American Grindhouse
2010, Film, 80 min, Documentary, English, United States, MoviePedia score 67
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.
Directed by Elijah Drenner
Cast
- Robert Forster as Self - Narrator
- Eric Schaefer as Self - Film Historian
- Eddie Muller as Self - Film Historian
- John Landis as Self - Director, 'Animal House'
- Kim Morgan as Self - Film Historian
- Fred Olen Ray as Self - Director, 'Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers'
- Allison Anders as Self - Director, 'Mi Vida Loca'
- Joe Dante as Self - Director, 'Gremlins'
- Herschell Gordon Lewis as Self - Director, 'Scum of the Earth'
- Jeremy Kasten as Self - Director, 'Wizard of Gore'
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