Pete Walker: A Man of Flesh and Blood is a short twelve minute interview with British director Pete Walker about his 1972 film The Flesh and Blood Show & features as an extra on the US DVD release.
Unfortunately I have to say that I thought this was a wasted opportunity, with Pete Walker himself sat in front of a camera ready & waiting to answer all questions regarding The Flesh and Blood Show his recollection's & insight is lacklustre & forgettable. He talks about being an independent film producer who was never offered work from other companies (excpet Cannon in the early 80's), the feeling amongst filmmakers at the time that they needed to include sex & gore as a matter of necessity, the scriptwriter Alfred Shaughnessy & a few of the actors involved. It's all very standard stuff with no great insight or surprises revealed.
At the start of the interview Walker talks about the time he made The Flesh Blood Show was the late 70's but in fact he made it in 1972 which is very much early 70's. The final few minutes of the interview are horrid as you can clearly hear the wind against the mic. Vey amateurish & a somewhat poor interview overall.
Pete Walker: A Man of Flesh and Blood is one of the least satisfactory DVD bonus features out there, as long as you buy the disc for the film & not for the extras then it might not bother you I suppose but I am sure there were better questions that could have been asked to gain a better understanding of the film.
Unfortunately I have to say that I thought this was a wasted opportunity, with Pete Walker himself sat in front of a camera ready & waiting to answer all questions regarding The Flesh and Blood Show his recollection's & insight is lacklustre & forgettable. He talks about being an independent film producer who was never offered work from other companies (excpet Cannon in the early 80's), the feeling amongst filmmakers at the time that they needed to include sex & gore as a matter of necessity, the scriptwriter Alfred Shaughnessy & a few of the actors involved. It's all very standard stuff with no great insight or surprises revealed.
At the start of the interview Walker talks about the time he made The Flesh Blood Show was the late 70's but in fact he made it in 1972 which is very much early 70's. The final few minutes of the interview are horrid as you can clearly hear the wind against the mic. Vey amateurish & a somewhat poor interview overall.
Pete Walker: A Man of Flesh and Blood is one of the least satisfactory DVD bonus features out there, as long as you buy the disc for the film & not for the extras then it might not bother you I suppose but I am sure there were better questions that could have been asked to gain a better understanding of the film.