Directed by underground feminist filmmaker Patricia Holloway (who tragically only made two features before disappearing from the industry), Sister Dearest was never given a wide theatrical release. The film was a timely, controversial exploration of sibling rivalry set against the backdrop of the 1980s punk rock scene in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The plot follows two estranged sisters: Eileen (Mary Stuart Masterson in a powerful early role), a convent dropout trying to live a straight edge life, and Ruby (a firecracker performance by Laura Robinson), a heroin-addicted singer of the fictional punk band "Panic Prayer." The tagline was brutal: "Blood is thicker than water, but poison runs deeper than both." sister dearest 1984 dvdrip top
Why did it fail at the box office? Distribution hell. The original distributor went bankrupt three weeks after the film’s premiere at the Telluride Film Festival. Only 35mm prints were struck, and a disastrous VHS transfer in 1986 cropped the film’s gorgeous widescreen cinematography and blew out the audio mix of the punk songs. For decades, Sister Dearest was a footnote. Disclaimer: This article is for educational and preservation
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