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American Grindhouse

American Grindhouse

2010Movie⏱️ 1h 20mNot Rated
Documentary
7.1
IMDB Rating
2,775 votes

A documentary about the history of exploitation movies, from the silent-film era to the 1970s.

Director
Elijah Drenner
Writers
Elijah Drenner, Calum Waddell
Stars
Robert Forster, Eric Schaefer, Eddie Muller
Release Date
March 13, 2010
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
📋 3.4K
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🎭 Top Cast

Robert Forster
Robert Forster
as Self - Narrator
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Eric Schaefer
as Self - Film Historian
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Eddie Muller
as Self - Film Historian
John Landis
John Landis
as Self - Director, 'Animal House'
Kim Morgan
Kim Morgan
as Self - Film Historian
Fred Olen Ray
Fred Olen Ray
as Self - Director, 'Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers'
Allison Anders
Allison Anders
as Self - Director, 'Mi Vida Loca'
Joe Dante
Joe Dante
as Self - Director, 'Gremlins'
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Herschell Gordon Lewis
as Self - Director, 'Scum of the Earth'
Jeremy Kasten
Jeremy Kasten
as Self - Director, 'Wizard of Gore'

💰 Box Office

$5,529
Worldwide Gross
$5,529
Domestic Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.78 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Production
Lux Digital Pictures, End Films

🏷️ Keywords

2010sentertainment documentary42nd street2000s1990s

🎯 Categories

Documentary

⭐ Featured Review

Good general documentary on movie fringe
by SnoopyStyle2013-11-20
7/10

"It's a far ranging exploration of the exploitation cinema. It takes a history trip from the beginning of film all the way to today. It doesn't really try to limit the scope, and skims through 100 years. It features several talking heads. The most famous of the experts is director John Landis. This serves as a general documentary of the fringe movie world. The best thing is all the clips of these old movies. The talking heads aren't digging too deep but are generally well informed. Robert Forster does a good job as the narrator. His gruff voice isn't the normal narration bu..."

💡 Did You Know?

John Amero, Pam Grier, and Harry H. Novak were all approached to be interviewed in this documentary, but they all declined.

📖 Synopsis

A documentary about the history of exploitation movies, from the silent-film era to the 1970s.