Production
Filming for Blood Circus began in 1985. After spending two years editing it, Rigatuso could not find a distributor for the film. He ended up renting several theaters in the Baltimore area to show his film. It was shown for only a week, and took in far less than the $2 million it cost to make the movie. The movie was never shown to the public after it ended its initial run, and the original copy of the film was believed to have been lost. Clips of Blood Circus can still be seen in portions of "Santo Gold" infomercials circulating on the internet.
In 2008, the Santo Gold website announced that the 35mm negatives of "Blood Circus" had finally been found, and that producers were being sought for its release.
In June 2011, the 35mm negatives was offered for auction on eBay with a starting bid of $21 million and a sale price of $750 million, with offers for a "partnership"; the auction ended June 21, 2011 with no takers.
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