From VHS Obscurity to Blu-Ray Brutality: Severin Resurrects Cliff Twemlow’s G.B.H.
Amongst the dark alleys and stinking doorways of obscure oddity title collecting, one film is very hard to find unless you fancy paying out for a large box video tape that did the rental rounds back in the day. That film is G.B.H. (Grievous Bodily Harm).
There’s been a handful of UK productions since baring that title, but nothing quite like the grim low budget terribly acted but ultra violent Cliff Twemlow movie from 1983. Personally, I’ve waited for this one to receive a juicy release worthy of its legacy. I even have a mug with the video sleeve on it.
You want British gangster bloodshed? Look no further. Severin Films once again saves the day and empty bank accounts with the upcoming boxset showcasing Cliff Twemlow and his mad creations. Eleven of the buggers across nine Blu-rays!
Cliff was a nightclub bouncer, composer, novelist, actor, filmmaker and unsung ‘80s UK legend. For more than a decade, the unstoppable Manchester native — along with a devoted team of local doormen, martial artists, variety performers, models, girlfriends, gym friends, family members and B-listers — created his own low-budget shot-on-video empire via a bollock-bashing oeuvre of gangster films, horror movies, spy thrillers, sci-fi epics and beyond. This first-ever Intervision Picture Corp. box set brings together every film by “The Orson Welles of Eccles” – including his infamous Section 3 ‘video nasty’ G.B.H. (Grievous Bodily Harm) — sourced from their original tape masters, as well as 2023’s “sweet, moving and very, very funny” (Deadline Hollywood) documentary Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow directed by Jake West, plus unfinished projects, over 13 hours of Special Features, a CD featuring Cliff’s music from Dawn of the Dead and much more.
Bloody Legend: The Complete Cliff Twemlow Collection
Disc 1: MANCUNIAN MAN: THE LEGENDARY LIFE OF CLIFF TWEMLOW
Special Features:
– Additional Scenes
– Manchester Locations Tour
– The Swedish Connection – Interview with Jonathan Sisson On G.B.H.’s First-Time/Last-Time Investors
– The Pike Rediscovered – The Hunt For The Mechanical Monster
– Manchester Premiere
– London World Premiere
– Glasgow Premiere
– Trailer
– Image Gallery
Disc Specs:
Runtime: 124 mins
English Stereo | Closed Captions
Region Free
Disc 2: TUXEDO WARRIOR
Special Features:
– Outtakes
– Gag Reel
– Trailer
Disc Specs:
Runtime: 93 mins
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Disc 3: G.B.H.
Special Features:
– Audio Commentary With Actor Brian Sterling-Vete And Cult Movie Historian David Flint
– Alternate Credits Sequence
– Teaser Trailer
– Trailer
– THE PIKE TV Special
– MASON’S WAR Promo
Disc Specs:
Runtime: 89 mins (Original Director’s Cut) / 74 mins (UK Release Version)
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Disc 4: TARGET: EVE ISLAND / THE IBIZA CONNECTION
TARGET: EVE ISLAND Special Features:
– Audio Commentary With Actor Brian Sterling-Vete And Producer Martin De Rooy
– For The Love Of Cliff – Audio Commentary Outtake With Brian Sterling-Vete, Martin De Rooy And Severin Films’ Carl Daft
– Granada Tourism Promo
– Alternate Credits SequenceRushes
– Trailer 1
– Trailer 2
TARGET: EVE ISLAND Disc Specs:
Runtime: 84 mins
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
THE IBIZA CONNECTION Special Features:
– Audio Commentary With Director Howard Arundel And Cult Movie Historian David Flint
– Actor Brett Sinclair’s Ibiza Videos
THE IBIZA CONNECTION Disc Specs:
Runtime: 93 mins
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Disc 5: THE AFRICAN RUN / MOON STALKER
THE AFRICAN RUN Special Features:
– Scene Breakdowns – Compilation Of New Scenes With Detailed Production/Location Notes
– Alternate Credits Sequence
– David Ball Test Footage
THE AFRICAN RUN Disc Specs:
Runtime: 94 mins
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
MOON STALKER Special Features:
– Audio Commentary With Actor Brian Sterling-Vete And Cult Movie Historian David Flint
– Alternate Credits Sequence
– Trailer
– THE BLIND SIDE OF GOD Promo
– HARRISING MOMENTS – Jerry Harris Showreel
MOON STALKER Disc Specs:
Runtime: 91 mins
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Disc 6: THE HITMAN / THE EYE OF SATAN
THE HITMAN Special Features:
– Alternate Credits Sequence
– Trailer
THE HITMAN Disc Specs:
Runtime: 89 mins
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
THE EYE OF SATAN Special Features:
– Deleted Scenes
– Bloopers
– Trailer 1
– Trailer 2
THE EYE OF SATAN Disc Specs:
Runtime: 79 mins
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Disc 7: FIRESTAR: FIRST CONTACT / TOKYO SUNRISE
FIRESTAR: FIRST CONTACT Special Features:
– Deleted Fight Scene
– Trailer
FIRESTAR: FIRST CONTACT Disc Specs:
Runtime: 94 mins
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Disc 8: G.B.H. 2: LETHAL IMPACT
Disc 8: G.B.H. 2: LETHAL IMPACT
Special Feature
– BAD WEEKEND – Cliff’s Final Production, An Unreleased Short Film Intended As A Half-Hour TV Pilot
Disc Specs:
Runtime: 99 mins (Pre-Release Version) | 110 mins (Special Edition)
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Disc 9: FITNESS OVER 40 / THE ART OF NUDE MASSAGE
FITNESS OVER 40 Disc Specs:
Runtime:55 mins
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
THE ART OF NUDE MASSAGE Disc Specs:
Runtime: 46 mins
English Mono | Closed Captions
Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Disc 10: THE PETER RENO TAPES CD
Keyart designed by Matt Needle
Everything from the G.B.H. duo to Tuxedo Warrior, they’re all street wise, nasty, and bloody. Cliff also acts in a fair few plus he was a stuntman — and, yeah, he composed some music for a little known almost forgotten about movie called Dawn of the Dead.
Here’s a link to the box set: https://severinfilms.com/en-gb/products/bloody-legend-the-complete-cliff-twemlow-collection-9-disc-blu-ray-cd-box-set
