Twisted Issues

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Twisted Issues
Twisted Issues poster.jpg
Blu-ray cover
Directed by Charles Pinion
Written by Steve Antczak and James C. Bassett
Starring Stephen L. Antczak and Charles Pinion
Distributed byInferential Pictures
Release date
1988
Running time
84 minutes

Twisted Issues is a 1988 splatter film billed as a 'psycho-punk splatter-comedy'. It featured Gainesville, Florida punk bands such as Psychic Violents, Young Pioneers, Mutley Chix, Doldrums, Just Demigods, Cindy Brady's Lisp, Officer Friendly, and the Smegmas, as well as local speed metal band Hellwitch and avantgarde incidental music by The Bill Perry Orchestra. The reception for the film has been positive, with Twisted Issues being mentioned in multiple books about underground punk films.

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Overview

Twisted Issues was originally intended to be a punk rockumentary featuring Gainesville bands,[ citation needed ] but the inclusion of writers Steve Antczak and Hawk (James C. Bassett) to the mix added the horror, element to the story, featuring a so-called Death Skater who kills characters played by members of the aforementioned bands after they inadvertently kill him. Segments of the movie were written by different people, notably Chuck Speta (Atomic Comix).[ citation needed ] The special effects where done by David Peck. [1] The director, Charles Pinion went on to make several other underground movies. Including: Red Spirit Lake (1993), We Await (1996) and American Mummy (2014). [2]

Releases

The VHS version of Twisted Issues has been long unavailable.[ when? ] A limited edition DVD (313 copies made) of Twisted Issues is sold from the filmmaker's website.[ when? ] In 2013, Don Abendroth of The Video Pharmacy released a limited edition (25 copies) of Twisted Issues on VHS. It includes a tiny blood spattered skateboard and TV set, as well as the soundtrack on cassette, and a new printing of the original booklet. [3] In 2025 a Blu-ray release was made with Vinegar Syndrome. [4]

Reception and legacy

Film Threat Video Guide called Twisted Issues one of the 25 Must-See Underground Movies of the 1980s. [5] In 2011, the book Destroy All Movies, had a section on Twisted Issues and its director, Charles Pinion. [6] In 2013, the book Bleeding Skull!: A 1980s Trash-Horror Odyssey, covered Twisted Issues and other shot-on-video films. [7] The Wikipedia article for Twisted Issues was used by Jimmy Wales as an example on how Wikipedia's "Articles for deletion" works, in his 2005 TedTalk. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "TWISTED ISSUES | The Bedlam Files". thebedlamfiles.com. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  2. ↑ Pirri, Chris (2017-06-28). "Interview with Charles Pinion director of "American Mummy" out now on DVD/Blu-Ray". TheGWW.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  3. ↑ "Charles Pinon video era gem TWISTED ISSUES is prescribed via VHS for digital relief! WARNING: The Video Pharmacy May Cause Analog Dependence!". Lunchmeat. 2013-02-24. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  4. ↑ "Blu-ray News and Reviews | High Def Digest". bluray.highdefdigest.com. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  5. ↑ "OVERREACHING IMAGINATION: THE TWISTED FILMS OF CHARLES PINION – Spectacle Theater". 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  6. ↑ Carlson, Zack; Connolly, Bryan, eds. (2010). Destroy all movies !!! The complete guide to punks on film. Washington: Fantagraphics Books. ISBN   978-1-60699-363-7.
  7. ↑ Ziemba, Joseph A.; Choi, Annie; Carlson, Zack (2021). Bleeding skull! a 1990s trash-horror odyssey (1st ed.). Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books. ISBN   978-1-68396-186-4.
  8. ↑ Wales, Jimmy (2006-08-21). The birth of Wikipedia . Retrieved 2025-11-07– via www.ted.com.
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