American Grindhouse (2011)

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Giving ‘Em What They Want Since the Dawn of Motion Pictures.

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.

• Released: 2011-02-04
• Genres: Documentary
• Runtime: 1h 22m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 67 votes

Directed by Elijah Drenner.

Top cast

• Robert Forster as Himself - Narrator
• Allison Anders as Herself
• John Landis as Himself
• Kim Morgan as Herself
• 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch American Grindhouse

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Pluto TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• United Kingdom: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube

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