first ever tour their mode of transport is repossessed leaving the trio with no way of fulfilling their booked gigs. However, a chance encounter with Peckerhead (David Littleton), a strange man who lives in his van, results in the three of them using him as their tour driver in exchange for food and fuel. But their stroke of good fortune does not last long when they learn that Peckerhead turns into a flesh-eating monster every night.
Pledge Night
director Paul Ziller
starring Todd Eastland · Dennis Sullivan · Craig Derrick
language(s) English
format blu-ray
101 Films presents hellish hazing horror Pledge Night (1990), released on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK. Combining absurd humour and grisly violence, and featuring a soundtrack from thrash metal icons Anthrax, Pledge Night is a unique serving of weird, sleazy terror. It’s hazing season at Phi Up and the boys are up to all sorts of nasty pranks on their hapless pledges, in between regular bouts of ‘wetting their whistles’ at the campus watering hole…with some of the area’s beautiful sorority babes. But this is going to be one literal ‘hell week’ as they unwittingly unleash the spirit of Acid Sid; an unfortunate pledge who was accidentally dissolved in acid during a hazing prank gone wrong some 20 years earlier. As the helpless fratboys and pledges fall victim to Sid’s wrath and seemingly indestructible towering zombie corpse, it’s up to the stragglers to figure out how to kill someone who’s been dead for two decades, or die trying.
The Head Hunter
director Jordan Downey
starring Christopher Rygh · Cora Kaufman · Aisha Ricketts
language(s) English
format blu-ray
On the outskirts of a kingdom, in the shadows of a looming castle, a quiet but fierce medieval warrior protects the realm from monsters. The gruesome collection of trophy heads on the wall of his cabin is missing only one – the monster that killed his daughter. He travels wild expanses on horseback, driven by a thirst for revenge. When his chance for vengeance arrives, it’s in a way far more horrifying than he ever imagined.
Raw Force
director Edward Murphy
starring Cameron Mitchell · Geoffrey Binney · Hope Holiday
language(s) English
format blu-ray
Welcome to Warrior’s Island, burial ground of disgraced martial arts masters! When the Burbank Kung Fu Club travels to this mysterious island, they quickly find themselves facing the bloodthirsty vengeance of flesh-ripping, kung fu fighting zombies, gun-toting white slave traders and a band of strange monks, who may be the only key to explaining the madness. Edward Murphy’s RAW FORCE is a virtual smorgasbord of over the top sleaze; mixing zombies, cannibals, outrageous action, gore, copious amounts of nudity and starring exploitation greats, Cameron Mitchell and Vic Diaz.
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
director Lamont Johnson
starring Peter Strauss · Molly Ringwald · Ernie Hudson
language(s) English
format blu-ray
It is the year 2136 and Wolff (Peter Strauss), while answering a distress signal from Terra Eleven, agrees to rescue three beautiful maidens from the plague-ridden planet. When the women are kidnapped by henchmen of Overdog (Michael Ironside), the wicked half-man/half-machine who rules the planet, Wolff takes off in hot pursuit. As he challenges assorted monsters and mutants, circumstances throw Wolff together with Niki (Molly Ringwald), a spunky waif who agrees to guide him to Overdog’s scrap-metal kingdom. Released on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK, Wolff’s exploits in the Forbidden Zone are packed with extra-terrestrial thrills, plus special effects guaranteed to dazzle you.
Silent Night, Deadly Night
director Charles E. Sellier Jr.
starring Lilyan Chauvin · Robert Brian Wilson · Toni Nero
language(s) English
format blu-ray
Young Billy witnesses his parents getting killed by a man dressed as Santa Claus after being warned by his senile grandpa that Santa punishes those who are naughty. Now 18 and out of the orphanage, Billy takes on the role of Santa himself, embarking on a yuletide rampage to “punish the naughty”. Santa Claus is coming to town, and this time he’s got an axe!
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
director Lee Harry
starring Eric Freeman · James Newman · Elizabeth Kaitan
language(s) English
format blu-ray
Four years after the events of Silent Night Deadly Night, Ricky Caldwell is being held in a mental hospital, having followed in his brother Billy’s footsteps and committed a series of murders. Hell bent on avenging his brother’s death, Ricky sets out to continue the family tradition of Christmas carnage.
Phase IV
director Saul Bass
starring Nigel Davenport · Michael Murphy · Lynne Frederick
language(s) English
format blu-ray
101 Films presents 1970s iconic sci-fi horror Phase IV (1974), a gripping and philosophical cult classic that examines humanity’s place in the universe, available on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK. Phase IV is the only feature film directed by legendary designer and filmmaker Saul Bass. This release includes his original ending, among a host of additional extras, including a bonus disc featuring the finest of the director’s short films. This limited edition version features special packaging, and a booklet with newly-commissioned writing on the history of ‘killer bug’ movies and the career of Saul Bass.
Prom Night
director Paul Lynch
starring Leslie Nielsen · Jamie Lee Curtis · Casey Stevens
language(s) English
format blu-ray
101 Films presents Prom Night (1980), a slasher classic and one of the most influential horror films of the 1980s, released on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK in an extras-packed edition. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween) and Leslie Nielsen (Airplane!), and adorned with a highly-regarded original score and disco soundtrack, Prom Night is a bloody landmark in high school horror. Four Hamilton High School seniors have been hiding the truth of what happened to ten-year- old Robin Hammond for six long years. But someone saw what they did and is preparing for vengeance – a prom night killing spree. Hooded, masked, and wielding an axe, he’ll stalk his prey in the dark, empty halls, striking when his victims are alone. As the spotlight falls on the newly-crowned prom king and queen, will the killer be stopped before he can exact his murderous revenge..?
Spring
director Justin Benson · Aaron Moorhead
starring Lou Taylor Pucci · Nadia Hilker · Francesco Carnelutti
language(s) English
format blu-ray
On the run from the law after a bar-room brawl, troubled Evan flees the US to Italy. Arriving completely alone and without a plan, he soon meets the mysterious Louise, and quickly falls in love. But upon discovering that there’s more to her than meets the eye, he must decide just how far he’ll go for love. Released on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s SPRING is a genre-bending horror romance that blends stunning locations, bold performances, and a unique visual style.
The Grifters
director Stephen Frears
starring Anjelica Huston · John Cusack · Annette Bening
language(s) English
format blu-ray
From director Stephen Frears (Dangerous Liaisons) and producer Martin Scorsese, comes The Grifters, a taut thriller in which seduction and betrayal could lead to murder. When small-time cheat Roy Dillon (Cusack) winds up in hospital following an unsuccessful scam, it sets up a confrontation between his estranged mother Lilly (Huston) and alluring girlfriend Myra (Bening). Both Lilly and Myra are con artists playing the game in a league far above Roy, and always looking for their next victim. As Roy finds himself caught in a complicated web of passion and mistrust, the question is who’s conning who?
Runaway
director Michael Crighton
starring Tom Selleck · Cynthia Rhodes · Gene Simmons
language(s) English
format blu-ray
In the near future, a police officer specializes in malfunctioning robots. When a robot turns out to have been programmed to kill, he begins to uncover a homicidal plot to create killer robots… and his son becomes a target. Released on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK, Runaway is written and directed by legendary science fiction writer Michael Crichton (Westworld) and stars Tom Selleck (Blue Bloods), Cynthia Rhodes (Flashdance) and Gene Simmons of KISS.
Rollercoaster
director James Goldstone
starring George Segal · Timothy Bottoms · Richard Widmark
language(s) English
format blu-ray
101 Films presents an unforgettable trip filled with sense-shattering twists and hairpin turns in Rollercoaster, starring Timothy Bottoms (The Last Picture Show), George Segal (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), Richard Widmark (Kiss of Death) and Henry Fonda (12 Angry Men). Thrills abound in this high-speed suspense yarn as a determined terrorist (Bottoms) begins to turn America’s amusement parks into battlefields. The tension mounts as affable safety inspector Harry Calder (Segal) attempts to track down the saboteur who has targeted the country’s most popular rollercoaster and its riders for senseless destruction. The edge-ofthe-seat excitement mounts as the battle of wits between Calder and the terrorist builds to an explosive climax.
Split Second
director Tony Maylam
starring Rutger Hauer · Kim Cattrall · Alastair Duncan
language(s) English
format blu-ray
The year is 2008, and heavy rainfall has flooded large areas of London. Rookie police officer Dick Durkin (Alastair Duncan) is assigned to partner maverick Harley Stone (Rutger Hauer), a burnt-out and highly cynical homicide detective who was unable to prevent the murder of his partner by a serial killer three years earlier. Following a spate of murders it appears that the killer has returned, and Stone and Durkin are assigned to the case. After investigating the scenes of several slayings they appear no closer to identifying the killer, but a mysterious connection to Stone keeps the trail warm. As each gruesome murder draws the detectives closer to the killer, the killer gets closer to them, until they must finally confront the true evil that lurks below the streets of London.
The Deep
director Peter Yates
starring Jacqueline Bisset · Nick Nolte · Dick Anthony Williams
language(s) English
format blu-ray
Released on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK, The Deep (1977) is a lavish, suspense-filled adventure, directed by Peter Yates (Bullitt) and adapted from Jaws writer Peter Benchley’s best-selling novel. Gail Berke (Jacqueline Bisset) and David Sanders (Nick Nolte) are on a romantic holiday in Bermuda when they come upon the sunken wreck of a WWII freighter. Near it, they find an ampule of morphine, one of tens of thousands still aboard the wrecked ship. Their discovery leads them to a Haitian drug dealer, Cloche (Louis Gossett), and an old treasure hunter, Romer Treece (Robert Shaw). With Cloche in pursuit, Gail, David and Treece try to recover the sunken treasure.
Rabid
director david cronenberg
starring marilyn chambers · frank moore · joe silver
language(s) english
format blu-ray
when rose suffers terrible injuries in a motorcycle crash, she is taken to a nearby clinic run by dr keloid for experimental skin-graft surgery. at first, the revolutionary procedure proves successful, but it soon leaves rose with a strange orifice protruding from her armpit and an insatiable thirst for human blood. hell-bent on satisfying her bloodlust, rose leaves a trail of insane and uncontrollably aggressive victims, as the unknown virus engulfs north america in an orgy of frenetic violence.
Plunkett and Macleane
director Jake Scott
starring Robert Carlyle · Jonny Lee Miller · Liv Tyler
language(s) English
format blu-ray