Arrow Video, with domestic sales and distribution expertise
provided by MVD Entertainment Group, looks to Feb. 21 as the street date for a
new 2K restoration of director Don Sharp’s 1973 Brit-flick mixed-genre film
release of Psychomania. The film
arrived in the domestic theatrical market place in January of 1974 as The
Death Wheelers.
Released by Scotia
International — during their short-lived distribution life cycle in the early
1970s — The Death Wheelers joined the likes of Horror Express, The Baby, Pancho
Villa and Suburban Wives (among others) before dropping out of sight.
The influences of Peter Fonda’s Easy Rider and his
earlier biker film, The Wild Angels, have been melted with Kubrick’s 1971 film
release of A Clockwork Orange and some of the Amicus Productions that were
popular at the time (The House that Dripped Blood, Tales from the
Crypt, etc.) to form this wholly unique biker-horror tale.
Tom (Nicky Henson — The Conqueror Worm, The Bawdy Adventures of
Tom Jones, etc.) is a blend of Peter Fonda and Malcolm McDowell, with a
pedigree for the occult that is only revealed as the storyline progresses. Once that is revealed his penchant for
violence and mayhem takes on a whole new level … the ultimate evil!
Bonus goodies include a new video session with Nicky Henson,
archived interviews with composer John Andrews and singer Harvey Andrews, a
vintage featurette titled “Return of the Living Dead,” a newly-prepared
featurette titled “Hell for Leather” and a look at the film’s restoration
process.
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