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Title: Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)
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F.X. Feeney | ... | Self |
| Maila Nurmi | ... | Self | |
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Michael Copner | ... | Self |
| Samuel Z. Arkoff | ... | Self | |
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James H. Nicholson | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Dick Miller | ... | Self | |
| Roger Corman | ... | Self | |
| Forrest J. Ackerman | ... | Self | |
| Joseph McBride | ... | Self (as Joseph P. McBride) | |
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David F. Friedman | ... | Self |
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Michael J. Bowen | ... | Self (as Michael Bowen) |
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Doris Wishman | ... | Self |
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Harry H. Novak | ... | Self (as Harry Novak) |
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Kroger Babb | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Herschell Gordon Lewis | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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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! Written by Ray Greene (director of the film)
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Arranged and Produced by Johnny English
Words and Music by Ray Greene
Greene/Protagonist Productions
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Your One and Only Original Lizard BrainArranged and Produced by Johnny English
Words and Music by Ray Greene
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An amazing movie! If you think you know the history of American cult and exploitation movies you don't unless you've watched this picture. Chronicles the whole history and development of exploitation and sexploitation flicks from the silent film days all the way to the end of the "golden era" in the early 1970s. Tons of fascinating and ultra-rare clips, everything from sexploitation cuties to cheesy but hilarious monsters from Mars. Loads of interviews with the famed (Roger Corman, Peter Bogdanovich, Forrie Ackerman, Vampira) to the notorious (Doris Wishman, Dave Friedman). I thought this movie was lots of fun and very informative, and the DVD has about four hours of really excellent extras too. An A - or maybe even an A picture about the world of B-movies.