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Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

Genres
Documentary
Horror
Rating
5.9
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Release Date2010-06-01
Runtime106 mins

Overview

Take an outrageous ride through this wild world of exploitation films with this thoroughly entertaining documentary, HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS – THE GODFATHER OF GORE! Featuring cult director John Waters, Drive-In Movie Critic Joe Bob Briggs, Herschell Gordon Lewis himself and a “cast of thousands,” you’ll witness the innocent bare-naked era of Nudie-Cuties before Lewis schocked the world with “Blood Feast,” the first ever gore film!

Cast & Crew

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Herschell Gordon Lewis

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John Waters

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Ray Sager

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Frank Henenlotter

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Bunny Yeager

as Self

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Jerome Eden

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Mal Arnold

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David F. Friedman

as Himself

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John Bloom

as Joe Bob Briggs

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