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American Grindhouse (2009) -- The feature-length documentary AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE 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. Exploitation Cinema has left an indelible mark on American culture, and this informative and amusing documentary proves that its principles—and popularity—endure to this day. This introduction to the documentary features interviews with such notable filmmakers as John Landis (The Blues Brothers, Animal House) and Joe Dante (The Howling, Innerspace). Copyright © 2009 Lux Digital Pictures, Inc.

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Director:
Elijah Drenner
Writers:
Elijah Drenner (written by)
Calum Waddell (written by)
Genre:
Documentary
Plot:
This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Allison Anders ... Herself
Judith M. Brown ... Herself
Larry Cohen ... Himself

Joe Dante ... Himself
Don Edmonds ... Himself

Robert Forster ... Narrator

David Hess ... Himself

Jack Hill ... Himself

Jonathan Kaplan ... Himself

Jeremy Kasten ... Himself

John Landis ... Himself
Herschell Gordon Lewis ... Himself
William Lustig ... Himself
Ted V. Mikels ... Himself

Bob Minor ... Himself

Kim Morgan ... Herself
Eddie Muller ... Himself
Fred Olen Ray ... Himself
Eric Schaefer ... Himself

Lewis Teague ... Himself
James Gordon White ... Himself
Fred Williamson ... Himself
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Runtime:
80 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Filming Locations:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA more
Company:
End Films more

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