Name: Hatchet for the Honeymoon
Director: Mario Bava
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1970-01-01
Duration: 88 min

When you chop aim well! Don’t slip! And just make sure she doesn’t drip!

Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970) centers on the owner of a successful bridal fashion house whose outwardly respectable life conceals a pattern of ritualistic murders targeting young brides. As each killing brings fragmented memories of a traumatic childhood closer to the surface while suspicions begin mounting within his household and business, his search for the truth behind his obsession becomes increasingly dangerous. This Italian-Spanish giallo horror film examines guilt and psychological fixation within a world where reality and the supernatural gradually intersect, as fear begins to overtake reason, with murder, repressed memory, and obsessive compulsion.

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Disc Extras	Redemption BD-A/US/OOP 2012	88 Films BD-B/UK 2021	Wicked-Vision BD-B/DE/OOP 2016	Image DVD-0/US/OOP 2002
Audio Commentary by Tim Lucas
Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson
Audio Commentary by Pelle Felsch (In German with English Subtitles)
Introduction by Actress Dagmar Lassander [In English] (0:16)
Introduction by Actress Dagmar Lassander [In German] (0:23)
A Hatchet for Dagmar - Interview with Actress Dagmar Lassander (25:00)
Meet the Bavas - Interview with Lamberto Bava (Son of Director Mario Bava) (25:07)
My Dying Bride - Interview with Dr. Marcus Stiglegger (9:36)
Working with a Master - Interview with Assistant Cameraman Gianlorenzo Battaglia (14:06)
German Opening and End Titles as “Red Wedding Night” (2:45, 0:44)
Italian Opening and End Titles as “Il rosso segno della follia” (2:26, 0:40)
Stills Gallery [Image] (17 Images, 0:51)
Stills Gallery [Wicked-Vision] - Artwork, Italian Posters, Spanish Advertising (3:19, 1:19, 2:24)
Biography: Director Mario Bava - Written by Tim Lucas (14 Screens)
Filmography: Director Mario Bava (6 Screens)
Theatrical Trailer (2:44)

Edition and Packaging Notes

88 Films’ “The Italian Collection” Blu-ray includes a 40-page booklet with writing by Andrew Graves (“Un-American Psycho: On the Trail of the European Movie Maniac”), Barry Forshaw (“Don’t Stain the Staircase”) and Tim Murray (“The Forsyth Saga”); and a fold-out poster. Reissued as a standard edition without booklet and poster (2023/07/03).
Wicked-Visions’ Blu-ray is also available in two Mediabook editions, each containing a 24-page booklet with writing by Dr. Marcus Stiglegger (in German).
Image’s “The Mario Bava Collection - Widescreen Edition” DVD includes a 4-page booklet with writing by Tim Lucas.

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Introduction by Actress Dagmar Lassander [In English] (0:16)
A Hatchet for Dagmar (25:00)
Meet the Bavas (25:07)
My Dying Bride (9:36)
Working with a Master (14:06)

Editions	Redemption BD 2012 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 27.00 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 Length:1:28:17.292 File size: 18.55 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English LPCM 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1536 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Subtitles None
	88 Films BD 2021 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 35.00 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Length:1:28:07.296 File size: 23.61 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1844 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit Subtitles English SDH
	Wicked-Vision BD 2016 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 18.00 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 Length:1:28:10.144 File size: 18.13 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1195 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit File 2 Language: German DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1565 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit File 3 Language: Italian DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1559 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Subtitles English German
Extras	Audio Commentary by Tim Lucas Redemption BD
	Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson 88 Films BD
	Audio Commentary by Pelle Felsch (In German with English Subtitles) Wicked-Vision BD
	Introduction by Actress Dagmar Lassander [In English] (0:16) Wicked-Vision BD
	Introduction by Actress Dagmar Lassander [In German] (0:23) Wicked-Vision BD
	A Hatchet for Dagmar - Interview with Actress Dagmar Lassander (25:00, 1080p) 88 Films BD
	Meet the Bavas - Interview with Lamberto Bava (Son of Director Mario Bava) (25:07, 1080p) 88 Films BD
	My Dying Bride - Interview with Dr. Marcus Stiglegger (9:36, 1080p) 88 Films BD
	Working with a Master - Interview with Assistant Cameraman Gianlorenzo Battaglia (14:06, 1080p) 88 Films BD
	German Opening and End Titles as “Red Wedding Night” (2:45, 0:44, 1080p) Wicked-Vision BD
	Italian Opening and End Titles as “Il rosso segno della follia” (2:26, 0:40, 1080p) Wicked-Vision BD
	Stills Gallery [Image] (17 Images, 0:51) Image DVD
	Stills Gallery [Wicked-Vision] - Artwork, Italian Posters, Spanish Advertising (3:19, 1:19, 2:24, 1080p) Wicked-Vision BD
	Biography: Director Mario Bava - Written by Tim Lucas (14 Screens) Image DVD
	Filmography: Director Mario Bava (6 Screens) Image DVD
	Theatrical Trailer (2:44, 1080p) Redemption BD