American Grindhouse (2011)
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.
Director: Elijah Drenner
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Robert Forster as Himself - Narrator |
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Allison Anders as Herself |
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John Landis as Himself |
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Kim Morgan as Herself |
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Fred Olen Ray as Himself |
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Joe Dante as Himself |
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Herschell Gordon Lewis as Himself |
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William Lustig as Himself |
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Lewis Teague as Himself |
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David Hess as Himself |
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Bob Minor as Himself |
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Jack Hill as Himself |
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Jeremy Kasten as Himself |
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Eddie Muller as Self |
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Fred Williamson as Himself |
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Larry Cohen as Himself |
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Jonathan Kaplan as Himself |
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Judith Brown as Herself |
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Ted V. Mikels as Himself |
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James Gordon White as Himself |
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Don Edmonds as Himself |
| Directing | Elijah Drenner | Director |
| Writing | Calum Waddell | Writer |
| Writing | Elijah Drenner | Writer |
| Production | Elijah Drenner | Producer |
| Sound | Elijah Drenner | Sound Editor |
| Production | Jeff Broadstreet | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Elijah Drenner | Editor |
| Editing | Dan Greene | Editor |
| Sound | Jason Brandt | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Ingo Jucht | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Andy Goldenberg | Editor |
| Camera | Dan Greene | Director of Photography |
| Production | Dan Greene | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Dan Greene | Sound Editor |
| Production | Calum Waddell | Co-Producer |