PRODUCT INFORMATION
Joan Crawford (Berserk) gives an astonishing performance in Strait-Jacket, a shocking psychological thriller from director William Castle (The Tingler) which also stars Diane Baker (Marnie), and Leif Erickson (The Lady Gambles).
Lucy Harbin (Crawford) spent twenty years in a psychiatric hospital after decapitating her husband and his lover with an axe – an act witnessed by her young daughter, Carol (Baker). On her release, Lucy moves in with Carol and her husband Bill (Erickson), but a series of horrific axe murders suggest she may not be entirely cured...
Scripted by Robert Bloch (Psycho), and infused with macabre humour, Strait-Jacket is one of William Castle’s best-loved films.
FEATURES:
High Definition remaster
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with film historians Lee Gambin and Emma Westwood
Mirror Images (2018, 28 mins): appreciation by Jonathan Rigby, author of American Gothic: Sixty Years of Horror Cinema
Joan Had Me Fired (2018, 7 mins): interview with actor Anne Helm
On the Road with Joan Crawford (2018, 7mins): interview with publicist Richard Kahn
Battle-Axe: The Making of ‘Strait-Jacket’ (2007, 15 mins): documentary featuring interviews with actor Diane Baker and screenwriter Robert Bloch
How to Plan a Movie Murder (1964, 5 mins): a short promotional film featuring star Joan Crawford, screenwriter. Robert Bloch, and director William Castle
Joan Crawford Wardrobe Tests (1964, 4mins)
Joan Crawford Axe Test (1964, 1 min)
Super 8 version: original cut-down home cinema presentation, with unique narration
Isolated music & effects track
Original theatrical trailer
Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
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