The Acid Eaters + Space Thing with Limited Edition Slipcover Blu-Ray (American Genre Film Archive)

A double dose of psychotropic anti-time capsules from producer David F. Friedman (Blood Feast) and director Byron Mabe (She Freak)! Billed as "the first Hollywood underground film," The Acid Eaters tells the mind-expanding story of a group of working class swingers (including Pat Barrington, Orgy of the Dead) who drop acid and melt into sex, knife fights, and a literal trip to hell. Then it's time to blast-off with Space Thing, a warped homage to 1960s sci-fi and pulp fiction that follows Col. James Granilla as he hops a flying saucer and enjoys close encounters of every kind with a crew of "space dolls." AGFA and Something Weird are overjoyed to bring these campy Friedman gems to Blu-ray for the first time—"in psychedelic color" and newly restored from their original 35mm camera negatives.

directed by: Byron Mabe
starring: Pat Barrington, Cara Peters
1967, 1968 / 132 min (combined) / 1.37:1, 1.85:1 / English DTS-HD MA 1.0

Additional info:

• Region Free Blu-ray
• Restored from the original 35mm camera negatives
• THE ACID EATERS: Previously unreleased archival commentary with Something Weird founder Mike Vraney and David F. Friedman
• SPACE THING: Archival commentary with Something Weird founder Mike Vraney and David F. Friedman
• Shorts from the Something Weird S-VHS archive: DRUG FREAKS (18 mins), THIS IS THE MOON (10 mins)
• Trailers for both features
• Photo gallery
• Booklet with essays by Britt Rhuart & Something Weird's Lisa Petrucci
• English SDH subtitles