Tag Archives: 70’s
Abby (1974)
It’s rare that a major studio takes legal action to have a film withdrawn from circulation and actually wins the lawsuit. It happened when Film Ventures International was sued by Universal for their release of the Italian film Great White … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, A Month at the Grindhouse, AIP, Blaxploitation, Carol Speed, demons, Disco, horror, Possession, William Girdler, William Marshall
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I Drink Your Blood (1970)
David E. Durston’s I Drink Your Blood (1970) is notorious for being the first film to be rated X for its violence rather than its sexual content (although, this being an exploitation film, it has plenty of both). It’s also … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, A Month at the Grindhouse, horror, LSD, Madness, Rabies, Satanism, Slasher
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Coffy (1973)
Coffy (1973) was just supposed to be an American International Pictures quickie rushed to production to beat to the finish line the bigger budgeted Warner Bros. film Cleopatra Jones (1973). Nothing more. AIP executive Larry Gordon (who originally had the … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, A Month at the Grindhouse, Action, AIP, Blaxploitation, Jack Hill, Pam Grier, Sid Haig
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