Movies by Herschell Gordon Lewis
As part of the cast:
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American Grindhouse (2010)
Cast: Robert Forster, Joe Dante, Jack Hill …
Directed by: Elijah Drenner
Oscar-nominated actor Robert Forster (Jackie Brown) narrates this explosive toast to the American exploitation film, an admittedly lowbrow art form with undeniably high entertainment value --…
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Under the Scares (2010)
Cast: Lloyd Kaufman, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Tony Timpone …
Directed by: Steve Villeneuve
Filmed over the course of three years, this eye-opening documentary about the making of a low-budget horror film nearly functions as a how-to guide for would-be auteurs, taking viewers…
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Smash Cut (2009)
Cast: David Hess, Sasha Grey, Herschell Gordon Lewis …
Directed by: Lee Demarbre
With his recent films failing to impress anyone, independent horror auteur Able Whitman (David Hess) is desperate to win fans -- and win them he does when he begins to use real body parts as…
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Horror Business (2006)
Cast: Herschell Gordon Lewis, Mark Borchardt, Sid Haig …
Directed by: Christopher P. Garetano
Filmmaker Christopher P. Garetano probes the minds of some of the horror business's most intriguing personalities in this thought-provoking documentary shot over the course of two years.…
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100 Years of Horror (1996)
Cast: Christopher Lee, Jamie Lee Curtis, Robert De Niro …
Directed by: Ted Newsom
From Frankenstein to Freddie Kruger, Hollywood's horror genre is honored in this documentary hosted by veteran spook star Christopher Lee. The film encapsulates the history of the genre,…
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Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat (2002)
Cast: J.P. Delahoussaye, Christy Brown, Toni Wynne …
Directed by: Herschell Gordon Lewis
Thirty-nine years after making his groundbreaking independent horror film Blood Feast, director Herschell Gordon Lewis returns with a sequel. This time around, Faud Ramses III (J.P.…
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The Gore Gore Girls: Special Edition (1972)
Cast: Frank Kress, Amy Farrell, Hedda Lubin …
Directed by: Herschell Gordon Lewis
Director Herschell Gordon Lewis, the godfather of gore films, delivers a memorable swan song with one of the first horror flicks to receive an X rating. A sadistic psychopath is knocking off…
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This Stuff'll Kill Ya / The Year of the Yahoo!: Double Feature (1971)
Cast: Jeffrey Allen, Ray Sager, Tim Holt …
Directed by: Herschell Gordon Lewis
More craziness from the Something Weird production team! This Stuff'll Kill Ya, the first of this double feature, tells the strange tale of a preacher who's using his church as a…
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The Wizard of Gore (1970)
Cast: Ray Sager, Judy Cler, Wayne Ratay …
Directed by: Herschell Gordon Lewis
In plain view of the audience, illusionist Montag the Magnificent (Ray Sager) eviscerates a cortege of female volunteers, who walk away unscathed from their gruesome demises as the awestruck…
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Alley Tramp / Over 18 ... and Ready (1969)
Cast: Margo Stevens, Steve White, Ann Heath …
Directed by: Herschell Gordon Lewis, Lloyd Allen
This pair of scintillating skin flicks from directors Herschell Gordon Lewis and Lloyd Allen celebrate naughty sex in all its glory. In Alley Tramp, a teenage girl walks in on her parents…
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She-Devils on Wheels (1968)
Directed by: Herschell Gordon Lewis
Cult filmmaker Herschell Gordon Lewis directed this classic biker babe-on-wheels story of the Man-Eaters, an all-female gang who spend their time terrorizing a local community, racing each…
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Just for the Hell of It / Blast-Off Girls (1968)
Cast: Rodney Bedell, Ray Sager, Nancy Lee Noble …
Directed by: Herschell Gordon Lewis
Teens run amok in this drive-in double bill from splatter master Herschell Gordon Lewis. In Just for the Hell of It, teenage gangs terrorize a town. When a good kid named Doug (Rodney Bedell)…
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Just for the Hell of It (1968)
Cast: Rodney Bedell, Ray Sager, Agi Gyenes …
Directed by: Herschell Gordon Lewis
Reformed thug Doug (Rodney Bedell) decides he's had it with the hoodlum antics of a gang of teen rebels -- including Mitzi, Denny, Lummox and crafty leader Dexter (Ray Sager) -- who keep…
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Something Weird: Special Edition (1967)
Cast: Lawrence Aberwood, William Brooker, Jeffrey Allen …
Directed by: Herschell Gordon Lewis
Cronin Mitchell (Tony McCabe) begins telling fortunes when he gains psychic abilities after being disfigured in an electrical accident. A witch agrees to restore his looks if he becomes her…
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The Gruesome Twosome (1967)
Cast: Elizabeth Davis, Gretchen Wells, Chris Martell …
Directed by: Herschell Gordon Lewis
The young ladies who come to stay at Mrs. Pringle's (Elizabeth Davis) boarding house have a habit of disappearing. The culprit: Mrs. Pringle's son (Rodney Bedell), who's…
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Taste of Blood (1967)
Cast: William Kerwin, Bill E. Rogers, Elizabeth Wilkinson …
Directed by: Herschell Gordon Lewis
American businessman John Stone (Bill Rogers) receives a mysterious package, addressed to the last descendent of the Alucard dynasty, that contains two bottles of ancient brandy. When Stone…
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Color Me Blood Red (1965)
Cast: Candi Conder, Don Joseph, Elyn Warner …
Directed by: Herschell Gordon Lewis
The final installment in cult director Herschell Gordon Lewis's "Blood" trilogy follows critically panned artist Adam Sorg (Don Joseph). When his girlfriend cuts her finger and drips…
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Monster-a-Go-Go! / Psyched by the 4-D Witch Double Feature (1965)
Cast: Margo, George Perry, June Travis …
Directed by: Herschell Gordon Lewis, Bill Rebane, Victor Luminera …
In "Monster-a-Go-Go," an astronaut is sent into space, but a ten-foot, crusty-faced creature returns in his stead. The creature stalks sunbathers, strangles scientists, and spews radiation.…
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Two Thousand Maniacs (1964)
Cast: Thomas Wood, Connie Mason, Jeffrey Allen …
Directed by: Herschell Gordon Lewis
A small Southern town celebrates the Civil War centennial by luring a handful of Northerners as "guests" for macabre events, including a man being pulled apart by four horses and a blond…
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Blood Feast (1963)
Cast: Thomas Wood, Connie Mason, Mal Arnold …
Directed by: Herschell Gordon Lewis
As Det. Pete Thornton (Thomas Wood) tracks a serial killer who's been mutilating young women to sacrifice to the Egyptian god Ishtar, he begins to wonder if the man (Mal Arnold)…
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The Defilers / Scum of the Earth! (1963)
Cast: Byron Mabe, Allison Louise Downe, Jerome Eden …
Directed by: Herschell Gordon Lewis, David F. Friedman, Lee Frost …
In The Defilers, a pair of sadistic thugs kidnap and brutalize attractive blond teenager Jane Collins (Mai Jansson). In Scum of the Earth, college-bound Kim Sherwood (Allison Louise Downe) is…