Synopsis
In the sleepy suburbs of Miami, seemingly normal Egyptian immigrant Fuad Ramses runs a successful catering business. He also murders young women and plans to use their body parts to revive the goddess Ishtar. The insane Ramses hypnotizes a socialite in order to land a job catering a party for her debutante daughter, Suzette Fremont, and turns the event into an evening of gruesome deaths, bloody dismemberment and ritual sacrifice.
Key facts
Cast
William Kerwin, Mal Arnold, Connie Mason, Lyn Bolton, Scott H. Hall, Christy Foushee, Ashlyn Martin, Astrid Olson
Original language
English
First release
July 6, 1963 (Canada)
Home video distributors
Cult Video (1980s) (United States), Strand Home Video (United States), Something Weird Video (United States)
Setting
Florida
Filming locations
Miami
Crew
Screenplay
Allison Louise Downe
Producer
David F. Friedman, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Stanford S. Kohlberg
Cinematography
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Editing
Frank Romolo, Robert L. Sinise
Music
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Special makeup effects
Allison Louise Downe
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- BUT Film Festival 2023 - Features
- Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival 2023 generic - CultPix marathon
- Popcorn Frights Film Festival 2023 - In-Theater
- Mayhem Film Festival 2016
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Cult Video (1980s) (cat. no. C06) | 1982, United States, slipcase |
| VHS | Strand Home Video (cat. no. 4001) | 1993, United States, slipcase |
| VHS | Something Weird Video (cat. no. 5324) | 1996, United States, clamshell |
Soundtracks
| 7" vinyl | Blood Feast (2016) | 1 release, 2016: Arrow Films |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Canada | July 6, 1963 |
| Theatrical | United States | July 6, 1963 |
| Classification | Germany | 18 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 18 |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | 1982 C06 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1993 4001 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1996 5324 |
| Home video | United States | February 22, 2000 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | October 28, 2002 |
| Home video | United States | October 10, 2017 |
| Home video | Germany | August 2, 2020 |
Full credits
| Director | Herschell Gordon Lewis |
| Cast | William Kerwin (Detective Pete Thornton), Mal Arnold (Fuad Ramses), Connie Mason (Suzette Fremont), Lyn Bolton (Dorothy Freemont), Scott H. Hall (Frank - Police Captain), Christy Foushee (Trudy Sanders), Ashlyn Martin (Marcy), Astrid Olson (Motel Victim), Sandra Sinclair (Pat Tracey), Jerome Eden (High Priest (uncredited)), Allison Louise Downe (Woman at Lecture (uncredited)), David F. Friedman (Drunken Husband (uncredited)), Craig Maudslay Jr. (Garbage Truck Driver (uncredited)), Herschell Gordon Lewis (Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)), Toni Newsholme (Mrs. Franklin (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Allison Louise Downe |
| Story | David F. Friedman, Herschell Gordon Lewis |
| Producer | David F. Friedman, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Stanford S. Kohlberg |
| Cinematography | Herschell Gordon Lewis |
| Editing | Frank Romolo, Robert L. Sinise |
| Music | Herschell Gordon Lewis |
| Special makeup effects | Allison Louise Downe |
| Visual effects | Herschell Gordon Lewis |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
