American Grindhouse
“Giving ‘Em What They Want Since the Dawn of Motion Pictures.”
This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment.
Cast
21 people
Robert Forster
Himself - Narrator
Known for
Mulholland Drive
Jackie Brown
Allison Anders
Herself
Also in
The One Man Beatles
John Landis
Himself
Known for
The Stand
Schlock
Kim Morgan
Herself
Also in
Frankenstein
The Forbidden Room
Fred Olen Ray
Himself
Also in
Scream Queen Hot Tub Party
Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
Joe Dante
Himself
Known for
Sleepwalkers
The Butterfly Room
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Himself
Also in
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
Blood Feast
William Lustig
Himself
Also in
Army of Darkness
Darkman
Lewis Teague
Himself
David Hess
Himself
Known for
The Last House on the Left
House on the Edge of the Park
Bob Minor
Himself
Known for
Commando
The Deep
Jack Hill
Himself
Also in
Sugar Boxx
I Pass for Human
Elijah Drenner Director · Calum Waddell Writer Jason Brandt Composer
United States release February 4, 2011 · Produced in United States · Production End Films
Production
Lux Digital Pictures
Production
End Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 13, 2010
Premiere · South by Southwest Film Festival
United States · February 4, 2011
Limited theatrical
United States · July 26, 2011
Physical · DVD
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