They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé

They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé

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

April 19, 2016123 min6.3EN
Documentary

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!

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Cast

William Grefé
William GreféHimself
Steve Alaimo
Steve AlaimoHimself
John Davis Chandler
John Davis ChandlerHimself
Gary Crutcher
Gary CrutcherHimself
Frank Henenlotter
Frank HenenlotterHimself
David F. Friedman
David F. FriedmanHimself
William Shatner
William ShatnerHimself (voice only)
Melanie Grefé
Melanie GreféHerself
Doris Bernhardt
Doris BernhardtHerself
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Herschell Gordon LewisHimself