Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!
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This documentary celebrates the ridiculous stunts used by Hollywood over the years to market its worst movies. These include the ’50s drive-in where moviegoers could drop off their dirty laundry and pick it up after the show, horror filmmaker William Castle’s vibrating seats and producer Sam Arkoff’s offer to pay for the funeral of anyone scared to death by his film. Amusing interviews with critic Roger Ebert and director John Waters, creator of Smell-O-Vision, enliven a program that has one central failing: host Frankie Avalon, who remains as schlocky as ever.
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Frankie Avalon
Known for
Grease
The Alamo
Peter Bogdanovich
Known for
The Sopranos
The Other Side of the Wind
Peter Jones
Known for
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
The Return of the Pink Panther
Lewis A Bogach
Scott Judy
Nick Clooney
Also in
The Monuments Men
King of Them All: The Story of King Records
Bill Katz
Roger Ebert
Also in
The Critic
Citizen Yuppie
Dave Friedman
Andrew Tilles
Tab Hunter
Known for
Polyester
Gunman's Walk
Mamie Van Doren
Known for
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
Teacher's Pet
Peter Jones Director
United States release August 13, 1996 · Produced in United States · Production Peter Jones Productions, Tele Cinema
Production
Beehive Productions
Production
Peter Jones Productions
Production
Tele Cinema
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Video-Pack Systems
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 13, 1996
TV · AMC
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