Starring - Howard Arundel (Stopmotion, Little Darlings), John Barry (Firestar: First Contact, Lethal Impact), and Max Beesley Snr (Shameless, The Sleeper Effect)
Release Date - 2023
Genre - Documentary
Tagline - "What kind of man grabs the Hollywood dream by the bullocks?"
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)
Rating (out of 5):
My friends over at Severin Films has brough us some of my favorite releases on DVD, blu, and UHD over the years. I'm not just saying that because they allow me to review their releases. I say that because I honestly believe it. They bring a lot of films to the masses that many of us would have never seen if it wasn't for them. Many of us owe a lot to Severin for their dedication to releasing unknown and obscure films. A few weeks back I was sent the impressive box set Bloody Legend: The Complete Cliff Twemlow. I was in the dark on who Twemlow was but I was excited to dig into this set. The first film on the chopping block is the 2023 documentary about Twemlow titled Mancunian Man. Like always, I want to thank Severin for sending this one my way!
The documentary takes a closer look at a real jack of all trades, Cliff Twemlow. Cliff was a musician, actor, stunt man, writer, and filmmaker from Manchester. We go through interviews with those that worked with him for years to people influenced by his work.
Mancunian Man is the perfect starting point for those of you, like me, who went into this set knowing absolutely nothing about Cliff Twemlow. It sheds some light on a man who contributed so much to film yet rarely anyone knows he existed. The interviews in this one are very informative. They range from people that knew him very well and worked with him to people that love film and were very familiar with his work. We get a wide range of interviews and the information that starts from his early beginnings to up until his death. The information and testimonies recorded here run, mostly, in a chronological order. This works very well with the film especially in an biographical sense. With that being said, I feel like the film could have used a bit more interviews from those associated with his later life. I know we have some insight but I would have loved to see more especially from those closest to him in the early 90s. Finally, this doc is edited together very well. Filmmaker Jake West is a career documentarian that has put out top notch work. Overall, Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow is the perfect starting point for those interested in this set or in the late Cliff Twemlow. If you are like me and got the set out of pure curiosity, this doc helps put the films into perspective. I highly recommend this.
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