They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé (2016)

April. 19,2016

7.3

| Documentary

Savage! Sadistic! Thrill hungry! When it came to independent filmmaking in the sunshine state, William Grefé was the wildest of the wild! During the 1960s and '70s, the Miami-based producer/director transformed the darkest corners of the Florida swamps into his own personal backlot. From rampaging crocodiles possessed by an ancient Seminole witch doctor (DEATH CURSE OF TARTU) to a slithering serpent named STANLEY, William Grefé would grind out low-budget exploitation films for drive-ins and hardtops around the world. Now, without the benefit of cages or other protective devices, the untold story of Florida's most daring moviemaker comes to the screen...IN PSYCHEDELIC COLOR!

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Cast

William Grefe as Himself

[2020] Naked World [2016] They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé [2015] It Was a Colossal Teenage Movie Machine: The AIP Story [2014] Bikini Swamp Girl Massacre

John Davis Chandler as Himself

[2016] They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé [1994] Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead [1990] Crash and Burn [1988] Double Revenge [1977] The Shadow of Chikara [1977] Whiskey Mountain

Frank Henenlotter as Himself

[2016] They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé [2015] 42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street [2013] Rewind This! [2013] That's Sexploitation! [2011] Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore [2011] What's in the Basket?

Reviews

Karry

2016/04/19

Best movie of this year hands down!

Matialth

2016/04/20

Good concept, poorly executed.

Acensbart

2016/04/21

Excellent but underrated film

Sexyloutak

2016/04/22

Absolutely the worst movie.