The read
Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 90% of the 490 2000s documentary movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do.
17 audience votes
Key crew
- Jeffrey SchwarzDirector
Cast
- Forrest J. AckermanSelf
- John BadhamSelf
- Diane BakerSelf
- Sidney D. BalkinSelf
- Steve BickelSelf
- John WatersSelf
- Stuart GordonSelf
- William CastleSelf (archive)
- Terry CastleSelf
- Budd BoetticherSelf
- Joe DanteSelf
- Roger CormanSelf
Stills
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Themes
movie businesspromotionfilmmakingfilm directormovie producerhorror