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Rabid Dogs AKA Cani arrabbiati AKA Wild Dogs AKA Kidnapped AKA Semaforo rosso (1998)
Lock the doors, rollup the windows, and buckle up...for the ride of your life!Director: Mario Bava, Lamberto Bava
Year of Copyright: 1996
Year of Production: 1973
OVERALL: R2-
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer
Original Italian opening credits (1:27)
Original Italian end credits (1:08)
New US opening credits (2:14)
Alternate ending (0:43)
Photo slideshow (5:01)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:4038637435151
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Notes:This is a slightly different cut of the film, with different beginning and ending scenes.
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Extras:Stills and Original Poster Reproductions
Theatrical Trailer
Essay by Tim Lucas on the director Mario Bava, the film and the reconstruction
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Subtitles:English, German
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:This disc is now out of production, and is very hard to find. Once available through mail order directly from soundtrack label Lucertola and affiliated retailers.
This is a fully restored version, with a new short prologue, that was shot for Lucertola Media. -
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:* The Film: Rabid Dogs (96:15)
* The Film: Kidnapped (95:15)
Audio commentary on Rabid Dogs by Mario Bava biographer Tim Lucas
"End of the Road: Making Rabid Dogs & Kidnapped" retrospective documentary with filmmaker Lamberto Bava, producer Alfredo Leone, and star Lea Lander (16:32)
Mario Bava biography (18 text pages)
Startup trailers / Also on DVD (11:09):
- Black Sunday (2:06)
- Black Sabbath (2:23)
- The Girl Who Knew Too Much (2:37)
- Kill Baby ... Kill! (2:32)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (Rabid Dogs)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DVD Title: Kidnapped
Kidnapped: Has a completely revamped soundtrack, including new vocal performances with a slightly different script. -
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer
Original Italian opening credits (1:27)
Original Italian end credits (1:08)
New US opening credits (2:14)
Alternate ending (0:43)
Photo slideshow (5:01)
Production notes (in German) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:This is a slightly different cut of the film, with different beginning and ending scenes.
Identical to the Astro edition. -
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer
Original Italian opening credits (1:27)
Original Italian end credits (1:08)
New US opening credits (2:14)
Alternate ending (0:43)
Photo slideshow (5:01)
Production notes (in German) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:This is a slightly different cut of the film, with different beginning and ending scenes.
Identical to the Astro edition. -
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Extras:DISC ONE: Rabid Dogs - 2015 Version (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO: Rabid Dogs - 2015 Version (DVD Copy)
DISC THREE (Bonus DVD)
DISC FOUR: Rabid Dogs - 1974/2002 "Kidnapped" Version (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC FIVE: Rabid Dogs - 1974/2002 "Kidnapped" Version (DVD Copy)
*The Film
Audio Commentary by Mario Bava biographer Tim Lucas (in English with German subtitles)
"End of the Road: Making Rabid Dogs & Kidnapped" retrospective documentary with filmmaker Lamberto Bava, producer Alfredo Leone, and star Lea Lander (15:53, in English and Italian with German subtitles)
"Bava & Eurocrime" interview with filmmaker Umberto Lenzi (8:39, in German with Italian subtitles)
"Like Wild Dogs" video esssay by film historian Prof. Dr. Marcus Stiglegger (14:46)
"Semaforo Rosso" Title Sequence (1:28)
Opening sequence from Dario Argento's "Mother of Tears" (2:15)
Photo Gallery (3:45)
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Mediabook
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Notes:Comes with a 40-page book section by film historians Peter Blumenstock and Thorsten Hanisch.
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Extras:DISC ONE: Blu-ray
DISC TWO
* The Film: Rabid Dogs version
Audio commentary with Bava biographer Tim Lucas
"End of the Road: Making Rabid Dogs & Kidnapped" retrospective documentary with filmmaker Lamberto Bava, producer Alfredo Leone, and star Lea Lander (15:52)
'Semaforo Rosso' opening credits (1:28)
DISC THREE
* The Film: Kidnapped version
"Rabid Romps: A Crime-Slime Interview with Umberto Lenzi" 2014 featurette (8:38) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: R2
The UK edition, for having slightly better extras than the US disc. The French edition has both cuts but is not English-friendly.
GENERAL NOTES:
Filmed in 1973 as "L'uomo e il bambino" (The Man and the Child), Rabid Dogs was shelved when one of the film financial backers died and ownership of the picture became entangled in bankruptcy proceedings before post-production had been completed, which prevented its theatrical release. It sat on a shelf until the late 1990s when actress Lea Lander helped fund a DVD release in 1998 (preceded by a 1996 festival screening).
A new prologue was lensed based on Bava's original screenplay and post production was completed using the original film elements. In 2001, producer Alfredo Leone and Mario's son Lamberto who were both unhappy with the DVD, funded a new version. Lamberto and his son Roy shot additional footage and original composer Stelvio Cipriani created a new complete musical score (though the DVD release employed some of Cipriani's cues and themes, the film was never properly scored). This version, produced by Kismet Entertainment Group was called "Kidnapped" and had it's world wide premiere in the USA (31.5.2002) as part of a Mario Bava retrospective at the American Cinematheque's Egyptian Theater in Hollywood.
Please see the image-comparison from below - and another one from here:
http://10kbullets.com/reviews/kidnapped-comparison-lucertola-media-vs-astro-records-and-filmworks-vs-anchor-bay/
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CUTS:
- R0 Germany- Astro - No cuts (92:25 PAL)
- R0 Letterboxed Germany- Lucertola Media - No cuts - Unfinished "rough cut" version "Rabid Dogs" (96:39 NTSC). Note, that this version includes the silhouetted crying inserts.
- R1 America- Kino Lorber - No cuts - 2002 "Kidnapped" version (95:42)
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R1 The Mario Bava Collection Volume 2 America- Anchor Bay Entertainment - No cuts - includes 2 versions of the film:
1) Finished version "Kidnapped" (95:15 NTSC) by Lamberto Bava (inserts of police helicopters, scenes with the child's mother, new opening titles and new score).
2) Unfinished "rough cut" version "Rabid Dogs" (96:15 NTSC). Note, that the "Rabid Dogs"-version does not include the silhouetted crying inserts that you will find on the Lucertola disc (followed Bava's notes on the film) and the film ends on the car boot scene as well. - R2 Germany- Marketing Film - No cuts (92:25 PAL)
- R2 Germany- Schröder Media HandelsgmbH & Co KG - No cuts (92:25 PAL)
- R2 Amazon Exclusive Germany- Tiberius Film - No cuts - 2002 "Kidnapped" Version (91:57 PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts - Contains the Rabid Dogs version (91:55 PAL) and the Kidnapped version (91:35 PAL)
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Comparison added by David on 08/01/03
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 28/06/22UPDATE LOG:
08/06/16: Added R2 UK.
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17/05/20: Amazon link added.
18/05/20: changed Lucertola to Germany (the American DVD was a bootleg copy by Substance)
18/05/20: Added German Amazon exclusive
28/06/22: Added France and Kino R1.
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