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Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
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Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

2010
Directed byFrank Henenlotter
1h 46m

Take an outrageous ride through this wild world of exploitation films with this thoroughly entertaining documentary, HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS – THE GODFATHER OF GORE! Featuring cult director John Waters, Drive-In Movie Critic Joe Bob Briggs, Herschell Gordon Lewis himself and a “cast of thousands,” you’ll witness the innocent bare-naked era of Nudie-Cuties before Lewis schocked the world with “Blood Feast,” the first ever gore film!

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Ray Sager
Frank Henenlotter
Bunny YeagerSelf
Jerome Eden
Mal Arnold
David F. FriedmanHimself
John BloomJoe Bob Briggs
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DocumentaryHorror
STATUSReleased
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5.9

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