American Grindhouse

February. 04,2011 NR

Rating：

7.1

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Movie Business Exploitation Grindhouse

Trailer Synopsis Cast

This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment.

Robert Forster as Himself - Narrator

Allison Anders as Herself

John Landis as Himself

Fred Olen Ray as Himself

Joe Dante as Himself

Herschell Gordon Lewis as Himself

William Lustig as Himself

Lewis Teague as Himself

David Hess as Himself

Bob Minor as Himself

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