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- Commentary #1 features film historian Kat Ellinger.
- Commentary #2 features editor Terrell Tannen.
- "Scenes from a Marriage" (38:57, HD) is an interview with co-writer/actress Suzanne Love, and if you ask this person a question, be prepared to receive a lengthy answer. Love goes anywhere and everywhere with this study of her life, beginning with her early years of education and drug addiction, ending up heading across the world before returning to America. A summer acting job eventually claimed her attention, soon working her way into bigger projects before meeting director Ulli Lommel, beginning a "discourteous courtship." The interviewee explores this volatile union, which featured physical and emotional abuse, remaining with Lommel as they began their filmmaking adventure together, eventually marrying in 1978. Love eventually gets around to the making of "The Boogey Man," which became a family affair, soon joined by her mother, and her brother, Nicholas Love, examining this troubled sibling dynamic. The financial performance of "The Boogey Man" is highlighted, as Love struggled for years to be paid for her work, and she discusses the "video nasty" label slapped on the picture.
- "Boogey Man, and So On" (33:59, HD) is an interview with co-writer/cinematographer David Sperling, who details his early relationship with director Ulli Lommel, finding his way into the filmmaker's orbit during the 1970s. Acquiring access to a farm, Sperling joined "The Boogey Man" production experience, helping to put the feature together, including a crew that was largely rewarded with beer. The ins and outs of cinematography are analyzed, with Sperling tasked with cooking up unreal visuals for very little money, revealing a few of his tricks. Lighting choices are detailed in full. The interviewee also shares his assessment of Lommel's directorial skill.
- "Pick-Up Girl" (8:21, HD) is an interview with actress Catherine Tambini, who was a young actress looking for work, eventually finding herself part of the additional shooting on "The Boogey Man" to help pad the run time. The interviewee shares her time working in a chicken coop, handling eventual ADR requirements poorly.
- "Cuts from the Mirror" (20:38, HD) is an interview with editor Terrell Tannen, who wanted out of the world of documentary films, eager to starting making features. After meeting with Ulli Lommel, Tannen was hired, tasked with learning the shooting process, with "The Boogey Man" an educational experience. Post-production occurred in Los Angeles, exposing the editor to a different way of life in a fleabag motel. Technical achievements are noted, and time with actor John Carradine is shared. An assessment of Lommel ambition and personality are also included.
- "Boogey Man as Art" (15:01, HD) is an interview with camera operator Jurg V. Walther. A native of Switzerland, Walther eventually made his way to America to pursue a dream of filmmaking, accepting work with Ulli Lommel, drawn to the helmer's mysterious ways. Memories of cast and crew are shared, and imagery from "The Boogey Man" is analyzed.
- Archival Interview (18:00, SD) is a 2016 discussion of "The Boogey Man" with co-writer/director Ulli Lommel.
- T.V. Spots #1 (:34, HD) and #2 (:34, HD) are offered.
- Theatrical Trailer (2:07, SD)
- Reversible sleeve artwork
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