Herschell Gordon Lewis, Godfather of Gore: The FilmsMcFarland, 17.9.2015 - 203 sivua Without a big budget, special effects team, or professional actors and crew members, Herschell Gordon Lewis created films that he himself admits were trash. Yet, while Gordon's softcore porn (The Adventures of Lucky Pierre) and heavy-duty gore (The Gruesome Twosome) were never blockbuster films, they were popular drive-in fare in the sixties and seventies. They have had a strong influence over more recent productions, and they have created for Lewis his own special niche in the world of exploitation and horror film. The history of Lewis the man and the filmmaker is a surprising one. Behind titles like Blood Feast and The Gore-Gore Girls is a warm and friendly gentleman whose road to his own brand of film glory was paved with disappointments, surprising successes, and lots and lots of fake blood. His career is examined in detail, with personal anecdotes and insights into making really gross movies on really small budgets. A filmography is included, and photographs, many of them rare, complement the text. |
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Preface | 5 |
1 A Scar Is Born | 7 |
2 Sexploitation Aint No Dirty Word | 11 |
3 Primed for Profit | 15 |
4 Lucky Strikes | 21 |
5 Sin n Skin | 27 |
11 100 Percent Weird | 104 |
12 Whatever Flips Your Wig | 109 |
13 SexORama | 116 |
14 Gouts of Blood | 121 |
15 Hellraiser | 132 |
16 California Cowpoke | 141 |
17 Here Comes Mr Wizard | 144 |
18 What a Bunch of Yahoos | 157 |
6 A Slip of the Tongue | 38 |
7 How Did It Play in Peoria? | 60 |
8 A Little Southern Hospitality Never Hurt Anyone Much | 66 |
9 Canvassing for Corpuscles | 83 |
10 Moonshine Monsters | 97 |
19 Gore Smorgasbord | 160 |
20 Life After Gore | 172 |
Filmography | 183 |
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