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Die You Zombie Bastards! HD preservation Blu Ray!

Help restore and preserve the cult classic "Die You Zombie Bastards!" AND GET AN EXCLUSIVE BluRay!

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Die You Zombie Bastards! HD preservation Blu Ray!

Die You Zombie Bastards! HD preservation Blu Ray!

Die You Zombie Bastards! HD preservation Blu Ray!

Die You Zombie Bastards! HD preservation Blu Ray!

Die You Zombie Bastards! HD preservation Blu Ray!

Help restore and preserve the cult classic "Die You Zombie Bastards!" AND GET AN EXCLUSIVE BluRay!

Help restore and preserve the cult classic "Die You Zombie Bastards!" AND GET AN EXCLUSIVE BluRay!

Help restore and preserve the cult classic "Die You Zombie Bastards!" AND GET AN EXCLUSIVE BluRay!

Help restore and preserve the cult classic "Die You Zombie Bastards!" AND GET AN EXCLUSIVE BluRay!

Caleb Emerson
Caleb Emerson
Caleb Emerson
Caleb Emerson
1 Campaign |
Los Angeles, United States
$3,026 USD 59 backers
42% of $7,100 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

"Die You Zombie Bastards!" is a movie that was shot between 2001 and 2004 and premiered in 2005 simultaneously in Providence, RI and Berlin, Germany. It screened around the world at festivals like Fantasia, The Lausanne Underground Film Festival, RioFan, SciFi London, The Rhode Island Horror Film Festival, The Backseat Film Festival, The Weekend of Fear and many, many more. DYZB! was also highly praised by Fangoria magazine, Rue Morgue Magazine, Dread Central, bloody disgusting.com and virtually every significant genre website at the time.



     DYZB! is a genre-bending mish-mash  contains one of the last filmed performances by adult film legend Jamie Gillis, and one of the ONLY on screen performance by rockabilly legend Hasil Adkins. It's got an amazing soundtrack filled with rock n roll, metal, punk, surf and rockabilly. And the movie has LOTS of boobs.

     DYZB! was released to DVD in North America by Image Entertainment and in the United Kingdom by Odeon Entertainment and has gone on to be one of the most ferociously loved and violently hated cult films of the 2000's.
     So, what's the problem? The problem is that the film was (quite beautifully) shot on glorious 16mm film by wildly talented DP and filmmaker Jarred Alterman and was never given a proper transfer. There was no real HD at the time we were filming, and since we knew the film would likely go straight to home video (and didn't have a ton of dough) we never conformed our negative or had any prints of the film struck. That's right...we shot this movie on 16mm film and then cut it using one-light transfers of our analog beta-SP dailies.
     This is not ideal...at all. One light means that for each reel of film, the lab technician got an exposure and color reading off of the first shot the reel, and then just let it fly. So these were really dailies designed to preview your raw footage before finishing....but we never really finished. 
     The movie wound up still looking pretty good at the time, and that's how it was released. However, it could look so much better. So, for the sake of preserving the negatives I am having ALL 15 HOURS of raw footage digitally scanned on top-notch equipment, and I'm then going to reassemble and re-color grade the movie and make a Blu Ray, and the movie will finally look the way it should before I properly vault the negatives and other materials (which have been sitting in my parents' attic for over 10 years). This WILL NOT be a new cut of the film, but an HD reassemble of the original version. There is no "director's cut", as the director approves of the cut that's out there.
     NOW...as of this time, there is no plan to release this Blu Ray commercially. That doesn't mean that we never will release it, but there is no deal in place, and it's entirely possible that the small run that I make from this campaign will be the ONLY way to ever get the film in HD and looking the way it should. Also, since I'm having all of the footage scanned, I'll be seeing out takes that have never been seen by anyone aside from Caleb, Haig and editor Daniel Strange (damn his insidious soul). I'll compile the best of the deleted scenes, outtakes and bloopers as a second disc. I don't know how long this will be, because I haven't seen the footage in a while..but there's some great stuff in there that you may never have another chance to see again!
     I plan on making both a 1.85:1  enhanced version for the first time (the film was not shot that way, but I will adjust it to fit 16X9 widescreen HD TV's) and a version in the original 1.33:1 16mm aspect ratio. Also, I will give the movie a significantly better mix (and if I raise more than what I'm initially looking for, maybe I'll even get a spiffy pro mix or something special)
     I'll be honest...I don't know how long this is going to take. At least several months, maybe a year. I HOPE to deliver everything before January, 2016, but that's the date I picked. I've already started the transfers, and I'll share as I go, providing side-by-side comparisons to show how good it's going to look once it's done.
     So, that's it. Do you love this movie (or at least kind of like it)? Would you like to see it looking great! Do you want some on-of-a-kind incentives? Then reach into your pocket and lend a hand!



WHAT I'm spending the money on:
Negative scans - $3,950
Archival negative cans - $447
Beta SP deck rental - $200
Hard Drive - $306
Assistant Editor - $500
Perks & shipping - $1100
4% indiegogo fees
5% for PayPal credit card processing

ALL PERKS INCLUDE SHIPPING WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES. IF YOU ARE NOT IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES AND WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE,  PLEASE KNOW THAT I WILL REQUEST YOU PAY THE BALANCE OF THE SHIPPING COST TO WHEREVER YOU ARE . I TRUST THAT YOU WILL READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS! THANK YOU!

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$10 USD
You'll get an HD digital download of the new version, an exclusive 5" three color embroidered DYZB! patch and a hearty thank you on Facebook for your support
Estimated Shipping
April 2016
18 out of 500 of claimed

Exclusive DYZB! Blu Ray

$40 USD
You'll get an exclusive Blu Ray version of DYZB! not available in stores, a digital download, a 5" three color embroidered DYZB! patch AND a bonus DVD of "Frankie in Blunderland"
Estimated Shipping
January 2016
5 out of 100 of claimed

DYZB! Blu Ray PLUS new bonus!

$50 USD
You'll get the exclusive Blu Ray version of DYZB! not available in stores, plus a second disc of never before seen bloopers and out takes, a digital download, the 5" three color DYZB! embroidered patch AND a bonus DVD of "Frankie in Blunderland"!
Estimated Shipping
January 2016
23 out of 100 of claimed

DYZB! Blu Ray, bonus & shirt!

$75 USD
You'll get the exclusive Blu Ray version of DYZB! not available in stores, plus all new HD deleted scenes, bloopers and out takes, never before seen! The embroidered patch AND a bonus DVD of "Frankie in Blunderland"! AND a beautiful hand screened DYZB! T-shirt designed by Talboy (Men's L and XL only, sorry!)
Estimated Shipping
January 2016
2 out of 20 of claimed

Super Inga SUPERFUN PACK!

$100 USD
For a $100 contribution you'll get everything listed in the previous perk (Blu-ray movie, bonus disc, Frankie in Blunderland DVD, Digital Download, Patch and T-Shirt) PLUS Very rare "The New Adventures of SUPER INGA" DYZB! spin-off comic books, volumes 1 and 2, autographed by writer/artist Haig Demarjian, never-before-available Super Inga stickers as well as a Super Inga Golden Braid Brigade button! HOLY MOLEY!
Estimated Shipping
January 2016
0 out of 1 of claimed

AMPHIBIOUS GUY GLOVES

$100 USD
You get everything from the $50 contribution level PLUS the ORIGINAL, ONE-OF-A-KIND SCREEN USED Amphibious Guy hands! Check out the video! https://vimeo.com/132727137
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January 2016
0 out of 1 of claimed
Ships to European Union

Maldonato Pith Helmet!

$100 USD
You get everything from the $50 contribution level PLUS the ORIGINAL, ONE-OF-A-KIND SCREEN USED Pith Helmet worn by one of the Maldonado Sisters! Check out the video! https://vimeo.com/132821453
Estimated Shipping
January 2016
0 out of 1 of claimed
Ships to European Union

Red's SCREEN-WORN T-Shirt!

$100 USD
You get everything from the $50 contribution level PLUS the ORIGINAL, ONE-OF-A-KIND SCREEN USED T-Shirt worn by Tim Gerstmar in the movie! Check out the video! https://vimeo.com/132723291
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January 2016
0 out of 1 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Angry Dog Man Face!

$100 USD
You get everything from the $50 contribution level PLUS the ORIGINAL, ONE-OF-A-KIND SCREEN USED Angry Dog Man Face! Check out the video! https://vimeo.com/132824052
Estimated Shipping
January 2016
0 out of 1 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Nefarious' Surgery Cap!

$100 USD
You get everything from the $50 contribution level PLUS the ORIGINAL, ONE-OF-A-KIND SCREEN USED Amphibious Guy hands! Check out the video! https://vimeo.com/132818983
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January 2016
0 out of 1 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Red's Prison Art Giclee Print!

$125 USD
For a $125 donation, you'll get something REALLY COOL. You'll get everything in the $75 package PLUS a professionally produced giclee print of the painting that Red is working on in jail in the DYZB! epilogue. That's right, real life fantasy artist Tim Gerstmar did this half-finished oil painting for Red to be painting with his teeth in the movie. The 12 X 16 original hangs in my office, but I'm having 5, numbered giclee prints made just for this campaign. Pictures in the gallery!
Estimated Shipping
January 2016
0 out of 5 of claimed

Original VHS Dalies

$250 USD
All of the above perks (3 discs, a patch and a shirt) PLUS one ORIGINAL VHS tape of DYZB! dalies from our film lab. This is raw footage from DYZB! most of which has never been seen by anyone. These tapes have no sound. You can request a favorite scene or character and I'll try to get a tape that goes along with that, but NO GUARANTEES WHAT YOU"LL GET. Each tape is one of a kind.
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January 2016
0 out of 3 of claimed

Shooting Script!

$350 USD
All of the above perks (3 discs, a patch and a shirt) PLUS one ORIGINAL VHS tape of DYZB! dalies from our film lab (read details in that perk's description) plus a bound early draft script from 1999. I don't know exactly how many of these were made, but probably in the neighborhood of 20. They were to send to actors and investors etc. A lot of stuff in this is different from what was filmed. This one must have been extra, seems to be unused and is in excellent condition.
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January 2016
0 out of 1 of claimed
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High Roller

$500 USD
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January 2016
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