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Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

Plot: In 2009, Sean Baker sat down with the Godfather of Gore himself, Herschell Gordon Lewis, to discuss his legendary career as an exploitation pioneer and creator of the splatter movie. In 2019, the footage formed the basis for this documentary produced by the Criterion Channel
Release Date: Sunday, October 27 2019
5 years ago
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Portrait of Herschell Gordon LewisHerschell Gordon LewisHerschell Gordon Lewis would have been no older than 87 in Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
Birthday: Sat, Jun 15 1929 –
Mon, Sep 26 2016
Portrait of Sean BakerSean BakerSean Baker was 48 in Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
Birthday: Fri, Feb 26 1971

Crew

Portrait of Sean BakerSean BakerSean Baker was 48 in Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore as 'Camera Operator, Sound, Producer, Director'
Birthday: Fri, Feb 26 1971
Portrait of Angie BucknellAngie BucknellAngie Bucknell was >> in Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore as 'Production Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Alex CocoAlex CocoAlex Coco was >> in Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore as 'Producer, Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Darren DeanDarren DeanDarren Dean was >> in Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Fumiko TakagiFumiko TakagiFumiko Takagi was >> in Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jonathan TurellJonathan TurellJonathan Turell was >> in Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Peter BeckerPeter BeckerPeter Becker was >> in Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kim HendricksonKim HendricksonKim Hendrickson was >> in Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore as 'Supervising Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Clyde FolleyClyde FolleyClyde Folley was >> in Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore as 'Online Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Andrew AlvarezAndrew AlvarezAndrew Alvarez was >> in Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore as 'Post Production Coordinator'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Brett SharlowBrett SharlowBrett Sharlow was >> in Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore as 'Production Manager'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Christopher AyoubChristopher AyoubChristopher Ayoub was >> in Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore as 'Sound Mixer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Giles SherwoodGiles SherwoodGiles Sherwood was >> in Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore as 'Post Production Supervisor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday