Nico Mastorakis: Hellas Raiser
Greek genre film god, Nico Mastorakis, has been banging out pulpy thrillers jam-packed full of excitement, action and gore since the 1970s. To celebrate the arrival of his cyber-thriller, .com for Murder, and action-packed eco-horror, Nightmare at Noon, on ARROW, here is a collection of some of Mastorakis' best.
Featuring his telekinetic Giallo debut, Death Has Blue Eyes, and his Video Nasty, Island of Death. Plus, stars and suspense-soaked thrills like James Earl Jones battling underwater terror in Bloodtide and Meg Foster vs. a sickle-wielding psycho in The Wind. So, sit back and prepare yourself for all-out entertainment from the Hellas Raiser himself, Nico Mastorakis.
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The Naked Truth
Movie + 2 extras
1992 • United States • Directed by Nico Mastorakis
In The Naked Truth, Mastorakis pays homage to a certain Billy Wilder film when two friends decide to pass as women and pose as makeup artists for a local beauty pageant to elude a vicious mafia boss. It seems like the perfect cover, until the ma...
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Ninja Academy
Movie + 3 extras
1989 • United States • Directed by Nico Mastorakis
Take a martial arts school, throw in a snotty rich kid, a clumsy geek, a paranoid survivalist, two beach joggers, a cool secret agent and a mime, and you get Ninja Academy, a madcap karate comedy like no other starring Gerald Okamura (Big Troubl...
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Glitch!
Movie + 1 extra
1988 • United States • Directed by Nico Mastorakis
Glitch! See's two bumbling burglars whose attempt to throw the house party of the century in the luxury home of a Hollywood producer, is foiled by a group of mobsters determined to collect what the producer owes them - no matter what.
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The Time Traveller
Movie + 2 extras
1984 • United States • Directed by Nico Mastorakis
Nico Mastorakis shows a more thoughtful side in The Time Traveller, where the widow (Adrienne Barbeau, The Fog) of an astronaut and her young son come across a mysterious man (Kier Dullea, 2001: A Space Odyssey) with uncanny powers on a beach in...
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Hired to Kill
Movie
1990 • United States • Directed by Nico Mastorakis
No man on earth could get him out of prison alive. Seven women will try. Starring legendary actors Oliver Reed and George Kennedy, Hired to Kill is an essential slice of '90s action fare featuring guns, girls and a plethora of budget-busting ex...
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Nightmare at Noon
Movie + 2 extras
1988 • United Kingdom • Directed by Nico Mastorakis
DON’T DRINK THE WATER!
From cult director Nico Mastorakis (Island of Death, Hired to Kill) comes Nightmare at Noon, a hectic mashup of eco-horror and shoot ‘em up full of daring stunts and explosive action!
Something strange is afoot in a sma...
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.com For Murder
Movie + 4 extras
2002 • United States • Directed by Nico Mastorakis
In cyberspace, no one can hear you scream! This turn-of-the-millennium cyber psycho-thriller from Nico Mastorakis (Island of Death, Nightmare at Noon) showcases the usual gleeful eye for excess and inspired casting (including rock stars Roger Da...
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Blood Tide
Movie
Terror strikes in paradise as Academy Award-winning actors James Earl Jones, José Ferrer and Lila Kedrova star in this thrilling tale of sea monsters and sacrificial virgins, from the people that brought you the notoriously gruesome Island of Death! When treasure hunter Frye (James Earl Jones) ac...
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The Zero Boys
Movie
1986 • United States • Directed by Nico Mastorakis
From cult director Nico Mastorakis, the man behind such eclectic offerings as the controversial Island of Death and the Oliver Reed-starring actioner Hired to Kill, comes The Zero Boys – the genre-bending ’80s classic with gruesome sequences tha...
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The Wind
Movie
1986 • United States • Directed by Nico Mastorakis
What would you do if going outside meant being killed by a raging hurricane, but staying indoors meant being hacked to pieces by a sickle wielding maniac? Arrow Video proudly presents 'The Wind', from prolific genre filmmaker Nico Mastorakis, th...
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Death Has Blue Eyes
Movie + 2 extras
1976 · Greece · Directed by Nico Mastorakis
Death Has Blue Eyes is a gripping paranormal action thriller with shades of giallo from the director of the cult classic video nasty Island of Death (1976). When local gigolo Chess (Chris Nomikos) greets his vacationing friend Bob Kovalski (Peter Winte...