Gutter Auteur: The Lost Legacy of Andy Milligan

Three-disc set includes: Compass Rose (1967)Existing today as a surviving workprint, this early opus from Andy Milligan takes a jaundiced look at the existence of a listless young stud (Anthony Moscini) and his circle, all habitues of '60s NYC's off-off-Broadway theater culture. Episodic and bizarre entry also stars Anne Linden, Gerald Jacuzzo, Matt Baylor, and onetime Mrs. Milligan Candy Hammond. 73 min. BW/Rtg: NR The Degenerates (1967)As they roamed the post-nuclear apocalyptic American landscape of the year 2000, a trio of men chose to shelter in a thought-abandoned farmhouse. The dwelling was still occupied-by five sisters-and the visitors would soon find that the ladies' seeming hospitality would give way to more sinister urges. Thought-lost exploitationer from Andy Milligan stars Bryarly Lee, Robert Burgos, Marcia Haufrecht, Vernon Newman. 64 min. BW/Rtg: NR Kiss Me! Kiss Me! Kiss Me! (1968)For Jean Novak (Natalie Rogers), sweetest revenge upon her abusive and alcoholic husband Stan (Don Williams) consisted upon a string of affairs, including with his best friend Eddie (Peter Ratray). She hadn't counted on falling hard for Eddie, though-and when he tries to break it off, her tactics to keep seeing him will bring the triangle to a violent head. Recovered explicit potboiler from Andy Milligan also stars Joy Martin, Angerla Peters. 78 min. BW/Rtg: X House Of Seven Belles (1970)In a mansion nestled in the post-Civil War South (it's actually in Staten Island, but work with us), the seven LeFleur sisters tried to hang on to their antebellum glory. That's going to be exceedingly difficult to do, with a depraved serial murderer stalking the premises. Unfinished shocker from Andy Milligan, in surviving workprint form, stars Dolores Barcia, Elaine Boies, Hal Borske, Randa Kriss. 92 min. C/Rtg: NR The Degenerate: The Life And Films Of Andy Milligan (2025)Off-off-Broadway impresario, multi-hyphenate maker of low-end exploitation films, untimely AIDS casualty-the complex legacy of Staten Island's shock master, Andy Milligan, gets it's due in this comprehensive documentary. Observations from fervent fans and surviving collaborators from his '60s-70s heyday combine with clips from his notorious oeuvre and rare TV performances and interview audio with the man himself. 109 min. C/Rtg: NR Standard and Widescreen; Soundtrack: English mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurettes; theatrical trailers; more.