Blood Circus (film)
Blood Circus | |
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Directed by | |
Starring | |
Cinematography | John Corso[3] |
Production company | Santo Productions[1] |
Country | United States |
Blood Circus (also known as Blood Circus Wrestling)
Plot
Aliens from the planet Zoran are sent to Earth to fight against professional wrestlers from the United States and the Soviet Union, but prove to actually be man-eaters who devour their opponents upon defeating them.
Cast
- Santo Victor Rigatuso as Santo Gold[3]
- John Harris (III)[3]
- Jerry Reese (as Voodoo Malumba)[3]
- Vinnie Valentino[3]
Production
Filming for Blood Circus began in 1985 on a purported budget of $2 million,
One of the key moments in Blood Circus was filmed at the
On June 5, 1985, it was reported in The Arizona Republic that Rigatuso was planning to release a 30-minute documentary on the production and an album to promote the film.[9]
Release
After spending two years editing the film, Rigatuso could not find a distributor for the Blood Circus; he ended up renting several theaters in the Baltimore area to show his film.[3] It was shown for only a week, and took in far less than it cost to produce. The film was never shown to the public after it ended its initial run, and the original copy was believed to have been lost.[3] Clips of Blood Circus can still be seen in portions of "Santo Gold" infomercials circulating on the Internet.
"Scream bags" were also provided to moviegoers as a promotional tie-in. The bags had a long poem about Blood Circus on each side, as well as a coupon for a free diamond ring from Rigatuso's "Santo Gold" infomercials.[3]
In 2008, Santo Gold claimed that the 35mm negatives of Blood Circus had finally been found, and that producers were being sought for its release.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Blood Circus Wrestling". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Blood Circus - film 1985". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-786-47227-7.
- ^ "The Fans Cry for 'Blood'!". The Washington Post. February 11, 1985.
- ^ Stein, Joe. "Airwaves replace carnival midway for pitchmen," The Tribune, 1987-03-25, p. E1.
- ^ Michaels, Sean (February 12, 2009). "Santogold changes her name to Santigold". The Guardian. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ McLellan, Jimmie (November 26, 2013). "Blood Circus". Alexandria Campus Community Outreach. Northern Virginia Community College. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ 6:05 Superpodcast, "Episode 18: Later, Brotherrr..." March 24, 2016
- Newspapers.com.