Once upon a time — in the
swamp — a movie star was born!
MVD Entertainment Group
announced this past week that the next installment in its popular MVD Rewind
Collection will be the Blu-ray debut of director Jim Wynorski’s 1989
horror-in-the-bayou classic, The Return of the Swamp Thing.
This new 2K transfer
arrives on May 8 as a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack edition (a first for the Blu-ray
format).
The Swamp Thing (aka: Dr.
Alex Holland — played by Dick Durock) is back and there is a new terror in the
bayou that comes in the form of Leechman, who makes quick work of five federal
agents during the opening sequence (well, he has a little help). But as deadly as this human hybrid might be,
the mad scientists who are working on some miracle drug are far more deadly
(and sinister).
Dr. Anton Arcane (Louis
Jourdan) — who transformed himself into a wolf-like creature and was killed off
in the climatic battle with Swamp Thing in director Wes Craven’s 1982 original,
Swamp
Thing — has been resurrected (you can’t keep a good villain down) and
is busy creating new creatures for his army of “Un-Men.” Into this comes Abigail Arcane, his
stepdaughter, played by none other than Heather Locklear, who makes her first theatrical
starring appearance here … she was a TV star as Officer Stacy Sheridan in the
series T.J. Hooker, but her cult performance in The Return of the Swamp Thing
took her to the next level!!!
Abigail has arrived in
the swamp to find out what happened to her mom, and just as quickly she becomes
the target of Anton’s obsession … her blood, he needs her blood!! Will Swamp Thing be her champion, or will
the beautiful Heather Locklear be drained dry?
On May 8 grab your Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack edition and enjoy the action!
Bonus features include
commentary from director Jim Wynorski (Not of This Earth, The Haunting of Morella,
Munchie, etc.), plus there are three newly-filmed video sessions
featuring Jim Wynorski, editor Leslie Rosenthal and composer Chuck Cirino.
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