The incredible true story of the Scala Cinema featuring interviews, rare archival footage and dozens of film clips from Scala favorites.

THREE-DISC COLLECTION WITH 13 HOURS OF SPECIAL FEATURES

Between the politically volatile years of 1978 to 1993, London's most infamous repertory movie theater/pleasure dome screened over 4000 mind-warping films that influenced a generation of remarkable writers, musicians, filmmakers, actors, artists and activists. Co-directors Jane Giles and Ali Catterall now reveal the incredible true story of the Scala Cinema featuring rare archival footage, dozens of film clips from Scala favorites and interviews with former Scala audience members, guests and staff that include John Waters, Ben Wheatley, Jah Wobble, Cathi Unsworth, Mary Harron, Kim Newman, Nick Kent, Isaac Julien, Matt Johnson and more, with 13 hours of Bonus Materials such as the new documentary SPLATTERFEST EXHUMED directed by Jasper Sharp (THE CREEPING GARDEN) about the infamous 1990 all-night horror festival featuring interviews with attendees John McNaughton, Brian Yuzna, Scott Spiegel and more, plus 12 specially curated Scala-screened short films and hours of additional material.

Disc 1 Extras

Commentary With Co-Directors Jane Giles And Ali Catterall

Introduction To The UK Premiere

Scala Programs 1978-1993

Inside The Scala Archive

Extended Interviews And Outtakes

Cartoons By Davey Jones

Osbert Parker's Animation Experiments And Outtakes

Trailer

Disc 2 Extras

Scala-Screened Shorts DIVIDE AND RULE - NEVER!, DEAD CAT, THE MARK OF LILITH, RELAX, BOOBS A LOT, KAMA SUTRA RIDES AGAIN, COPING WITH CUPID And ON GUARD

Disc 3 Extras

THE ART OF THE CALENDAR (48 mins)

SPLATTERFEST EXHUMED (81 mins)

Scala-Screened Shorts MANIAC 2: MR. ROBBIE, HORRORSHOW, CLEVELAND SMITH: BOUNTY HUNTER (Original & Producer's Cuts) And MONGOLITOS, All With Filmmaker Audio Commentaries

The Legendary H.G. Lewis Speaks

And More!

Media

Bonus Materials

• Audio Commentary With Co-Directors Jane Giles And Ali Catterall
• Introduction From The UK Premiere At The 2023 BFI London Film Festival
• Introduction To SCALA By Director Michael Clifford
• SCALA (Michael Clifford, 1990)
• SCALA CINEMA (Ali Peck/Victor de Jesus, 1992)
• Director Commentary For SCALA CINEMA
• Scala Programs 1978-1993
• Cabinet Of Curiosities - Inside The Scala Archive
• Extended Interviews
• Mary Harron Outtakes
• Nick Kent Outtakes
• Thurston Moore Outtakes
• John Waters Outtakes
• Cartoons By Davey Jones
• Osbert Parker's SCALA!!! Animation Experiments And Outtakes
• Primatarium Animation
• Scala Programs Animation
• Tentacles Animation
• Trailer
• DIVIDE AND RULE - NEVER! (Newsreel Collective, 1978)
• DEAD CAT (David Lewis, 1989)
• David Lewis Remembers DEAD CAT
• THE MARK OF LILITH (Bruna Fionda/Polly Gladwin/Zachary Nataf, 1986)
• RELAX (Chris Newby, 1991)
• BOOBS A LOT (Aggy Read, 1968)
• KAMA SUTRA RIDES AGAIN (Bob Godfrey, 1971)
• COPING WITH CUPID (Viv Albertine, 1991)
• ON GUARD (Susan Lambert, 1984)
• THE ART OF THE CALENDAR (Kier-La Janisse, 2024)
• SPLATTERFEST EXHUMED (Jasper Sharp, 2024)
• MANIAC 2: MR. ROBBIE (Buddy Giovinazzo, 1986)
• Audio Commentary For MANIAC 2: MR. ROBBIE With Buddy Giovinazzo
• HORRORSHOW (Paul Hart-Wilden, 1990)
• Audio Commentary For HORRORSHOW With Director Paul Hart-Wilden
• CLEVELAND SMITH: BOUNTY HUNTER (Josh Becker, 1982) - Original Cut
• CLEVELAND SMITH: BOUNTY HUNTER (Josh Becker, 1982) - Producer's Cut
• Audio Commentary For The Producer's Cut Of CLEVELAND SMITH: BOUNTY HUNTER With Producer Scott Spiegel
• MONGOLITOS (Stéphane Ambiel, 1988)
• Audio Commentary For MONGOLITOS With Director Stéphane Ambiel
• The Legendary H.G. Lewis Speaks - 1989 Scala Appearance By The Godfather Of Gore

 

Cast & Crew

Actors:

•       Barry Adamson as Self
•       John Akomfrah as Self
•       Rick Baker as Self
•       Ralph Brown as Self
•       Paul Burston as Self
•       Adam Buxton as Self
•       Caroline Catz as Self
•       Bal Croce as Self
•       Helen de Witt as Self
•       Jane Giles as Self
•       Lina Gopaul as Self
•       Mary Harron as Self
•       Douglas Hart as Self
•       Graham Humphreys as Self
•       Stefan Jaworzyn as Self
•       Matt Johnson as Self
•       Alan Jones as Self
•       Davey Jones as Self
•       Princess Julia as Self
•       Isaac Julien as Self
•       Ali Kayley as Self
•       Nick Kent as Self
•       Beeban Kidron as Self
•       David Lawson as Self
•       Stewart Lee as Self
•       Mike Leedham as Self
•       David McGillivray as Self
•       Mark Moore
•       Thurston Moore as Self
•       Kim Newman as Self
•       James O'Brien as Self
•       Jayne Pilling as Self
•       Lisa Power as Self
•       Paul Putner as Self
•       Vic Roberts as Self
•       JoAnne Sellar as Self
•       Peter Strickland as Self
•       J.G. Thirlwell as Self
•       Cathi Unsworth as Self
•       Mark Valen as Self
•       John Waters as Self
•       Chris Watson as Self
•       Ben Wheatley as Self
•       Jah Wobble as Self
•       Stephen Woolley as Self
•       Josh Becker
•       Sam Raimi
•       Bruce Campbell
•       Rob Tapert
•       Ted Raimi

Director: Ali Catterall

Director: Jane Giles

Director: Scott Spiegel

Producer: Alan Marke

Producer: Jim Reid

Producer: Andrew Starke

Producer: Andy Starke

Additional Details

Label: Severin Films

Genre: Documentary

Language: English

Run Time: 96 mins

Region: 1

Release Date: 12/03/24

UPC: 760137170082