Abducted
Her morning jog became
a terrifying run for her life!
Abducted (1986)
During a casual run in the forest, student athlete Renee (The Dead Zone’s Roberta Weiss) is unceremoniously interrupted by deranged mountain man Vern (Rolling Vengeance’s Lawrence King-Phillips), who ties a rope around her neck, drags her through the woods, and brings her to an isolated cabin. As helicopters search the area, Vern torments Renee with a series of terrifying and humiliating violations, but a glimmer of hope appears when his father Joe (Elves star Dan Haggerty) arrives on the scene and pledges to set her free. But Vern is incensed by this attack on his “property,” and he will stop at nothing to maintain his oppressive grip on Renee.
Written and directed by Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker co-writer Boon Collins and loosely inspired by a shocking true story, this USA Up All Night favorite takes a harrowing journey from psychosexual horror to high stakes adventure yarn with the introduction of Grizzly Adams himself Dan Haggerty. Intensely outré from beginning to end, this little-seen mindbender – shot by Robert McLachlan (Final Destination) and scored by Michel Rubini (Manhunter) – needs to be seen to be believed.
Special features
• Newly scanned and restored in 2K from the 35mm blow-up internegative by Canadian International Pictures
• Alternate 1.33:1 presentation featuring the unmasked VHS framing of the film
• New audio commentary featuring film historian/author Amanda Reyes and film critic/author J.A. Kerswell
• New introduction to the film by director Boon Collins
• Abducted Memories (2024, 24 min.) – New interview with Collins
• Beyond Abducted (2024, 12 min.) – Collins reflects on his body of work
• Shooting Abducted (2024, 13 min.) – New interview with cinematographer Robert McLachlan
• Truth Crimes: The Story That Inspired Abducted (2024, 18 min.) – New video essay by filmaker and historian Stephen Broomer
• Excerpt from Abducted II: The Reunion (1995, 10 min.)
• Excerpt from Collins’ student film Kettle of Fish (1972, 5 min.) with optional commentary featuring Collins
• Trailers for Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981), Abducted (1986), and Abducted II: The Reunion (1995) with optional commentary featuring Collins
• Booklet featuring a new essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and a new Motion Picture Purgatory comic strip by Rick Trembles
• Reversible cover artwork
• English SDH subtitles
Canadian International Pictures
From arthouse to Canuxploitation, Canadian International Pictures (CIP) is devoted to resurrecting vital, distinctive, and overlooked triumphs of Canadian cinema. We are focused on the country’s original cinematic boom years – spanning the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s – occasionally venturing past that period (and the country’s borders) to highlight the films of Canada’s most inspired actors and filmmakers.
