The Virtual Santo Gold Museum




 

Museum Exhibits:

What Exactly is Santo Gold?

If you got to ask, you'll never understand, but here is a brief synopsis of the Santo story for those not in the know.

The Santo Gold Theme Song

Performed by Santo Gold himself, in RealAudio format.  Lyrics generously included.

The Fans Cry for 'Blood'!

Newspaper account of the making of Blood Circus at the Baltimore Convention Center.  "A member of the film crew explained: 'It's about an alien group of men who are exiled from their planet, sent to earth because they're cannibalistic wrestlers, okay?'"

United States of America vs. Santo V. Rigatuso

The court's decision on Santo's mental competency.  Contains the court's reaction to the infamous "banana incident."  Also, a learnèd doctor opines that Santo may suffer from "poor judgment."

Three Wire Reports on the Downfall of Santo

Details on Santo's brushes with the law taken from various wire reports.
 
 

Links:


Santo Gold Ridiculous Infomercial Review

A web site devoted to infomercials rightly terms Santo Gold the "most bizarre infomercial."  This will bring back fond memories for those of you who haven't seen Santo Gold infomercial in years.

Scene From Blood Circus

A Baltimore art journal's take on the making of Blood Circus. Since no known copy of Blood Circus survives, these precious fragments of dialogue are all we have of the script.

Blood Circus Scream Bag

Those lucky few who attended the premiere of Blood Circus were given a scream bag. Don't forget to click on the picture to read the "poem."  In light of its quality, I can't help thinking it's the work of Santo himself.

Internet Movie Database Entry for Blood Circus

IMDB blows its credibility with this rather meager entry, giving no clue to the film's greatness.

Postal Service Docket #30-77d

The United States Post Office's complaint against Santo and the rather creative credit card marketing used to finance Blood Circus.
 

Usenet Abuzz over Santo Gold

A man details the sad fate of Blood Circus

Hazy recollections of Santo Gold from wrestling fans

Hazy recollections of Santo Gold from MST3K fans
 
 
 

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Some of you will no doubt notice the amateurish nature of this web site.  Please remember, this is Santo Gold were talking about here. Thank you.

Thanks to Paul A. Lucas for the Santo images.