Release Date
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Original Release
June 19, 1997
1h 30m
Hollywood Rated 'R' (1997)
⭐ 5.190 min
Overview
A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s beach movies, H.G. Lewis' gore-fests, William Castle's schlocky theatrical gimmicks, to 1970s blaxploitation, pre-"Deep Throat" sex tease films, Russ Meyer's bosom-heavy masterpieces, etc, etc. Over 25 interviews of the greatest purveyors of weird films of all kind from 1940 to 1975. Illustrated with dozens of films clips, trailers, extra footage, etc. This documentary as a shorter companion piece focusing on exploitation king David F. Friedman.
Director
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Dominique Cazenave
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 0.1
Cast
John Landis
Self
⭐1.0
👤
David F. Friedman
Self
⭐0.6
Russ Meyer
Self (archive footage)
⭐7.1
Charles Napier
Self
⭐4.6
Edward D. Wood Jr.
Self (archive footage)
⭐5.4
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Johnny Legend
Self
⭐1.1
Titus Moede
Self
⭐1.4
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Harry H. Novak
Self
⭐0.2
Barbara Steele
Self
⭐1.7
William Lustig
Self
⭐1.5
Genres
DocumentaryHorrorScience Fiction
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