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American Grindhouse(2011)
Status: Released
Date: 2011-02-04
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59 Votes
Time: 1h 22m
Giving ‘Em What They Want Since the Dawn of Motion Pictures.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Lux Digital Pictures
End Films
Movie: American Grindhouse
Top 10 Billed Cast
Robert Forster
Himself - Narrator
Allison Anders
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John Landis
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Fred Olen Ray
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Joe Dante
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Herschell Gordon Lewis
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William Lustig
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Lewis Teague
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David Hess
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