American Rickshaw (Blu-ray)

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The way that is the way is not the ordinary way... "After a stripper tricks him into filming a sex tape, Scott Edwards (Olympic Gold Medalist Mitch Gaylord), a Miami rickshaw runne r, becomes embroiled in the murder of an evangelist’s son when he inadvertently takes the wrong video tape. With the help of the stripper and an Asian witch, Edwards sets out to clear his name while avoiding the assassin dead set on retrieving the video tape. Directed by Italian genre legend Sergio Martino (All the Colors of the Dark) and Written by Sauro Scavolini (A Man Called Blade) with a story by Roberto Leoni (Santa Sangre) this late 80s Miami-lensed Action/Horror hybrid has only ever been available on VHS in the US in a muddy full screen presentation. Featuring all of the action, nudity and bizarre practical effects you can handle, Cauldron Films is proud to present American Rickshaw (aka American Tiger / American Risciò), in all of its sun drenched glory, with a brand new 2k scan sourced from the original camera negative as their inaugural release!" Starring Mitchell Gaylord, Daniel Greene (Elvira Mistress of the Dark, Me, Myself and Irene, Hands of Steel), Victoria Prouty, and Donald Pleasance (Halloween, Freakmaker) Music by Luciano Michelini (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Silent Action, Screamers) Directed by Sergio Martino (Torso, The Scorpion with Two Tails) 2K restoration from the original camera negative On camera interviews with director Sergio Martino and production designer Massimo Antonello Geleng Then and now location footage The Projection Booth Podcast discuss AMERICAN RICKSHAW Commentary with Samm Deighan & Kat Ellinger Image Gallery Booklet with writing by grindhouse comics writer and Tough to Kill co-author, David Zuzelo Reversible cover featuring Italian artwork Limited Edition high quality slipcase with new artwork by Mattias Frisk Limited to 1000 copies 1989 • 96 minutes • English audio • English SDH subtitles • 1.66:1 • Unrated Show more