After a 17-year break in filmmaking, splatter maestro Frank Henenlotter– writer/director of Frankenhooker, Brain Damage and The Basket Case Trilogy – returned with the most graphic, transgressive and jaw-droppingly depraved weird as hell black comedy shocker of his career… Bad Biology which I watched earlier this week and I think my brain should be okay in a day or two after the viewing. This wickedly warped (and it is) feature gets a re-birth from Severin Films in a Special Edition Box set, that includes the film in its newly restored version, scanned in 4K from the camera negative.

This dual 4K UHD and Blu-ray release comes complete with a slew of brand-new special features and is now out there for you to add to your collection. Putting the film to one side for now, I have to say (well I don’t have to, but I want to) that the special features on this edition are about as thorough as you can get and total in over 2 and a half hours (and that’s not counting the commentaries) If you love the movie (and I think you will) then you’ll love delving into the interviews and documentaries on this disk which will expand your knowledge of the film far more than a digital release of a film would do. Now back to the film.

Jennifer (played by singer Charlee Danielson, is a homicidal nymphomaniac who lets the audience know right at the start of the movie that she was born with seven clitorises and who sees herself as next stage human evolution spends  most of her time having sex with random strangers and then spontaneously births mutant babies, while in another part of town Batz (played by Anthony Sneed – Chasing Banksy), has a monstrous penis, with a mind of its own, to contend with. In a city ruled by pleasure and pain, will the two made-for-each-other freaks deliver the ultimate orgasmic horror?  Yes I know how weird and bonkers that plot synopsis reads, and yes the film is that bonkers and weird but Bad Biology knows what it is and wears it on its sleeve. Its odd, its insane, its unique, its super stylish and a lot of fun to watch and enjoy. 

Eleonore Hendricks (Daddy Longlegs), radio host Rude Jude and director James Glickenhaus (The Exterminator) co-star in ‘one very entertaining seriously batshit film’ (JoBlo), produced and co-written by underground hip-hop hero R.A. The Rugged Man Thorburn, with insane special effects by Gabe Bartalos (Skinned Deep).

Frank Henenlotter’s ball-busting freak fest should-be seen to be believed, so grab a copy for a shocking lesson in Bad Biology. Severin have also lined up a whole host of special features for you which will help you get that PHD in Bad Biology (if there is such a thing, and if there isnt there should be) 

SPECIAL FEATURES

Disc 1: 4K UHD

Commentary With Director Frank Henenlotter, director of photography Nick Deeg and actor Anthony Sneed

Archival commentary with Frank Henenlotter and producer R.A. The Rugged Man Thorburn

Disc 2: Blu-ray

Commentary with Frank Henenlotter, Nick Deeg and Anthony Sneed

Archival commentary with Frank Henenlotter and producer R.A. The Rugged Man Thorburn

Spook House – Interviews with Frank Henenlotter and R.A. The Rugged Man Thorburn, production coordinator Michael Shershenovich, Nick Deeg, retired detective David Henenlotter and production manager Chaz Kangas

In The Basement With Charlee Danielson – A brief, completely off-kilter interview with the elusive Miss Charlee Danielson and a Basketball

Deeg and Sneed – A Conversation between Nick Deeg and Anthony Sneed

Swollen Agenda – Interview with make-up effects artist Gabe Bartalos

Beyond Bad – Behind the Scenes of Bad Biology

F*ck Face – Photographer Clay Patrick McBride runs around the director’s apartment filming guys making their ‘O Face’

SUCK – A wonderfully twisted short film by Anthony Sneed

Legendary Loser – Music Video by R.A. The Rugged Man

Thorburn Image Gallery – publicity pics, behind-the-scenes shots, video covers and death pix

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