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Twisted Issues
Twisted Issues is a 1988 splatter film directed by Charles Pinion and billed as a 'psycho-punk splatter-comedy'. It featured Gainesville, Florida punk bands such as Psychic Violents, Young Pioneers, Mutley Chix, Doldrums, Just Demigods, Cindy Brady's Lisp, Officer Friendly, and the Smegmas, as well as local speed metal band Hellwitch and avantgarde incidental music by The Bill Perry Orchestra. Twisted Issues has been release multiple times on home media. Including a VHS version made by The Video Pharmacy in 2013, and a Blu-ray version made by Saturn’s Core Audio & Video and distributed by Vinegar Syndrome in 2025. The reception for Twisted Issues has been positive, with it being covered in multiple books about underground punk films.
Article summary
Twisted Issues is a 1988 splatter film directed by Charles Pinion and billed as a 'psycho-punk splatter-comedy'. It featured Gainesville, Florida punk bands such as Psychic Violents, Young Pioneers, Mutley Chix, Doldrums, Just Demigods, Cindy Brady's Lisp, Officer Friendly, and the Smegmas, as well as local speed metal band Hellwitch and avantgarde incidental music by The Bill Perry Orchestra. Twisted Issues has been release multiple times on home media. Including a VHS version made by The Video Pharmacy in 2013, and a Blu-ray version made by Saturn’s Core Audio & Video and distributed by Vinegar Syndrome in 2025. The reception for Twisted Issues has been positive, with it being covered in multiple books about underground punk films.
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