Caligula (1979) (The Imperial Edition)

[xage_00]

Is this a rare blu-ray now?

Caligula: Imperial Edition

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by ZoetMB

I'm surprised the "famous" actors who were in Caligula didn't sue afterwards for ruining their reputations. As I remember it, most of those actors weren't actually in most of the sex scenes, aside from a random passing nude body. The sex scenes were mostly added afterwards.

I'm quite sure the cast had an opportunity to read the script and all of its contents before they've agree to star in the movie. As far as suing for allegedly ruining, defaming their character and possibly their careers, they wouldn't had any legality to sue because of their contractual agreement. For example: Faye Dunaway couldn't sue Paramount Pictures nor the director: Frank Perry for Mommie Dearest, which she claimed Mommie Dearest had ruin her career. The main cast of Caligula continued to work and starred in copious of movies long after making Caligula. The movie may have given the cast more film roles and recognition. That's the chance you take, when an actor stars in any film! As you've stated the main actors and actresses (except for Malcolm McDowell) did not perform any simulated or real sexual acts in the movie. To this day, Caligula still remains an highly controversial film, and it always will be.

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by xage_00

Is this a rare blu-ray now?

Caligula: Imperial Edition

It's currently OOP, but it can still be purchased on ebay and amazon at exorbitant prices. I had Caligula on blu-ray, but I sold it on ebay a few months ago. I decided I didn't want to see it anymore, so I got rid of it very fast.

[mja345]

The Arrow edition is still in print, I believe, and is region free. It can be purchased from Amazon UK or from third party sellers on Amazon US.

[Bolty]

This movie OFFENDED me!!

Why did I take grandma to see it? She liked Quo Vadis.

Poor grandma. R.I.P. nana.

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by Bolty

This movie OFFENDED me!!

Why did I take grandma to see it? She liked Quo Vadis.

Poor grandma. R.I.P. nana.

Yes, why did you take your grandmother ( out of all people) to see Caligula? She had to felt embarrass! What in the heck were you thinking. With all the controversy about the movie, you should've known what the film consist of before you took her, or did you thought she would get a kick, or a thrill out of it.

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by The Duke

My last comment on Caligula, I promise - If you've watched a pornographic movie featuring brother-sister incest, female-female & male-male action, bondage, S&M, extreme anal penetration, and genital mutilation, there is nothing in Caligula that you haven't seen before.

well there's also a woman wiggling a snake in her hey-nonny-nonny... and a guy is urinated on, I'm sure I'm forgetting something more kinky

Originally Posted by GasmaskAvenger

I once had the opportunity to obtain the stateside blu-ray of this scuzzy gem, but bizarrely passed on it, much to my own regret.

I did eventually buy it after finding the Arrow blu-ray at the same place months later, but boy...I wish I could hear that Malcolm McDowell commentary track.

it's the one aspect/extra that's the most illuminating and damning about the whole film.

[Ray Jackson]

I took my mother to see Bad Santa back in the day.

...the scene where Billy Bob Thornton has anal sex with the fat woman was awkward for both us.

[baheidstu]

Originally Posted by slimdude

I'm quite sure the cast had an opportunity to read the script and all of its contents before they've agree to star in the movie. As far as suing for allegedly ruining, defaming their character and possibly their careers, they wouldn't had any legality to sue because of their contractual agreement. For example: Faye Dunaway couldn't sue Paramount Pictures nor the director: Frank Perry for Mommie Dearest, which she claimed Mommie Dearest had ruin her career. The main cast of Caligula continued to work and starred in copious of movies long after making Caligula. The movie may have given the cast more film roles and recognition. That's the chance that you take, when an actor stars in any film! As you've stated the main actors and actresses (except for Malcolm McDowell) did not perform any simulated or real sexual acts in the movie. To this day, Caligula still remains an highly controversial film, and it always will be.

As I understand it, while the script for the film itself did depict a lot of the depravity in the film (it was about a famously depraved man after all), some of the harder sex scenes were added by Bob Guccione after principal photography had already been completed by Tinto Brass. I believe that was the bone of contention amongst some of the name actors.

Originally Posted by slimdude

Yes, why did you take your grandmother ( out of all people) to see Caligula? She had to felt embarrass! What in the heck were you thinking. With all the controversy about the movie, you should've known what the film consist of before you took her, or did you thought she would get a kick, or a thrill out of it.

I have to ask, and no offence, but do you have Asperger's or something? It's only because you seem to totally miss the point that people are being sarcastic when they post stuff like this.

[Bolty]

Originally Posted by baheidstu

As I understand it, while the script for the film itself did depict a lot of the depravity in the film (it was about a famously depraved man after all), some of the harder sex scenes were added by Bob Guccione after principal photography had already been completed by Tinto Brass. I believe that was the bone of contention amongst some of the name actors.

Everything I have ever read agrees with this.

And the graphic scenes added are pointless and add nothing to the story. It was just Guccione doing it for his own reasons. Obviously none of the actors read the script and thought, "boy this would be better with graphic sex and lots more depravity."

[WhySoBlu?]

Little known fact: The Sound of Music was -thisclose- to having the same thing happen with it.

Talk about taking a weird left turn in the third act...

[Bolty]

That's why I was so upset with Wise directing Star Trek TMP!! -- I thought, "Oh god, what kind of probe will Kirk and Spock face in the finale" -- something I feared was far worse than Plato's Stepchildren offered.
Thank goodness Roddenberry quashed those reshoots.

[mja345]

What if Peter O'Toole read this script and said, "This is it. This is the role that I will win that elusive Oscar for!"?

And then he ended up in a porno.

[Bolty]

I don't think the script he read was anywhere near Oscar caliber.
But still not as bad as Supergirl.

[demonknight]

I got my DVD of the Imperial Edition signed by McDowell at a recent convention. He wasn't the most happy with my happy ass bringing this particular flick up... But he sure did love how my friend came up singing the praises of Lindsay Anderson's If....

Malcolm McDowell and I will likely never be friends because of this movie.

[mja345]

Guccione had to be the greasiest-looking guy of all-time. I mean, this dude just screamed STDs, coke, and every stereotype of the late 70s/early 80s.

[Bolty]

That's the classiest Guccione picture I've ever seen!

If those dogs could talk.

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by Bolty

That's the classiest Guccione picture I've ever seen!

If those dogs could talk.

He looks like a character that Christian Bale would play in a David O. Russell movie.

[mja345]

Originally Posted by Bolty

That's the classiest Guccione picture I've ever seen!

If those dogs could talk.

If you want to let a lady know that you're down to do some kinky s**t and that you also dabble in the nose candy, the shirt unbuttoned three, maybe four, buttons down while also sporting five gold chains is the perfect look.

[ThisKid]

Originally Posted by mja345

I didn't know the Italians made a remake of Scarface.