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Synopsis: Dr. Hess Green, an archaeologist overseeing an excavation at the ancient civilization of Myrthia, is stabbed by his research assistant, who then commits suicide. When Hess wakes up, he finds that his wounds have healed, but he now has an insatiable thirst for blood, due to the knife carrying ancient germs. Soon after, Hess meets his former assistant's wife, Ganja. Though Ganja is initially concerned about her missing husband, she soon falls for Hess. Though they are initially happy together, Ganja will eventually learn the truth about Hess, and about her husband. Will she survive the revelation? Will Hess?
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Director(s): Bill Gunn
Production: Kelly/Jordan Enterprises
 
IMDB:
6.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
R
Year:
1973
110 min
1,077 Views


I wore white cos I wore black when I got

here, and I thought you'd like this.

But if you like red, I'll wear red.

I like red.

Look.

Looks like blood!

I haven't the slightest idea.

Yeah, I remember.

It really doesn't matter, anyway.

- It's a good-looking saddle, Luther.

- Glad you like it.

It's good leather and it's comfortable.

Good morning.

I'll see you around.

What would you like

to have for dinner?

Cook whatever you do best.

Give me a suggestion.

Doesn't matter as long as it doesn't

have a lot of grease in it.

- Hess?

- Yes?

Did I hear you say

you didn't believe in marriage?

No, I never said any such thing.

Archie, you forgot the wine.

Madam! Dr Green keeps

a very good wine cellar.

Good. Where is it?

I think we should wait

for the doctor to return.

He doesn't allow anyone in the cellar.

The only time I go... is with him.

Archie, I need the wine.

OK, I'll tell you what we'll do.

You tell me where the wine cellar is

and I'll go and get the wine,

and I won't tell Dr Green

that you told me.

- But Mrs Meda...

- Archie!

I said I need the wine.

Do I make myself clear?

Very well... madam.

Thank you.

My pleasure.

Hey, I'm sorry.

You did make a special effort

for dinner tonight, didn't you?

Archie cooked.

I couldn't get it together.

Are you all right?

I just couldn't fix dinner.

The soup's very good.

I know you killed my husband...

I beg your pardon.

...because you have his body

in the freezer in the basement.

Will you clear the plates, Archie?

We don't seem to be very hungry.

When I was

about 10 or 12 years old,

my favorite time of the year was winter

because of the snow.

And I made the best snowballs

in all of Boston.

I was in the best snowball fights,

and I always won.

This particular clay,

it was just snowballs flying,

it was all you could see,

that was all you could feel.

Some hit hard, some hit soft

and fell down behind your collar.

You could feel it in your muffler.

And I got home... about 6:30 or 7:00,

cos I'd been fighting

since 3:
00 in the afternoon.

And my mother said,

"Where have you been?"

I said, "I've been having this tremendous

snowball fight, it's really fun.

"And I beat everybody, and everybody

beat me. It was a tremendous day."

And she slapped my face and said,

"Where have you been?

"Someone said they saw you

being chased by a boy."

I said, "We were all

chasing each other,

"because we were having

a snowball fight."

And she said,

"You are a liar... and a slut."

And I said, "I swear to you

that I was having a snowball fight."

And she didn't believe me.

She never believed me.

It was as though I was a disease.

I have a brother that's ten years older than

I am and a sister that's eight years...

...older than I am.

So that I was obviously an accident.

And it was, "Ganja, I came down

with Ganja," you know?

And I think that day, I decided

that I was a disease.

And I was gonna give her

a full case of it.

That whatever it was that I was,

she was gonna have it.

Maybe because she hurt me so badly.

All that time up till then,

I really worked

for her to say, "I love you.

"You're a wonderful girl, Ganja."

She could never, ever say that.

The only thing she could ever bring

herself to say was that I was beautiful.

And I loathed my beauty for that..

...because she found it appealing.

But that was a very decisive clay

in my life,

because that day I decided

that I would provide for Ganja always.

Do whatever had to be clone.

Take whatever steps had to be taken.

But always take care of Ganja.

Dearly beloved, we are assembled

here in the presence of God

to join this man and this woman

in holy marriage,

which is instituted of God,

regulated by his commandments,

blessed by our lord savior,

Jesus Christ,

to be held in honor among all men...

...in all love and honor,

in all duty and service,

in all faith and tenderness,

to live with her and cherish her,

according to the ordinance of God

and the holy bond of marriage?

- 'Please answer "I will".'

- 'I will.'

Ganja, will thou have this man

to be thy husband

and will thou pledge thy troth to him

in all love and honor,

in all duty and service,

in all faith and tenderness,

to live with him and cherish him,

according to the ordinance of God

and the holy bond of marriage?

- Please answer "I will".

- I will.

You still think I'm psychotic?

Of course.

Of course?

And the fact that you think I'm

psychotic doesn't frighten you?

Man...

Everybody's some kind of freak.

Everybody I know is into something.

You know?

You're into horror movies,

I can dig it.

When it gets too heavy and I can't cut it,

believe me, you'll be the first to know.

Meanwhile...

...let's celebrate the divine art...

...and follow Nature.

Or let's follow Nature

and celebrate the divine art!

In all 69 positions?

That's called "taking care of business".

Is that what it's called?

Why don't you kiss me?

You know I want you to live forever?

The way you're acting, you'd figure

I was gonna live forever.

No, I mean I really want you

to live forever.

'I had a strange dream last night.

'I dreamed you murdered me.'

'The only perversions that

can be comfortably condemned

'are the perversions of others.

'I will persist and survive

without God's or society's sanction.

'I will not be tortured,

'I will not be punished,

I will not be guilty.'

'The blood of our lord, Jesus Christ,

which was shed for thee

'preserve thy body and soul

for everlasting life.'

'Drink this in remembrance that

Christ's blood was shed for thee.

'And be thankful.'

Ganja...

Here.

Take this, it'll help you sleep.

I'm sick.

I'll be gone for a while.

You'll be all right until this evening.

We're having a guest for dinner.

I think you need a little distraction.

You've got to understand that

I won't let anything happen to you.

How do you know Hess?

He was a volunteer at my center.

- What kind of a center is it?

- A community recognition center.

For people of all ages?

For people of all ages.

All over.

'What do you have?

I mean, any kind of dance classes?'

We have dance classes,

swimming, all kinds of...

- He's alive!

- No!

- Hess, no! He is alive!

- No!

- He's alive!

- No!

Why am I always cold?

I don't know.

Are you always cold?

What have you clone about it?

Grown used to it.

What are you reading?

It's a guide to our destruction.

A solution.

Helgda, fourth queen of Myrthia.

"If you worship any god whatsoever,

"and you believe this god to be good,

"and if this god in which you trust

be destroyed

"by forces dangerous

to the survival of love...

"...and it is the implement

by which this god was destroyed...

"...for this is the symbol

of the destruction of life,

"does cast a shadow on the heart,

"then he shall be released

into the bosom of his creator,

"having suffered and tasted

the blood of the womb of nature.

"He may sleep in her lap forever.

"Amen."

If the shadow of the cross

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