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It’s time for a new episode of The Arrow in the Head Show, and in this one hosts John “The Arrow” Fallon and Lance Vlcek are joined by the writers/stars of the horror comedy The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre, Chris Margetis (Stone Manson) and Mike Carey (Skull Manson). Also known as the Manson Brothers, Margetis and Carey have their own show on the Arrow in the Head Show YouTube channel, so this episode of The Arrow in the Head Show can be considered a crossover! And what movie could bring all of these titans together? They have joined forces to cover director Albert Pyun’s 1989 film Cyborg (watch it Here), starring Jean-Claude Van Damme!

Scripted by Pyun and Daniel Hubbard-Smith, Cyborg has the following synopsis: In a future beset by chaos and violence, mercenary Gibson Rickenbacker is charged with a mission that could change everything: protecting beautiful cyborg Pearl Prophet.

[We're celebrating some of the most memorable horror and sci-fi movies of 1989 this month in Daily Dead's Class of 89 retrospective series! Check back on Daily Dead throughout the rest of August for more special features celebrating the 30th anniversaries of a wide range of horror and sci-fi films!]

If you are old enough, I’m sure you miss the video store days. Those wonderful Friday nights at the local movie rental palace, with row after row of potential mind-expanding, mind-exploding cinema. From the experimental to the exploitive and even the exalted works in beautiful genre-identified, alphabetized sections with a recommendation wall where Godard’s Pierrot le fou could live comfortably next to Gordon’s From Beyond. It was an exceptional time and place for a cinephile to wander, sometimes aimlessly, into an interesting Friday night movie.

In my neighborhood, we had all the rental chains and a few “mom and pop” shops, but the best place in my neck of the woods to find the strangest cataloging of movies was at this local grocery store that had the videos right next to the bakery. The grouping of movies ranged from “Clint Eastwood Westerns” to “Non-Clint Eastwood Westerns,” “Scary...

There will never be another studio like the Cannon Group, the company co-owned by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, who famously churned out dozens upon dozens of low-budget genre films in the 1980s. Though known for producing mostly schlock, the Cannon run of the ‘80s is one of my favorite periods for movies, probably because they made exactly the kinds of movies I grew up loving and still do to this day.

A shameless combination of Flashdance, The Exorcist, and a ninja movie, Ninja III: The Domination is the third installment of Cannon’s “ninja” trilogy, none of which have anything to do with one another except that Sho Kosugi appears in all of them, each time playing a totally different character. It begins as all ninja movies do: on a golf course. We’re then introduced to Lucinda Dickey (Breakin’), who stars as a woman who works on telephone...

Scream Factory takes viewers into a dystopian future of cannibal pirates, human/robot hybrids, and Jean-Claude Van Damme in their new Collector's Edition Blu-ray release of Cyborg, and with the cult 1989 sci-fi thriller out now on home video like never before, we've been provided with three Blu-ray copies to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers!

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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Collector's Edition Blu-ray copy of Cyborg.

How to Enter: We're giving Daily Dead readers multiple chances to enter and win:

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Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on May 1st.

April’s home entertainment releases are closing out on a strong note, as we have a bunch of great titles coming our way on Tuesday. Arrow Video has put together a stellar Special Edition set for Killer Klowns from Outer Space that fans are definitely going to want to pick up, and Kino Lorber has given the cult classic The Boneyard an HD overhaul as well. Scream Factory is keeping busy with a trio of cinematic treats—Daughters of Satan, the Collector’s Edition of Cyborg and a Troll/Troll 2 double feature—and Full Moon has put together a special set for the original Puppet Master to boot.

Other notable releases for April 24th include The Maze 3D, Maze Runner: The Death Cure, 7 Guardians of the Tomb, Him, and Dead Justice.

The Boneyard

A policeman (Ed Nelson) and a psychic (Deborah Rose) link cult mayhem to a morgue (run...

Jean-Claude Van Damme? Check. Cyborg hybrid? Check. Flesh-eating pirates? Check. On April 24th, Scream Factory will release the Collector's Edition of Cyborg (1989) on Blu-ray, and we have three high-def clips and a trailer from the sci-fi gem to share with Daily Dead readers:

Cyborg Collector's Edition Blu-ray: "Jean-Claude Van Damme stars as the future's most fearsome warrior in this adrenaline-charged sci-fi thriller.

Deteriorating from a deadly plague, 21st-Century America is descending into a barbaric nightmare. Only Pearl Prophet (Dayle Haddon), a beautiful half human/half cyborg, has the knowledge necessary to develop a vaccine. But during her quest to gather data and bring the cure to the world, Pearl is captured by cannibalistic Flesh Pirates who plot to keep the antidote for themselves and rule the world. Now, only saber-wielding hero Gibson Rickenbacker (Van Damme) can rescue her and save civilization.

Bonus Features

New 4K Scan From The Original Film...

Pitting Jean-Claude Van Damme against the Flesh Pirates, the 1989 sci-fi thriller Cyborg is coming out on a Collector's Edition Blu-ray from Scream Factory this April, and we have a look at the full list of special features, including several interviews and a new audio commentary from writer/director Albert Pyun:

Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – Jean-Claude Van Damme stars as the future’s most fearsome warrior in the adrenaline-charged sci-fi thriller Cyborg, available on Blu-ray in a Scream Factory Collector’s Edition set loaded with new bonus features, on April 24, 2018.

Deteriorating from a deadly plague, 21st-Century America is descending into a barbaric nightmare. Only Pearl Prophet (Dayle Haddon), a beautiful half human/half cyborg, has the knowledge necessary to develop a vaccine. But during her quest to gather data and bring the cure to the world, Pearl is captured by cannibalistic Flesh Pirates who plot to keep the antidote...

Previously set to roll out on January 30th, a slight delay has occurred for Scream Factory's Collector's Edition Blu-ray release of Cyborg, pushing back the latest release of the 1989 Jean-Claude Van Damme film to February 27th. Scream Factory will reveal the list of bonus features in January, and we have more details and pre-order information for Daily Dead readers:

From Scream Factory: "Sorry guys but we've encountered a minor and unforeseen delay for the release of our Collector's Edition of Cyborg. The new national date is 2/27/18 and we'll be announcing our list of extras on it in January. Thanks for your patience!

Pre-order @ https://www.shoutfactory.com/pr…/cyborg-collector-s-edition…"

Synopsis: "Jean-Claude Van Damme stars as the future's most fearsome warrior in this adrenaline-charged sci-fi thriller.

Deteriorating from a deadly plague, 21st-Century America is descending into a barbaric nightmare. Only Pearl Prophet (Dayle Haddon), a beautiful half human/half cyborg,...

On November 28, Unicef USA hosted the 13th annual Unicef Snowflake Ball at Cipriani Wall Street, celebrating Unicef’s lifesaving work for children around the world and honoring L’Oreal’s Carol Hamilton and Special Olympic gold medallist Lucy Meyer.

Host Harry Connick Jr. speaks on stage during 13th Annual Unicef Snowflake Ball 201

Credit/Copyright: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Unicef

Presented by Mariner Investment Group, the black-tie event raised $3.7 million for Unicef’s work to put children first, contributing to a total of $34 million raised since the inaugural event in 2005. Hosted by Emmy and Grammy Award winning and Tony Award nominated musician, actor and television host Harry Connick Jr., the evening featured a special performance by Grammy Award winning artist Diana Ross and a live auction hosted by Kate Chertavian.

Jake Gyllenhaal attends 13th Annual Unicef Snowflake Ball 2017

Credit/Copyright: Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for Unicef

Guests included Jake Gyllenhaal,...

Cyborg

Written by Kitty Chalmers and Daniel Hubbard-Smith

Directed by Albert Pyun

U.S.A., 1989

In the future, a dangerous plague wipes out much of humanity, civilization crumbling away with it. Enter the pirates, gangs that reap barbaric pleasure out of rape and pillage. One such faction is led by the Goliath-like figure of Fender (Vincent Klyn), a psychotic individual seeking to intercept a female cyborg, Pearl (Dayle Haddon), traversing the United States to Atlanta and carrying the secret medicinal knowledge that will help the country’s few remaining doctors determine a cure to the deadly virus. Dayle cannot make the journey alone, requiring the help of tracker Gibson (Jean-Claude Van Damme) a man wrestling with his own demons and wanting to settle a score with the nefarious Fender.

Right from the opening minutes it is abundantly clear that the filmmakers wish to ape the general tone and aesthetic...

Michelle Williams joined her "My Week With Marilyn" co-star Eddie Redmayne last night at the world premiere of Simon Curtis' biopic at the 49th New York Film Festival. Prior to the screening at Alice Tully Hall, the two attended a party at the Hudson Hotel hosted by Dior. Among the guests at the pre-bash: Curtis, Kiera Chaplin, Jamie Colby, Paul Dano, Gina Gershon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Dayle Haddon, Zoe Kazan, Elizabeth ...

Watch Cyborg Free Online. Albert Pyun‘s Cyborg (1989) stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Deborah Richter, Vincent Klyn, Dayle Haddon, and Terrie Batson. Cyborg (1989)’s plot synopsis: a martial-arts science fiction film where Gibson Rickenbacker (Jean-Claude Van Damme), a gun for hire (Slingers), battles a group of murderous marauders (The Pirates) led by Fender Tremolo (Vincent Klyn) along the East coast of the United States in a post-apocalyptic future to rescue and protect a cyborg that holds the key to the salvation of humanity. “I like this World!!!!!!”

My favorite part of Cyborg is probably the sewer/chase/fight sequence. Great action. Cyborg didn’t do very well in theaters though.”The movie received a generally negative reception from critics however it did retained a cult status…Cyborg 2, starring Elias Koteas and Angelina Jolie, was released in 1993. Cyborg 3: The Recycler, a direct-to-video release, followed in 1995. Both films bear little to...

The Director’s Cut of Albert Pyun‘s Cyborg (1988) starring Jean-Claude Van Damme has been released. “Albert Pyun’s longtime composer found the director’s last cut of Cyborg before he left the picture after disputes with Cannon, Jean Claude Van Damme and producer Sheldon Lettichand.” Also starring Deborah Richter, Vincent Klyn, Dayle Haddon, Ralf Möller, and Alex Daniels, we’ve learned the new version of the film is the cut before it had to be trimmed to get an R rating. I bet one of extended scenes is the decapitation scene at the beginning of the film and the surgery scene on Pearl (Dayle Haddon).

The copy found is a telecine of the actual workprint in widescreen dated October 8, 1988. It’s only got a temp mix stereo track, but includes the original, never heard rock score by Tony Riparetti and Jim Saad which was eventually replaced by Kevin Bassinson’s score.

And more goods came in today from Albert Pyun for the new director's cut of his 1989 film Cyborg, and he promises it is "very violent". Just how we like it, right?

Found recently by composer Tony Riparetti after being lost for 22 years, this is a slightly restored cut of Cyborg created from two VHS copies of a telecine of the original 35 mm work print. What Pyun provided today is the ending fight scene between Van Damme's Gibson Rickenbacker and Vincent Klyn as the main villain Fender Tremelo, which is completely different than the released version.

Synopsis:

Gibson Rickenbacker is a hired fighter living in an apocalyptic America where a plague has infected most of the United States and the rest of the world. In New York City Gibson encounters a woman named Pearl Prophet (Dayle Haddon). Pearl reveals to Gibson that she is a cyborg who is carrying vital...

Barbara and Jenna Bush. From PatrickMcMullan.com. Last week, Unicef’s annual Snowflake Ball in New York City pulled in a huge charitable collection, as the assembled names and faces raised $1.9 million for international children’s aid over drinks and dinner at Cipriani on 42nd Street. The Today show’s Al Roker hosted the evening, which honored Island Def Jam chair Antonio “L.A.” Reid and Ted Chaiban, Unicef’s representative in Ethiopia. There to rally with the weatherman were Roker’s early-riser colleague Matt Lauer, and his wife, Annette; NBC alum Bryant Gumbel and his wife Hilary; Mariah Carey and her husband Nick Cannon (who doesn't go to nightclubs without his wife); Cynthia and Dan Lufkin; and original supermodel Dayle Haddon.