Overview - Hollywood Rated 'R'

Date of release

Genres

  • Documentary
  • Horror
  • Science Fiction

Runtime: 90 minutes

Homepage: Hollywood Rated 'R'

Budget

Budget data not disclosed

Revenue

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Spoken Languages

  • English

Production companies

  • Name: Canal+

    Production country France

  • Name: Kalamazoo Films

    Production country

Overview

A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s beach movies, H.G. Lewis' gore-fests, William Castle's schlocky theatrical gimmicks, to 1970s blaxploitation, pre-"Deep Throat" sex tease films, Russ Meyer's bosom-heavy masterpieces, etc, etc. Over 25 interviews of the greatest purveyors of weird films of all kind from 1940 to 1975. Illustrated with dozens of films clips, trailers, extra footage, etc. This documentary as a shorter companion piece focusing on exploitation king David F. Friedman.

Cast

  • Name: John Landis

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 2.4298

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  • Name: David F. Friedman

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 0

  • Name: Russ Meyer

    Character: Self (archive footage)

    Popularity: 0.748

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  • Name: Charles Napier

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 1.7987

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  • Name: Edward D. Wood Jr.

    Character: Self (archive footage)

    Popularity: 0.6964

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  • Name: Johnny Legend

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 0

  • Name: Titus Moede

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 0

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  • Name: Harry H. Novak

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 0.387