Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)

You've heard of Hollywood, a town of tinsel and glamour, the town of Paramount, Columbia and MGM.  But there is another Hollywood, a place where maverick independent EXPLOITATION FILMMAKERS... See full summary »

Director:

Ray Greene

Writer:

Ray Greene

Stars:

F.X. Feeney, Vampira, Michael Copner

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
F.X. Feeney	...	Himself
Vampira	...	Herself (as Maila Nurmi)
Michael Copner	...	Himself
Samuel Z. Arkoff	...	Himself
James H. Nicholson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Dick Miller	...	Himself
Roger Corman	...	Himself
Forrest J Ackerman	...	Himself
Joseph McBride	...	Himself (as Joseph P. McBride)
David F. Friedman	...	Himself
Michael J. Bowen	...	Himself (as Michael Bowen)
Doris Wishman	...	Herself
Harry H. Novak	...	Himself (as Harry Novak)
Kroger Babb	...	Himself (archive footage)
Herschell Gordon Lewis	...	Himself (archive footage)

Storyline

You've heard of Hollywood, a town of tinsel and glamour, the town of Paramount, Columbia and MGM.  But there is another Hollywood, a place where maverick independent EXPLOITATION FILMMAKERS went toe to toe with the big guys and came out on top! "SCHLOCK! THE SECRET HISTORY OF AMERICAN MOVIES" takes you behind the scenes with the legendary EXPLOITATION and SEXPLOITATION filmmakers of those golden "DRIVE-IN" MOVIE days.  It's sexy!  It's strange!  And every word is true!

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Plot Keywords:

exploitation | filmmaker | sexploitation | director | film actor | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

La historia secreta del cine estadounidense

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Carnival of Souls (1962)

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Soundtracks

"Your One and Only Original Lizard Brain"
Arranged and Produced by Johnny English
Words and Music by Ray Greene
Greene/Protagonist Productions

User Reviews

does a really good job of informing the viewer how and why exploitation movies became so popular

a good look at the whole exploitation phenomenon that began in the 50s. unlike "mau mau sex sex," this film does a really good job of informing the viewer how and why exploitation movies became so popular. it looks at social and political forces that guided the rise and demise of the industry. it looks at landmark films, directors and producers. and rather than focus just on their effect on exploitation films, it looks at their effect on mainstream films as well. if you want to know about exploitation films of the 50s and 60s, this is the documentary to check out. as one reviewer noted, many of the films mentioned are released by "something weird video," another label to explore is "troma" which has many similar titles. B+.