SUPERSOUL BROTHER AND THE FILMS OF RENE MARTINEZ, JR.

Rene Martinez, Jr., USA, 1978, AGFA, Cult

Let's get w-i-i-ild! SUPER SOUL BROTHER AND THE FILMS OF RENE MARTINEZ, JR. collects the anti-dimensional filmography of enigmatic, Miami-based DIY filmmaker Martinez for the first time on home video. In SUPER SOUL BROTHER (1978), naive wino Steve ("Wildman" Steve Gallon, PETEY WHEATSTRAW) is injected with a serum that gives him superhuman strength, a catch phrase ("I'm w-i-i-ild!"), and a quest to battle the mad scientists and crooks who made it all possible. THE GUY FROM HARLEM (1977) finds gritty private investigator Al Connors (Loye Hawkins) locked in mortal combat with crime kingpin Big Daddy in an explosion of cocaine, kung-fu, and funk jams. Finally, ROAD OF DEATH (1973) follows local rockers the Joe Banana Thing and friends (including Carol Conners and Jack Birch, future parents of Thora "GHOST WORLD" Birch) as they seek revenge against a biker gang for their hideous crimes—complete with a shocking climax that predicts the final scene in Quentin Tarantino's DEATH PROOF. Only in Florida.

SPECIAL FEATURES
• SUPER SOUL BROTHER (1978, 74 mins): Preserved from AGFA's 35mmtheatrical print, the only known elements in existence
• THE GUY FROMHARLEM (1977, 90 mins): Preserved from AGFA's 35mm theatrical print
• ROAD OF DEATH (1973, 70 mins): Preserved from Something Weird's35mm theatrical print, the only known elements in existence
• Photo gallery
• W-i-i-ild 35mm trailer reel from the AGFA vaults

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Details

  • 234 mins.
  • Color
  • 1.85:1

Formats

  • Blu-ray

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