Friday 11 March 2022

"TIGER JOE" ON BLURAY (ENGLISH FRIENDLY)


aka Fuga dall'arcipelago maledetto
Antonio Margheriti, Italy/Philippines 1982


For years I've been hoping that some label would release TIGER JOE on English friendly dvd or bluray, and finally (actually last year) a German label put it out on bluray - including the film's English audio!
 
I got the blu a couple of weeks back and it looks great. I haven't seen too much (any!) online talk about this. Maybe fans don't even know about this English friendly release AS THE COVER DOESN'T STATE IT CARRIES THE ENGLISH DUB. The cover says German and Italian audio! It doesn't actually have Italian audio but English.
 
TIGER JOE is a sequel (kinda) to THE LAST HUNTER. No, it's not quite as good, but I still like it a lot. It's got David Warbeck in the lead!
 
The extras:
Audio commentary by Troy Howarth
16 page booklet (all in the Kaiser's German)
interview with Margheriti's son about these films (in Italian, subbed in English)
German & English audio. No subs for the film.

The version that I bought has a bluray and a dvd. Somebody mentioned there's also another German dvd release in English, but the cover for this bluray clearly states this is the first fully uncut German release, so be careful if you're looking to get another dvd release.
 
I got mine from D&T Mailorder in Austria. There are various different versions (different covers, same contents) but I think stock is getting low so be quick if you want one.

5 comments:

  1. Hello, this is Will from Exploding Helicopter. I was wondering if you could tell me if Tiger Joe has an exploding helicopter in it?

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    1. Hey Will. I'm an old man, I really don't remember! LOL
      If I remember correctly there's at least an exploding airplane.

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    2. Hey, no worries. But if you do come across an exploding helicopter do let me know.

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    3. Will do.
      PS. I see you're as slack with updating as I am. "1. December 2021". LOL

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    4. Ha! I'm making an effort to get back into the writing, honest!

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