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Digitally mastered audio and video; Remastered in high definition; Widescreen presentation; Language: English; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese; Bonus trailers; "Battle-Ax: The Making of Strait-Jacket"; Joan Crawford costume and makeup tests; Ax-swinging screen test; Interactive menus; Scene selections
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0. Scene Selections
1. Start [8:17]
2. Reunion [2:27]
3. Farm Tour [1:40]
4. Carol's Studio [6:07]
5. Michael Arrives [1:24]
6. Taking Mother Shopping [2:09]
7. Lucy Wigs Out [1:42]
8. Bad Dreams [4:19]
9. Killing Chickens [1:51]
10. With Michael's Family [3:32]
11. Drinks With Mother [4:01]
12. A Phone Call for Lucy [2:18]
13. Dr. Anderson Stops In [:17]
14. "How Are You, Lucy?" [3:16]
15. "Doctor, How Is My Mother?" [4:28]
16. Anderson Gets the Ax [3:12]
17. Hiding the Car [3:27]
18. "I Lied to You." [1:38]
19. Krause's New Car [3:12]
20. Leo Loses His Head [5:16]
21. On the Way to a Party [5:03]
22. "Let Me Out!" [1:17]
23. Getting Acquainted [1:53]
24. Looking for Lucy [5:09]
25. Whack Attack [4:47]
26. Doppelganger [3:39]
27. "She's Insane!!" [1:05]
28. Explanations [1:53]
In Straight-Jacket, a blood-chilling tale in "Psycho" style, Robert Bloch modernizes the Lizzy Borden story. A wife (Joan Crawford) literally axes her cheating husband and his lover, witnessed by her three-year-old daughter. Mom is packed off to the insane asylum for 20 years before reuniting with the daughter (Diane Baker). From this point, the axe murders continue along a contrived plot intended to lead the audience astray until the mystery is solved. Crawford's strong performance and the excellently constructed suspense are the best elements of the film -- and the chopping saves the show when the plot tends to slow. Lucinda Ramsey, All Movie Guide