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Hollywood Rated 'R'

4.8 90 mins Documentary   Horror   Science Fiction   1997
Canal+   Kalamazoo Films  
Director(s): Dominique Cazenave Doug Headline

Release Date: 19 Thu, Jun 1997

A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s beach movies, H.G. Lewis' gore-fests, William Castle's schlocky theatrical gimmicks, to 1970s blaxploitation, pre-"Deep Throat" sex tease films, Russ Meyer's bosom-heavy masterpieces, etc, etc. Over 25 interviews of the greatest purveyors of weird films of all kind from 1940 to 1975. Illustrated with dozens of films clips, trailers, extra footage, etc. This documentary as a shorter companion piece focusing on exploitation king David F. Friedman.

Casts of Hollywood Rated 'R'

John Landis

as Self

Russ Meyer

as Self (archive footage)

Charles Napier

as Self

Edward D. Wood Jr.

as Self (archive footage)

Johnny Legend

as Self

Titus Moede

as Self

Harry H. Novak

as Self

Barbara Steele

as Self

William Lustig

as Self

Larry Cohen

as Self

Joe Dante

as Self

Bob Burns

as Self

Jack Hill

as Self

William Castle

as Self (archive footage)

Charles Band

as Self

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