Ulrike Butz - Die Kino Werbetafel

I started this blog in 2011, hoping to find out more about illustrious actress Ulrike Butz.

Thanks to many people coming forward with information, we all did get to know more about her (you know who you are, and I'm very grateful to this day).

It appears that I (we) accomplished raising attention to her persona which was much deserved, yet it seems to have somehow backlashed.  For many years e-commerce trading websites like e-Bay have featured a plethora of offers carrying Ulrike's name, having very little or absolutely nothing to do with her.  Very questionable pictures and 'autographs' have sold for a lot of money.  Allegedly her name has become a commodity by now, which I honestly somewhat deplore.

That brings me to the following item: Ulrike currently has her own Kino Star Werbetafel.  Although much of the text obviously was copied from this blog without credit or consent, it does please me to witness this continuing interest in her.  She is, and will remain, the undisputed queen of German sexploitation.

Uli in HD #4

Unexpectedly, a Blu-ray was released in Germany of "Junge Mädchen mögen's Heiss, Hausfrauen noch Heisser", also known as "Hot Dogs und Bananeneis", starring Ingrid Steeger and Ulrike Butz.

As this German film from 1973 never saw a home video release since VHS, I was excited to add it to my collection.  Ulrike in high definition is always a treat!  However, there are some issues.

The film is presented in its original 1.66:1 aspect ratio, but the source is obviously a somewhat faded print.  This results in skin tones being on the magenta side and plenty of jump cuts due to missing frames.  Scratches and tramlines are also present throughout.

Moreover, the entire film is washed in a yellow hue, which could have been easily fixed.

Contrast is off as well, making blacks rather grey, while whites are mostly crushed.

Screenshots below were taken with my phone as the disc is copy protected.  Trust me, they look a lot better than the actual disc.

Overall, I applaud any kind of new release featuring Ulrike and I wish many more would see the light of day.  This one is limited to 1000 (numbered) pieces, so better hurry should you want it anyway.

Ulrike looks stunning in this!

EDIT: 

Apparently this release is also cut by 2 minutes, see the comment section.

In September Cargo released a limited DVD based on the same film print as the blu-ray.  Sadly no color correction was applied, but they chose to include the missing parts from a VHS source, making this edition uncut.