Herschell Gordon Lewis
Herschell Gordon Lewis (June 15, 1926 – September 26, 2016) was an American filmmaker, best known for creating the 'splatter' subgenre of horror films. He is often called the 'Godfather of Gore' (a title also given to Lucio Fulci), though his film career included works in a range of exploitation film genres including juvenile delinquent films, nudie-cuties, two children's films, and at least one rural comedy.
| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.7066 |
| Birthday | 1926-06-15 |
| Place of Birth | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Also Known As | Lewis H. Gordon, Mark Hansen, Marvin Lester, H.G. Lewis, Herschell G. Lewis, Georges Parades, George Parades, Armand Parys, Armand Pays, Francis X. Ploitation, Marvin Lester Schmidt, Sheldon S. Seymour, Sheldon Seymour, Seymour Sheldon, R.L. Smith, |
2004
Chainsaw Sally
4/12
Sally is a young woman living two lives: a calmly librarian by day, and a brutal serial killer by night where she randomly targets any man or woman wh...
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2021
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
7/1
Explore the independent horror film scene that Florida has been vigorously pumping out since the invention of film. Jam-packed with Interviews, explo...
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Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
2005
Horror Business
7/3
The movie covers the careers of five up-and-coming horror-movie loving directors – Mark Borchardt ('Coven'), Ron Atkins ('Necromaniac'), Dave Stagnari...
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Horror Business
1963
Blood Feast
4.8/197
In the sleepy suburbs of Miami, seemingly normal Egyptian immigrant Fuad Ramses runs a successful catering business. He also murders young women and p...
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Blood Feast
1963
Scum of the Earth
5.326/23
An innocent teenager is blackmailed into nude modeling for a photographer in league with a gang boss who sells illicit photos of terrorized young wome...
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Scum of the Earth
2011
American Grindhouse
6.762/65
This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema...
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American Grindhouse
2000
Divine Trash
7.243/37
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2016
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
6.143/7
Savage! Sadistic! Thrill hungry! When it came to independent filmmaking in the sunshine state, William Grefé was the wildest of the wild! During the 1...
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2016
How Herschell Found His Niche
0/0
Lewis discusses his early work in nudie cuties and the making of The Adventures of Lucky Pierre.
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How Herschell Found His Niche
2009
Psycho Holocaust
2.7/3
On a scorching summer day 6 friends venture into the mountains for one more vacation before their lives change forever. Unbeknownst to them, their liv...
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2019
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
1/1
In 2009, Sean Baker sat down with the Godfather of Gore himself, Herschell Gordon Lewis, to discuss his legendary career as an exploitation pioneer an...
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2011
Tonight You Die
0/0
The sun rose on the campsite, shedding light on the hellish carnage. A young woman's lifeless body was slumped against a tree, slashed open. Her husba...
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2009
Smash Cut
3.8/46
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1961
Living Venus
4/3
Jack and his photographer partner start up a men's magazine called 'Pagan'. The magazine becomes a success, he leaves his fiancée, marries his star mo...
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2010
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
5.9/23
Take an outrageous ride through this wild world of exploitation films with this thoroughly entertaining documentary, HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS – THE GODF...
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2003
Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life
7.667/3
Starting off as a brief history of horror and slasher films, various people take about Hammer films, Herschell Gordon Lewis, and various other notable...
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1963
Goldilocks and the Three Bares
4.059/17
Nightclub singer Eddie and comedian Tommy, working in a roaring twenties style club, meet and being dating publicist Allison and photographer Cynthia,...
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2016
Blood Feast
3.9/35
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1968
The Alley Tramp
4.364/11
A teenager sets out on a sexual odyssey of having affairs with various men, including her mother's secret boyfriend.
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2015
Terror Toons 3
5.1/7
Picking up exactly where the original left off. This 3rd installment tells the tale of Cindy and her little sister Candy fighting the good fight with...
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2010
Under the Scares
0/0
Cheap scares. Extreme Gore. Loads of nudity. These have been the three staples of low budget independent horror films since the 60's. But what's a fil...
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1987
Crystalstone
6.667/3
Deserted by their father and with their mother dead, nine-year-old Pablo and his little sister Maria refuse to be separated from each other by their c...
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1967
Something Weird
4.154/26
An accident victim makes a deal with a witch, in which he receives extraordinary ESP powers; he uses these powers to assist the police in solve crimes...
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Something Weird
1967
A Taste of Blood
4.933/14
A businessman becomes a vampire after drinking brandy laced with vampire blood and sets out on an odyssey of killing Dracula's executioners' descendan...
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1967
The Gruesome Twosome
4.933/30
A demented elderly woman has her mentally incompetent son kill and scalp various young women to use their hair for her wig shop while a persistent co-...
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The Gruesome Twosome
1968
How to Make a Doll
2.6/10
A nerdy, unlucky professor builds beautiful female robots to satisfy his sexual desires.
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How to Make a Doll
2015
B-Documentary
4/1
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2017
Killer Campout
3.8/9
Two youth counselors bring a group of emotionally troubled teens deep into the woods for a weekend of solitude and confrontational therapy. The trip t...
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2009
7 Deadly Sins: Inside The Ecomm Cult
1/2
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2007
Book of Lore
0/0
When Rick's girlfriend is found brutally murdered, he and his friends must band together to solve the mystery. Strange circumstances lead them to a bi...
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2011
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
0/0
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1966
Jimmy, the Boy Wonder
3/4
A spoiled boy makes a reckless wish, and everybody in the world stops moving. A wizard's daughter tries to help him get the world restarted.
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1989
An Evening with H.G. Lewis
0/0
Video documentation of a talk/Q&A session, with some behind-the-scenes footage.
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2013
That's Sexploitation!
5.87/23
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2017
BloodMania
3.2/5
A horror anthology of four distinct segments featuring a raucous combination of satirical humor, horror, gore, and enough surprises to satisfy film en...
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2009
The Uh-oh Show
4.7/12
Contestants on the titular trivia game show play for money but appear to be dismembered for every wrong answer.
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