Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous audience participation gimmicks.
Directed by Jeffrey Schwarz
movie business
promotion
filmmaking
film director
movie producer
horror
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Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
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Cast
Forrest J. Ackerman
Self
John Badham
Self
Diane Baker
Self
John Waters
Self
Stuart Gordon
Self
William Castle
Self (archive)
Budd Boetticher
Self
Joe Dante
Self
Roger Corman
Self
Anne Helm
Self
John Landis
Self
Marcel Marceau
Self
Crew
Jeffrey Schwarz
Director
Jeffrey Schwarz
Editor
Jeffrey Schwarz
Producer
Amanda Carroll
Makeup Artist
Popular Reviews
3 reviews
Admiral Sandler
7.7★ · 07/24/24
Clearly people aren’t going to the theater anymore because skeletons aren’t jumping out at them from the screen
Clearly people aren’t going to the theater anymore because skeletons aren’t jumping out at them from the screen
Maranda
7.0★ · 03/02/24
Lovely look at William Castle’s legacy!
Lovely look at William Castle’s legacy!
Rob
8.0★ · 09/03/21
I want a William Castle Biopic which isn’t just just filled with various gimmicks! Three alternate endings? A William dummy flying over the audiences heads? Anything
I want a William Castle Biopic which isn’t just just filled with various gimmicks! Three alternate endings? A William dummy flying over the audiences heads? Anything
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