Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

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2010
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1h 46m

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Gory, Gory, Hallelujah! Take an outrageous ride through the wild world of exploitation films with this often-hilarious documentary, HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS, THE GODFATHER OF GORE!Gory, Gory, Hallelujah! Take an outrageous ride through the wild world of exploitation films with this often-hilarious documentary, HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS, THE GODFATHER OF GORE!Gory, Gory, Hallelujah! Take an outrageous ride through the wild world of exploitation films with this often-hilarious documentary, HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS, THE GODFATHER OF GORE!

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- Frank Henenlotter
- Jimmy Maslon
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Directors
- Frank Henenlotter
- Jimmy Maslon
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Awards
- 1 win total

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Mal Arnold

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John Bloom

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Duane Carney

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Roger Christensen

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James A. Dennett

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(as Jim Dennett)

Jerome Eden

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David F. Friedman

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Frank Henenlotter

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William R. Johnson

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(as Bill Johnson)

Daniel Krogh

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Herschell Gordon Lewis

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Robert Lewis

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Connie Mason

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(archive footage)

Steven Poster

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Andy Romanoff

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Ray Sager

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Vincent Santo

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Kevin Thomas

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Alternate versions
The original version had 64 minutes of footage deleted which include more interviews and showcases more archive footage of more Lewis movies which include Living Venus, Scum of the Earth, Suburban Roullette, Miss Nynphet's Zap-In, Linda and Abernine, and Year of the Yahoo!

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Features The Wages of Sin (1938)

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Themes from the Films of Herschell Gordon Lewis
Written by Herschell Gordon Lewis
Performed by Herschell Gordon Lewis
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9/10

A MUST for anyone interested in the evolution of the horror genre

Packed with more gore and nudity than any documentary I can think of, THE GODFATHER OF GORE is almost like watching a "Greatest Hits" list of Lewis' films, so I'm hoping new comers will be enticed to go back and check out these precursors to Friday THE 13th and HALLOWEEN, and the haters may see what a great guy (if not the greatest director) Herschell Gordon Lewis was (and still is).

Even though I've been a fan of Lewis since reading about him in the 4th issue of FANGORIA way back when, have read 3 books about him, and have met and spoke with him and David Friedman, I still learned some things about him in this wonderfully entertaining and educational tribute that any horror fan interested in the roots of modern horror cinema would be crazy to miss.