the bizarre, 
wordy titles associated with Italian '70s thrillers, few can compare with What Are Those Strange Drops of Blood on Jennifer's Body? (or in Italian, Perché quelle strane gocce di sangue sul corpo di Jennifer?), sensibly issued on home video under its more terse (but less colorful) export title, The Case of the Bloody Iris. Better known for his spaghetti westerns, director Giuliano Carnimeo attempted a single dip in the giallo pool with this wildly entertaining pulp thriller starring Edwige Fenech and George Hilton, the photogenic leads more often associated with director Sergio Martino starting with The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh. 
(Carra), who has a proclivity for mystical orgies? Or that 
slinky lesbian next door? Or the strange, mentally challenged guy with a domineering mother down the hall? 
by the amazingly prolific Ernesto Gastaldi, who penned most of Martino's best films as well as a slew of classic '60s Gothic shockers. Sheer decadent fun with no apologies necessary. 
This film made its DVD bow in 2002 as a bonus exclusive disc in Anchor Bay's "The Giallo Collection," which was a fine incentive to pick up the whole set. The transfer looks good overall, though some slight water damage is evident on the left third of the screen during a handful of darker scenes and the blacks are very pale. The English dubbing is significantly sloppier and sillier than usual, but it sounds fine; for years viewers had to settle for non-subtitled Italian prints, so this was certainly a step up. Extras include the European trailer, an alternate version of the elevator stabbing, and a director filmography (under his most common screen name, "Anthony Ascott"). The same configuration was later issued as a standalone disc in 2008 from Blue Underground. British label Vipco also released the film multiple times on DVD in low-grade editions including a baffled double feature with Snowbeast! 
a slightly different closing with the disclaimer text that used to play out over the final shots now moved to the end (and abbreviating the last shot slightly in the process, so the running times are almost the same). Film grain is present if not always convincingly natural thanks to that usual Italian-sourced scanner noise that was still popping up off and on; at least the blacks have been brought down to their proper 
levels with the formerly blown-out white highlights now under control in the process. The English and Italian tracks are included (LPCM mono) along with optional yellow English (properly translated) subtitles. Two video featurettes produced by Freak-o-Rama are included starting off with "Flowers of Blood" (20m23s), a chat with Hilton about his career from westerns (where he met Carnimeo) to this giallo, a script he enjoyed with a slightly different character wrinkle for him than usual. He also goes into a bit about his other gialli including his collaborations with the Martinos and frequent co-star Fenech, with whom he remains friends. Next up is Quattrini with "Marilyn" (11m51s), which isn't as substantial as she mainly recalls her perception of the character and notes she's happier watching her performance here than most of her other films. She also recalls the pleasure of shooting in Genoa and reveals which scene she was reluctant to do, and it gave her an aversion to going under water in a bathtub to this day. Also included are promo trailers for All the Colors of the Dark and Strip Nude for Your Killer.
ones will be forthcoming shortly. The UHD benefits considerably from HDR10 bringing out some often eye-popping gradations in the film's color schemes, including some lovely bursts of purple and red (check out that daylight scene at the nightclub after the second murder). This version also reinstates the blue day for night color timing for the nocturnal 
scenes which was virtually gone on some earlier releases. It's a very striking and pleasing presentation as well as one of the most impressive giallo transfers out there to date. The DTS-HD MA 1.0 English and Italian tracks both sound excellent (as always, the Italian one is better mixed and sounds more natural) with English translated or English SDH subtitles available depending which version you choose; that language choice also dictates whether you get the Italian or English credit sequences (a la most Arrow Video giallo releases). A very enjoyable new audio commentary by Guido Henkel is full of info about the film's locations (including a lot about the still-existing primary apartment building), the cast (including the "Italian Woody Allen"), and the process of getting the film off the ground, as well as the differences between the two language tracks and tons more. Ported over here are the "Flowers of Blood" and "Marilyn" featurettes, while the new "Drops of Giallo" (29m26s) features Ernesto Gastaldi and Giuliano Carnimeo chatting separately about their very long friendship, the creative brainstorming process, their other projects together in different genres, the genesis of this film's plot starting with the killer's motivation and alibi, and the relationship between writer and director when it comes to staging murder scenes. Also included are the English and Italian trailers, an image gallery, and a quick but interesting outtake reel (1m44s) featuring trims from the feature and trailer negatives. CELLULOID DREAMS (Blu-ray)
SHAMELESS (Blu-ray)
ANCHOR BAY / BLUE UNDERGROUND (DVD)
