Movie: Direct Your Own Damn Movie!

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Lloyd Kaufman
Lloyd Kaufman

Self

James Gunn
James Gunn

Self

Eli Roth
Eli Roth

Self

William Lustig
William Lustig

Self

Stuart Gordon
Stuart Gordon

Self

Penelope Spheeris
Penelope Spheeris

Self

Roger Corman
Roger Corman

Self

Stan Lee
Stan Lee

Self

Joe Dante
Joe Dante

Self

Fred Williamson
Fred Williamson

Self

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    Legendary director Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma Entertainment and Creator of the Toxic Avenger, reveals 40 years worth of maverick cinematic know-how in Direct Your Own Damn Movie! Lloyd offers you the magic key to operating outside the film studio system as well as providing you with the roadmap to script writing, pre-production, casting, managing your set, post-production and the secrets of selling you movie!

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    2009-05-19

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