Down and Dirty: Hollywood's Exploitation Filmmakers and Their Movies Teas, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Nude on the Moon are examined. Production techniques and innovations are also discussed.Exploitation filmmaking has seen it all.. Russ Meyer, John Wa
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| Title | : | Down and Dirty: Hollywood's Exploitation Filmmakers and Their Movies |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.65 (851 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0899508774 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
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Exploitation films--genre movies shot quickly and cheaply to make a fast buck--hold a special place in the affections of many film buffs. Information on the most notable (or notorious) exploitation practitioners is hard to come by, scattered in fanzines and small-press publications, so Quarles performs a service by providing a wealth of information on 14 of them. His subjects range from the well known (Russ Meyer, John Waters in his pre-Hollywood days) to the obscure (Ted V. Mikels and Larry Buchanan, directors of The Corpse Grinders and Mars Needs Women, respectively). Quarles apparently cobbled together his essays from various (undocumented) sources, he frequently comes off as too fannish, and there are some glaring omissions in the text (such as failing to cite year of release for many of the films discussed; indeed, a lack of filmographies is the volume's most serious flaw). However, he writes with verve and offers a spirited case for taking these f
Exploitation filmmaking has seen it all. Russ Meyer, John Waters, Andy Milligan, Doris Wishman, and many others are covered. "Classic" films such as The Immortal Mr. Teas, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Nude on the Moon are examined. Production techniques and innovations are also discussed.
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