Magic, Myth & Mutilation: The Micro-Budget Cinema of Michael J Murphy, 1967-2015

• Release Date: Monday, 30 January 2023
• Country of Release: USA
• MSRP: $119.99

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• Year: 1970-2016
• Time: 1962 total min.

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• Audio commentary with Michael J. Murphy, and actors Sally Duncan and Phil Lyndon on Invitation to Hell (2008)
• Audio commentary with author and arts professor Johnny Walker on Invitation to Hell (2022)
• Audio commentary with Michael J. Murphy, Sally Duncan and Phil Lyndon on The Last Night (2008)
• Audio commentary with Murphy, actors June Bunday, Judith Holding and Phil Lyndon on Atlantis (2010)
• Audio commentary with Michael J. Murphy and Judith Holding on Skare (2009)
• Murphy’s Lore (2022): three-part documentary assessing Murphy’s five-decade career, featuring interviews with Michael J. Murphy, June Bunday, Judith Holding, Chris Jupp, Stephen Longhurst, Patrick Olliver, filmmakers Jackson Batchelor, Sam Mason Bell and Tom Lee Rutter, film historians Darrell Buxton and Johnny Walker, and film programmer Paul Cotgrove
• The Horror-on-Sea Interview with Michael J. Murphy (2013): the prolific filmmaker in conversation with June Bunday and Phil Lyndon, recorded for the British horror festival
• The Making of ‘Invitation to Hell’ and ‘The Last Night’ (2008): retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Michael J. Murphy, Phil Lyndon and June Bunday
• The Making of ‘Atlantis’ (2010): two-part retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Michael J. Murphy, Phil Lyndon, June Bunday and Judith Holding
• The Making of ‘Skare’ (2009): retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Michael J. Murphy and Judith Holding
• The Making of ‘Roxi’ (2004): documentary featuring interviews with actors Mary-Anne Barlow, Bruce Lawrence, Ross Maxwell and Valia Yanarou
• The Making of ‘ZK3’ (2012): retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Michael J. Murphy, Judith Holding and Phil Lyndon
• ‘The Rite of Spring’: Behind the Scenes (1999)
• ‘Nekros’: Behind the Scenes (2012)
• ‘Skare’ Script Readthrough (2008)
• Surviving fragments from six lost Murphy films: Atlantis: City of Sin (1967), Boadicea (1968), Gods and Heroes (1971), two versions of Seventh Day (1976/77), and Insight (1978)
• Outtakes from Moonchild, Torment, Atlantis, Second Sight, and Skare
• Mute rushes from the lost 16mm version of Skare, with optional selected scene commentary with actor Oliver Price
• ‘The Return of Alan Strange’ Test Footage (2014)
• Michael J. Murphy on ‘Beast’ (2010): interview with the filmmaker about Chris Jupp’s remake of his lost version of Skare
• Video Tour of Michael J. Murphy’s Home (2014)
• Michael J Murphy Tribute Video (2015): documentary short made for the Murlyn Films International website
• Home video footage shot by Murphy
• Trailers for Invitation to Hell, The Last Night, Bloodstream, Legend of a Hero, Death Run, Avalon, Moonchild, Torment, Atlantis, Road to Nowhere, The Rite of Spring, Tristan, Roxi, Skare, ZK3, Nekros: Isle of Death, and The Return of Alan Strange
• Original ‘Stay’ 7" single needle-drop recording
• Image galleries
• Script galleries
• Limited edition exclusive 120-page book with new essays by Murphy experts Wayne Maginn, Paul Higson, Darrell Buxton and Johnny Walker, a comprehensive filmography, and film credits

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