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.
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20 people
John Landis
Self
Known for
The Stand
Schlock
David F. Friedman
Self
Known for
An American Werewolf in Paris
Doug Headline
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Forrest J. Ackerman
Dominique Cazenave
Russ Meyer
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Motorpsycho!
Charles Napier
Self
Known for
Rambo: First Blood Part II
The Incredible Hulk
Edward D. Wood Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Glen or Glenda
Johnny Legend
Self
Known for
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
Titus Moede
Self
Known for
The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies
Harry H. Novak
Self
Barbara Steele
Self
Known for
Black Sunday
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Dominique Cazenave Director · Doug Headline Director
United States release June 19, 1997 · Produced in France · Production Kalamazoo Films
Production
Canal+
Production
Kalamazoo Films
Production
France
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Original title
Les deniers du culte
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · June 19, 1997
United States · June 19, 1997
Theatrical
Germany
January 1, 1999
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