I missed this one when it was on
SHOWTIME so I am looking forward to seeing what Joe Dante came up
with this time around. Last years HOMECOMING was the crown jewel for
me and I have high hopes for THE SCREWFLY SOLUTION as well. June
12th is the release date and read below for the official
press release as it outlines everything you need to know:
Last
year, he tackled the Iraq war in the controversial “Homecoming”
from the first season of Masters of Horror. Now,
legendary director Joe Dante (The Howling, Gremlins and Small
Soldiers) tackles a conflict as old as time itself – the
eternal rift between man and woman. And this time, the stakes are the
very survival of the human race! On June 12th, Anchor Bay
Entertainment presents Dante’s “The Screwfly Solution” on DVD,
from the Emmy®-award winning horror anthology series.
Blending
social observation and satirical commentary with the horror mayhem
MOHnd. fans have come to expect, “The Screwfly Solution”
ratchets the war between the sexes to Code Blood-Red! In addition,
the DVD stimulates with bonus materials that delve deep into the
mysteries behind creating what is undoubtedly one of the series’
most provocative installments – all for the SRP of $14.98. Pre-book
is May 2
Adapted
by Sam Hamm (who also wrote the teleplay for “Homecoming”) from
the award-winning short story by James Tiptree, Jr., “The Screwfly
Solution” begins with an unexplained outbreak of isolated homicides
– 1,100 women slaughtered in one city alone – and the attacks are
multiplying. Around the world, normal male sexual urges have suddenly
mutated into violent rage.
Now,
a pair of scientists (Jason Priestley, “Beverly Hills 90210” and
Elliott Gould, Ocean’s Eleven) are locked in a desperate
race against time to figure out how – and why – the war between
the sexes turned murderous. Is a mysterious virus making every
red-blooded man a potential lady-killer? Could the extermination of
all women lead to the extinction of the human race? Kerry Norton
(“Battlestar Galactica”) and William S. Taylor (Willard)
co-star in this graphic and provocative shocker.
Bonus
features on “The Screwfly Solution” DVD include:
Widescreen
(1.78:1) presentation, enhanced for 16x9 televisions
Audio
commentary with Director Joe Dante and Writer Sam Hamm
The
Cinematic Solution: the making of “The Screwfly Solution”
The
Exterminators: a look behind the FX
Screenplay
(DVD-ROM)
Photo
Gallery
