William Grefe
Nacimiento : 1930-05-17, Miami, Florida, USA
Historia
William Grefé (born 1930) is an American writer and director of films, best known for his work in the exploitation field. For most of his career, he has worked in Florida. He also worked for several years with Ivan Tors.
In 2009 a documentary was released about his work called From the Swamp: The Films of William Grefe. In 2020 a four-disc Blu-ray collection He Came from the Swamp: The William Grefé Collection will be released by Arrow Video.
Self
A making of documentary on the cult classic STANLEY.
Self
Explore the independent horror film scene that Florida has been vigorously pumping out since the invention of film.
Jam-packed with Interviews, exploitation, never-before-seen footage and cinema madness. Watch and learn about films new and old in this exclusive documentary made for cult horror fans.
Jay Katz & Miss Death have been the king and queen of Sydneys underground cinema scene for over 30 years. This 2 hour compilation highlights their final quest to survive the 2020 pandemic by producing original content from The Mu Meson Archives
Al
A decades old murder comes to light as an unknowing author uncovers a dark mystery while on a retreat. Haunted by a victim's ghost, she now must find the killers identity through her dreams before the killer finds her first.
Writer
William Grefe's return to films deals with thumbs, texting and thumbs.
Director
William Grefe's return to films deals with thumbs, texting and thumbs.
Dad
The quest for God's bong.
Himself
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!
Himself
Feature-length documentary about the early history of American International Pictures.
Director
Sisters are kidnapped at gunpoint, tortured and interrogated. What happens next will make you think twice about your own daily decisions.
Uncle Bill
A group of bikini-clad co-eds spend Columbus Day Weekend in the Florida Everglades
Himself
Two filmmakers, Steven Brack and William Grefé, have a disagreement over what constitutes a good horror film, leading one of them to take an extreme solution to their debate that is "Poe"-etic.
Cinematography
A priest sheds his habit, tunes in, turns on and drops out for a road trip that will change his life and bring him sorrow. Filmed in 1971 but not released until 2001.
Director
A priest sheds his habit, tunes in, turns on and drops out for a road trip that will change his life and bring him sorrow. Filmed in 1971 but not released until 2001.
Old Tom Hanning
En su camino de regreso a la Tierra, el transbordador espacial Nautilus atraviesa una nube de esporas alienígenas que causan a su único ocupante, el astronauta Steve Thomas transformarse en un monstruo sediento de sangre.
Executive Producer
Un torneo de paintball en un fin de semana divertido y emocionante se transforma en un ejercicio de supervivencia cuando alguien comienza a matar a los competidores.
Producer
Tim Murphy is a Vietnam Vet. When he loses his job he starts to relive all the pain and horror of his time in Vietnam. The stresses and strains nearly destroy his marriage and his family. Only after joining a veterans' therapy group does Tim find relief from his nightmares. With the support of his fellow vets and the love of his wife, Tim recovers. Written by Pfyre Caidmon
Director
A seven-minute look at what does on at the Davie Rodeo Arena.
Story
A group of motorcyclists on a "treasure hunt" are terrorized by a gang of murderous psychopaths.
Producer
A group of motorcyclists on a "treasure hunt" are terrorized by a gang of murderous psychopaths.
Director
A group of motorcyclists on a "treasure hunt" are terrorized by a gang of murderous psychopaths.
Producer
Un estudioso de los escualos logra aprender a comunicarse con ellos. Cuando unos científicos toman a los tiburones como sujetos de experimentos, ellos toman venganza.
Story
Un estudioso de los escualos logra aprender a comunicarse con ellos. Cuando unos científicos toman a los tiburones como sujetos de experimentos, ellos toman venganza.
Director
Un estudioso de los escualos logra aprender a comunicarse con ellos. Cuando unos científicos toman a los tiburones como sujetos de experimentos, ellos toman venganza.
Director
Un estafador / gigoló paranoico, que viste traje de ocio y se llama Matt Stone, seduce a las mujeres solitarias, las engaña de sus ahorros a través de una estafa de inversión y luego las mata. Cuando comienza a ver a una atractiva viuda, su hija Tina sospecha de sus motivos.
Director
Don Palermo, el jefe de la mafia americana, ha decidido casar a su descomunal hija Rosa con uno de sus hombres. Tal honor recae en Rocky
Writer
Tim Ochopee, a shell-shocked Seminole Indian has just returned from a tour of Vietnam. He lives a peaceful life deep in the Everglades with his pet snake Stanley. Upon his return, he finds out his father has passed away. When he learns how he was killed, Tim lets Stanley and his brood loose on the people who've done him wrong, leading to a thrilling climax.
Producer
Tim Ochopee, a shell-shocked Seminole Indian has just returned from a tour of Vietnam. He lives a peaceful life deep in the Everglades with his pet snake Stanley. Upon his return, he finds out his father has passed away. When he learns how he was killed, Tim lets Stanley and his brood loose on the people who've done him wrong, leading to a thrilling climax.
Director
Tim Ochopee, a shell-shocked Seminole Indian has just returned from a tour of Vietnam. He lives a peaceful life deep in the Everglades with his pet snake Stanley. Upon his return, he finds out his father has passed away. When he learns how he was killed, Tim lets Stanley and his brood loose on the people who've done him wrong, leading to a thrilling climax.
Second Unit Director
Unos zombies creados por un científico amenazan a nuestro héroe, atrapado en una isla caribeña.
Producer
Una seductora mujer madura vive en su mansión de Miami con su marido, paralítico. Aburrida, mantiene relaciones con un joven escritor y acude a sus fiestas, donde las drogas corren libremente. Cuando el marido se entera, se desencadenará la tragedia.
Screenplay
Una seductora mujer madura vive en su mansión de Miami con su marido, paralítico. Aburrida, mantiene relaciones con un joven escritor y acude a sus fiestas, donde las drogas corren libremente. Cuando el marido se entera, se desencadenará la tragedia.
Director
Una seductora mujer madura vive en su mansión de Miami con su marido, paralítico. Aburrida, mantiene relaciones con un joven escritor y acude a sus fiestas, donde las drogas corren libremente. Cuando el marido se entera, se desencadenará la tragedia.
Producer
"What are you going to do now, loser?" With these words, the heroic cop confronts the villainous Daisy, a drug- runner who has killed Cubans, Coast Guards and police officers in his efforts to transport "grass and junk" into Florida. Daisy works with Acid, a useless junkie that kills and rapes an Indian woman, accidentally brings the police down on the group multiple times and spends half the movie shooting up, and Dum Dum, a violent pot-smoking Hispanic whose name derives from the bullets in his gun.
Writer
"What are you going to do now, loser?" With these words, the heroic cop confronts the villainous Daisy, a drug- runner who has killed Cubans, Coast Guards and police officers in his efforts to transport "grass and junk" into Florida. Daisy works with Acid, a useless junkie that kills and rapes an Indian woman, accidentally brings the police down on the group multiple times and spends half the movie shooting up, and Dum Dum, a violent pot-smoking Hispanic whose name derives from the bullets in his gun.
Director
"What are you going to do now, loser?" With these words, the heroic cop confronts the villainous Daisy, a drug- runner who has killed Cubans, Coast Guards and police officers in his efforts to transport "grass and junk" into Florida. Daisy works with Acid, a useless junkie that kills and rapes an Indian woman, accidentally brings the police down on the group multiple times and spends half the movie shooting up, and Dum Dum, a violent pot-smoking Hispanic whose name derives from the bullets in his gun.
Writer
Un conductor de stock cars se infiltra como el hombre de la rueda de una pandilla de motociclistas.
Director
Un conductor de stock cars se infiltra como el hombre de la rueda de una pandilla de motociclistas.
Director
A group of biology students head to the Florida Everglades for a holiday, but instead of fun in the sun, they run into trouble with a mutated, bloodthirsty, and quite deadly jellyfish-man-monster.
Writer
Un grupo de estudiantes viaja con el profesor de arqueología a los Everglades de la Florida, donde descubren un antiguo cementerio indio. Esta intromisión activa la Maldición de Tartu, con devastadoras consecuencias.
Director
Un grupo de estudiantes viaja con el profesor de arqueología a los Everglades de la Florida, donde descubren un antiguo cementerio indio. Esta intromisión activa la Maldición de Tartu, con devastadoras consecuencias.
Screenplay
This film is based on the Las Poquianchis case in Mexico where Delfina and María de Jesús González lured in young women with false help wanted ads. They would get the women addicted to drugs and put them to work as prostitutes. Once they became too ill, used up or stubborn, they would be killed. Customers may also be killed if it appeared to be profitable enough. When police officers searched the sisters' property they found 91 bodies.
Director
This film is based on the Las Poquianchis case in Mexico where Delfina and María de Jesús González lured in young women with false help wanted ads. They would get the women addicted to drugs and put them to work as prostitutes. Once they became too ill, used up or stubborn, they would be killed. Customers may also be killed if it appeared to be profitable enough. When police officers searched the sisters' property they found 91 bodies.
Producer
Shot on location in Miami, Racing Fever is concerned with a professional hydroplane racer named Pop Gunner, who's getting ready for one last race before passing his crown on to his son Lee. Pop's main competition is the wealthy, but oily, Gregg Stevenson, who also happens to be having an affair with Pop's daughter Linda.
Director
Shot on location in Miami, Racing Fever is concerned with a professional hydroplane racer named Pop Gunner, who's getting ready for one last race before passing his crown on to his son Lee. Pop's main competition is the wealthy, but oily, Gregg Stevenson, who also happens to be having an affair with Pop's daughter Linda.
Writer
Shot on location in Miami, Racing Fever is concerned with a professional hydroplane racer named Pop Gunner, who's getting ready for one last race before passing his crown on to his son Lee. Pop's main competition is the wealthy, but oily, Gregg Stevenson, who also happens to be having an affair with Pop's daughter Linda.
Director
The alcoholic wife of a rich car racing champion persuades a young driver to kill her husband.
Writer
The alcoholic wife of a rich car racing champion persuades a young driver to kill her husband.
