David F. Friedman

They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé

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!

That's Sexploitation!

Before the advent of modern-day pornography, a vast and rapidly-paced world of smut peddling was the norm, complete with its own secret history. This documentary reveals the untold story of American cinema's gloriously sordid cinematic past. Starting in the 1920s, expert exploiteer David F. Friedman and Henenlotter navigate us through more than five salacious decades of skin flicks. It's the true story of dirty movies, traced in elegant detail from the bizarre locations where these nudie shorts were screened to the ongoing legal battles fought by their promoters. And of course there are the stories of the innovators themselves, people who often risked their own security and livelihood to make these films, believing in some way that what they were doing wasn't a 'bad' thing - and that it could rake in some dough.

Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

Take an outrageous ride through this wild world of exploitation films with this thoroughly entertaining documentary, HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS – THE GODFATHER OF GORE! Featuring cult director John Waters, Drive-In Movie Critic Joe Bob Briggs, Herschell Gordon Lewis himself and a “cast of thousands,” you’ll witness the innocent bare-naked era of Nudie-Cuties before Lewis schocked the world with “Blood Feast,” the first ever gore film!

Miss Maniac

The son of Charles Manson attempts to have his father released from prison by recreating the Manson murders with a girl he meets who is obsessed with the original Manson murders. This film was in production for over 2 years due to various conflicts and, though filming wrapped in 2003, it has yet to get a legitimate home video release.

Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat

Fuad Ramses III (J.P. Delahoussaye) returns to Miami to reopen his grandfather's defunct catering company. This arouses the interest of the local sheriff (Mark McLachlan), who holds Fuad's family reputation in ill favor. Fuad is soon, however, asked to cater the sheriff's wedding by his mother-in-law, Mrs. Lamply (Melissa Morgan), and fiancee, Tiffani (Toni Winne). After finding his grandfather's statue of Ishtar, an Egyptian goddess, in a utility closet, he becomes possessed by her evil spirit. He then goes on to create the 'blood feast' his grandfather failed to do, by killing young women in the area and making them into party food for the wedding.

Mau Mau Sex Sex

A documentary about the history of exploitation films that focuses on the careers of legendary producers David F. Friedman and Dan Sonney.

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

Hollywood is a town of tinsel and glamour; but there is another Hollywood, a place where maverick independent exploitation filmmakers went toe to toe with the big guys and came out on top.

Hollywood Rated 'R'

A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s beach movies, H.G. Lewis' gore-fests, William Castle's schlocky theatrical gimmicks, to 1970s blaxploitation, pre-"Deep Throat" sex tease films, Russ Meyer's bosom-heavy masterpieces, etc, etc. Over 25 interviews of the greatest purveyors of weird films of all kind from 1940 to 1975. Illustrated with dozens of films clips, trailers, extra footage, etc. This documentary as a shorter companion piece focusing on exploitation king David F. Friedman.

An American Werewolf in Paris

An American man unwittingly gets involved with werewolves who have developed a serum allowing them to transform at will.

Search for the Beast

Dr. David Stone is a scientist with a special interest in legends about the Okaloosa wilderness, where a violent, man-like beast is said to dwell, and where many campers have disappeared over the years. When local moneyman Milton St. John offers to fund an expedition to look for the monster, Stone readily accepts, not realizing that St. John's son was one of those missing campers, and that his financier is not interested in science, but in getting revenge on the beast!

Redneck Revenge

Some rednecks get revenge for something. I assume.

Bikini Drive-In

Kim Taylor inherits her grandfather's drive-in theatre. She must raise $25,000 over one weekend or the bank will take the property from her. She also has to deal with pesky capitalist J.B. Winston.

Bucky's '70s Triple XXX Movie House Trailers Volume 1

Compilation of 70's porn trailers. Pornography: Copenhagen 1970 (1970), Booby Trap (1970), Red, White and Blue (1971), Room 11 (1971), The Altar of Lust (1971) Hard at It (1971) The Erotic Director (1971) Porno Mondo: An In Depth Study of Porno Films (1971) Belinda (1972) Lecher (1973) Demon's Brew (1973) The Love Witch (1973) Swinging High (1973) Tower of Love (1974) The Pleasure Masters: Kikko & Lil (1974) Perverted Passion (1974) Teenage Coeds (1975) The Journey of O (1976) Cry for Cindy (1976) Love Slaves (1976) Shocking! (1976) Échanges de partenaires (1976) The Nibblers (1976) Délires porno (1977) Young, Hot 'n Nasty Teenage Cruisers (1977) Suprêmes jouissances (1977), The Liberation of Honeydoll Jones (1977) 7 Into Snowy (1978), Chorus Call (1978), Frat House (1979), Sissy's Hot Summer (1979), Blue Ecstasy in New York (1980), One Way at a Time (1981), Skintight (1981), Inspirations (1982), That's My Daughter (1982) Moments of Love (1983), Thoroughly Amorous Amy (1984)

Sex and Buttered Popcorn

Actor Ned Beatty hosts a look at the genre known as "exploitation" films. Interviews with some of the producers and directors of these films are shown, along with scenes from and trailers for some of these films.

Student Affairs

The story of a group of people who are making a film about life in high school in the 1950's.

A Night For Legends

Putting together an awards show is a monumental task. Oscar, Emmy, Tony, Grammy, they've all had a lot of practice, and the result is a smooth-run, professional-looking program. But, the first show for each was probably a bit chaotic. This is the X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO)'s first attempt at an awards show for the adult film industry. Chaos doesn't begin to describe it. Held in a showbar in West Hollywood on Valentine's Day, 1985, XRCO awarded fifteen "Heart-Ons" to actors, actresses, screenwriters, directors, theatrical films and direct-to-videos, and another three in an all-male category. An additional five Heart-Ons, with categories like "Lascivious Lesbian" and "Orgasmic Oral" went to participants in specific scenes.

Blonde Heat (The Case of the Maltese Dildo)

Mark Lowe, Private Investigator, is approached by a woman to help her find The Maltese Dildo. Mere description of the dildo drives women mad with desire. Mark must, therefore, interview many women regarding this strange object. Will he find it? Who cares!

Matinee Idol

Egos and screen tests are all around when it is time to film an adult film called Matinee Idol. The lead star also has a private go with the casting directors’ buxom secretary right on the casting directors’ table.

The Erotic Adventures of Zorro

A local village is being extorted by the evil Luis Bonsario assisted by the short, rotund Sgt. Felipo Latio who takes advantage of young girls while making wisecracks into the camera. Meanwhile, brave swordsman Don Diego is employed by his father to set things straight. By day he poses as a homosexual, donned in pink attire, while at night he assumes his true identity as the masked Zorro, romancing all the pretty ladies and delivering justice.

Red, White and Blue

A documentary about the hearings of President Nixon's Commission on Obscenity, featuring adult-film producer David F. Friedman (one of the producers of this film) testifying before Congress, and involved in the production of one of his films, "Trader Hornee."

Trader Hornee

A private detective journeys to Africa to find a legenday white gorilla. The gorilla turns out to be an escaped Nazi war criminal.

Love Camp 7

Two female Army agents go undercover at a Nazi prison camp to get information from a scientist being held there.

Starlet!

Two seedy producers work to make a star out of a former stag-film actress while an aging rival conspires to ruin her.

The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago

During Prohibition, two gangsters go to war with each other. (Plus, sex!)

Sensation Generation

Erotic movie

Thar She Blows!

A crazed sea captain goes on a bloody rampage after his vessel is commissioned by a sleazy film producer and a trio of vixens.

The Pick-Up

Two mob money couriers, Frankie and Tony, have their latest package of $1 million stolen by two con women, Dana and Marcia, in which the men must find the women to recover the money before they become marked men.

She Freak

Jade is a waitress who leaves the greasy-diner business for the excitement of the carnival. She quickly discovers that she despises freaks and human oddities.

Bell, Bare and Beautiful

A young millionaire is obsessed by a woman he keeps dreaming about but doesn't know. After an investigation, he discovers that she is a large-breasted stripper who spends a lot of time in a nudist camp. He decides to follow her there.

Blood Feast

In the sleepy suburbs of Miami, seemingly normal Egyptian immigrant Fuad Ramses runs a successful catering business. He also murders young women and plans to use their body parts to revive the goddess Ishtar. The insane Ramses hypnotizes a socialite in order to land a job catering a party for her debutante daughter, Suzette Fremont, and turns the event into an evening of gruesome deaths, bloody dismemberment and ritual sacrifice.