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

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If there were rules to making a movie, one indie director would break them all!

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!

Cast & Crew

Director
Daniel Griffith
  • Profile picture of William Grefé
    Himself William Grefé
  • Profile picture of John Davis Chandler
    Himself John Davis Chandler
  • Profile picture of Frank Henenlotter
    Himself Frank Henenlotter
  • Profile picture of William Shatner
    Himself (voice only) William Shatner
  • Profile picture of Herschell Gordon Lewis
    Himself Herschell Gordon Lewis
  • Profile picture of Fred Olen Ray
    Himself Fred Olen Ray
  • Profile picture of Chris Robinson
    Himself Chris Robinson

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