Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
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Brought to life through archival material and the reflections of over 40 colleagues, friends and fans, BLOOD & FLESH is much more than the story of a moviemaking life most unusual. It beautifully captures the worlds of outsider filmmaker communities that existed in California in the ’70s, and the weird ways they intersected with Hollywood mainstream and union indies. On Adamson shoots, regular Orson Welles crew and cinematographers like Gary Graver, Vilmos Szigmond and Lazlo Kovaks worked alongside Bud Cardos — and at one point, Charles Manson! Director David Gregory (founder of Severin Films, director of LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY’S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU) spent years making this film, speaking to everyone down to the cops who investigated Adamson’s murder, vividly encapsulating both a bold life and tragic demise, with alien conspiracies, go-go dancers and Colonel Sanders coming in along the way. If you’ve got even a passing interest in cinema, you want to see this
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BLOOD & FLESH - The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
Type: Trailer • Published 2019-07-16
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- Director
- David Gregory
- Original Score
- Mark Raskin
- Original Title
- Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Production Studios
- Severin Films
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
David Gregory
Mark Raskin
Jim Kunz
Michael T. Capone, Mark Hartley
Nicole Mikuzis, David Gregory, Heather Buckley
Department Leadership Roster
David Gregory
Director
Nicole Mikuzis
Producer
Mark Raskin
Original Music Composer
David Gregory
Producer
Michael T. Capone
Editor
Heather Buckley
Producer
Jim Kunz
Director of Photography
Mark Hartley
Editor
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For the first time ever, experience the complete legacy of writer/producer/director Al Adamson, with 31 remastered films on 14 Blu-ray discs, plus the award-winning documentary BLOOD & FLESH: THE REEL LIFE & GHASTLY DEATH OF AL ADAMSON. This set is also filled with a huge collection of special features, including trailers, featurettes, commentaries, outtakes, and 126-page book! Exhaustively compiled for the first time ever, Adamson's oeuvre spans a wild beyond-belief world of bloody brains, vicious cowboys, naughty nurses, decrepit actors, sexy stewardesses, mad scientists, brutal bikers, Blaxploitation mayhem, kung fu killers and "scenes so SICK the Movies could never show them before!" The life and career of B-movie maverick Adamson - known for such low budget classics as SATAN'S SADISTS, DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN and THE NAUGHTY STEWARDESSES (as well as his own grisly 1995 murder) - reveals perhaps the most bizarre career in Hollywood history.
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What is Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson about?
Brought to life through archival material and the reflections of over 40 colleagues, friends and fans, BLOOD & FLESH is much more than the story of a moviemaking life most unusual. It beautifully captures the worlds of outsider filmmaker communities that existed in California in the ’70s, and the weird ways they intersected with Hollywood mainstream and union indies. On Adamson shoots, regular Orson Welles crew and cinematographers like Gary Graver, Vilmos Szigmond and Lazlo Kovaks worked alongside Bud Cardos — and at one point, Charles Manson! Director David Gregory (founder of Severin Films, director of LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY’S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU) spent years making this film, speaking to everyone down to the cops who investigated Adamson’s murder, vividly encapsulating both a bold life and tragic demise, with alien conspiracies, go-go dancers and Colonel Sanders coming in along the way. If you’ve got even a passing interest in cinema, you want to see this
Who directed Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson?
Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson was directed by David Gregory.
Who stars in Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson?
The principal cast of Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson includes Al Adamson, Fred Olen Ray, Marilyn Joi, Gary Kent, Robert Dix.
When was Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson released and how long is it?
Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson was released in 2019 with a total runtime of 1h 40m.
Who composed the musical score for Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson was composed by Mark Raskin.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson?
Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson holds official age classifications: CA: 14A.