Blood Harvest is a 1987 American slasher film directed by Bill Rebane and starring Tiny Tim, Itonia Salchek, and Lori Minnetti.[1] Peter Krause appears in his first feature film role. Made in 1987 and distributed through Titan International, the film had a limited theatrical release.
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Blood Harvest | |
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Directed by | Bill Rebane |
Written by | Frank Kinikin |
Screenplay by | Ben Benson Emil Joseph |
Story by | Chris Vaalar William Arthur |
Produced by | Leszek Burzynski |
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Cinematography | Bill Rebane |
Edited by | Teddy Darvas |
Music by | George Daugherty |
Production company | Shooting Ranch |
Release date | 1987 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | 70% |
Jill Robinson, visiting home from college, arrives to find her parents missing and their home vandalized. Her father, a banker, has become a pariah in the rural community for foreclosing on local farms. Matters soon take a turn for the worse when Jill finds herself being stalked, and her friends disappearing one by one. With only her childhood friend and former lover, Gary, and his mentally unstable brother, Mervo, Jill fears for her life.
Alternate titles include "Nightmare" and "The Marvelous Mervo". Blood Harvest was filmed in three Wisconsin locations: Gleason, Irma, and Merrill.[2]
Blood Harvest was released on January 1, 1987.[3]
A Blu-ray version featuring a new 4k scan of the original 16mm camera negative was released by Vinegar Syndrome in October 2018. The first 1,500 copies featured a limited edition slipcover. Special features on the Blu-ray include:[4]
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Allmovie called Blood Harvest "an obvious stab at a piece of the dwindling slasher market shot on cheap, grainy stock with a small, amateur cast", writing that "those who appreciate Tiny Tim for his astonishing vocal range and vast repertoire of turn-of-the-century Tin Pan Alley songs will feel depressed watching him debase himself", but that "others might find enjoyment in a particularly wretched slasher fiasco that should provide derisive yucks for genre fans."[5]
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