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Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)

He was just another movie director...until he found himself a gimmick.

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 22M

Director : Jeffrey Schwarz

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.

Actors

Forrest J. Ackerman
Forrest J. Ackerman
Self
John Badham
John Badham
Self
Diane Baker
Diane Baker
Self
Sidney D. Balkin
Sidney D. Balkin
Self
Steve Bickel
Steve Bickel
Self
John Waters
John Waters
Self
Stuart Gordon
Stuart Gordon
Self
William Castle
William Castle
Self
Terry Castle
Terry Castle
Self
Budd Boetticher
Budd Boetticher
Self
Joe Dante
Joe Dante
Self
Roger Corman
Roger Corman
Self
Anne Helm
Anne Helm
Self
John Landis
John Landis
Self
Marcel Marceau
Marcel Marceau
Self
Fred Olen Ray
Fred Olen Ray
Self
Donald F. Glut
Donald F. Glut
Self
Bob Burns
Bob Burns
Self
Leonard Maltin
Leonard Maltin
Self
Jeannot Szwarc
Jeannot Szwarc
Self
Jacqueline Scott
Jacqueline Scott
Self
Michael Schlesinger
Michael Schlesinger
Self

Crews

Jeffrey Schwarz
Jeffrey Schwarz
Director
Jeffrey Schwarz
Jeffrey Schwarz
Editor
Jeffrey Schwarz
Jeffrey Schwarz
Producer
Philip Harrison
Philip Harrison
Editor
Jack Mulligan
Jack Mulligan
Associate Producer
Taryn Teigue
Taryn Teigue
Associate Producer
Amanda Carroll
Amanda Carroll
Makeup Artist

Posters and backgrounds

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