They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
MovieTitle | They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé |
User score | 6.4 |
Release date | Apr 19, 2016 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Daniel Griffith |
Production country | United States of America |
Run time | 123 min. |
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!