Deranged
- Year: 1974
- Country of origin: Canada
- Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Director: Jeff Gillen, Alan Ormsby
- Length: 84 min
Pretty Sally Mae died a very unnatural death! …But the worst hasn’t happened to her yet!
Film Synopsis
A reclusive man becomes unhinged after his domineering mother’s death, exhuming her corpse and spiraling into grave robbing and murder. Inspired by true events, his descent into madness unfolds with grotesque detail and macabre humor. The line between devotion and depravity blurs in increasingly disturbing ways.
Deranged 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Vinegar Syndrome BD-ALL 4K/US 2025 | Kino BD-A/US 2015 | Arrow BD-B/UK 2013 | MGM DVD-1/US/OOP 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Richard Harland Smith | ||||
| Audio Commentary by Co-Director/Writer Alan Ormsby | ||||
| Audio Commentary by Special Effects Artist Tom Savini | ||||
| Introduction by Special Effects Artist Tom Savini | ||||
| The Making of “Deranged” | ||||
| The Wages of Sin - With Archival Interview with Co-Director Jeff Gillen | ||||
| A Blossoming Brilliance - Interview with Scott Spiegel | ||||
| Disturbed, Demented, Deranged - Interview with Stephen Thrower | ||||
| Ed Gein: From Murderer to Movies - Interview with Laurence R. Harvey | ||||
| It Was a Fun Time! - Interview with Actor Brian Smegal | ||||
| Very Unnatural Deaths - Interview with Special Effects Artist Tom Savini | ||||
| Interview with Producer Tom Karr | ||||
| Trailers from Hell with Adam Rifkin | ||||
| Stills Gallery [Arrow] | ||||
| Stills Gallery [Vinegar Syndrome] | ||||
| Theatrical Trailer | ||||
| TV Spot |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Arrow’s Blu-ray includes a 40-page booklet with writing by Stephen Thrower (“Deranged”), an archival interview with producer Bob Clark by Calum Waddell (“Canadian Carnage”), and a reprint of an article by The Gore-Met and Derek Nieto (“Gein on Screen”). Reissued without booklet (2017/09/18).
- MGM’s “Midnite Movies Double Feature” DVD also includes Motel Hell (1980).
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Collector’s guide
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Introduction by Special Effects Artist Tom Savini (0:11) -
The Wages of Sin (12:00) -
A Blossoming Brilliance (10:22) -
Ed Gein: From Murderer to Movies (14:52) -
Interview with Producer Tom Karr (17:19) -
Trailers from Hell with Adam Rifkin (1:54)
| Editions | |
|---|---|
| Extras | Audio Commentary by Richard Harland Smith Kino BD |
| Audio Commentary by Co-Director/Writer Alan Ormsby Kino BD | |
| Audio Commentary by Special Effects Artist Tom Savini Arrow BD | |
| Introduction by Special Effects Artist Tom Savini Arrow BD | |
| The Wages of Sin - With Archival Interview with Co-Director Jeff Gillen Arrow BD | |
| A Blossoming Brilliance - Interview with Scott Spiegel Arrow BD | |
| Ed Gein: From Murderer to Movies - Interview with Laurence R. Harvey Arrow BD | |
| Interview with Producer Tom Karr Kino BD | |
| Trailers from Hell with Adam Rifkin Arrow BD | |
| Stills Gallery [Arrow] Arrow BD | |
| Theatrical Trailer Arrow BD |