Dr. Hess Green, (Duane Jones Night of the Living Dead) doctor of anthropology and geology, is stabbed with an ancient Nigerian dagger by his assistant, George Meda (director Bill Gunn). Meda kills himself and Hess becomes immortal, however he must consume human blood to survive. Meda's wife, Ganja (Marlene Clark Enter the Dragon, Switchblade Sisters) arrives looking for her missing husband. The two fall in love and marry while Hess keeps his deviant lifestyle a secret. The brilliant doctor is plagued with guilt and consumed by desire as he tries to maintain a pagan lifestyle in a modern world. Only the seductive redemptive power of the Cross can save him, but at what cost? After G&H produced poor box office turnout and garnered bad American reviews, production company Kelly-Jordan Enterprises pulled the film out of theatres and sold it to another distributor. Post-production specialists have chopped up the movie and reassembled it like Frankenstein's monster throughout the years. It has been released in five crude versions titled: Blood Couple, Double Possession, Black Evil, Black Vampire, and Blackout: The Moment of Terror. Thankfully writer and director Bill Gunn, a native of West Philadelphia who you may recognize as one of Cliff Huxtable's poker-playing buddies from The Cosby Show, acquired a single 35mm print of the film and preserved it in the vaults of the Museum of Modern Art. The 25th anniversary disc released by All Day Entertainment is the first time the film has been made available as Gunn intended. For a completely dreamlike cinematic experience, for its haunting blues-laden and African-imbued soundtrack, for the lovely juxtaposition of stunningly beautiful shots mixed with the violent and grotesque, for subtle, natural, unpredictable acting by underappreciated actors, to help rightfully canonize Ganja & Hess as an American masterpiece, and for the sake of the late Bill Gunn, who died in 1989 - see this film. It may be difficult to get your hands on a copy as it is now out of print. Scour the Internet, find a copy, and be changed forever. -el fin-