They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé

Daniel Griffith
2016-04-19

If there were rules to making a movie, one indie director would break them all!
6.4
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!

Cast

Name Character Team
William Grefé Himself Unowned
Steve Alaimo Himself Unowned
John Davis Chandler Himself Unowned
Gary Crutcher Himself Unowned
Frank Henenlotter Himself Unowned
David F. Friedman Himself Unowned
William Shatner Himself (voice only) Unowned
Melanie Grefé Herself Unowned
Doris Bernhardt Herself Unowned
Herschell Gordon Lewis Himself Unowned
Fred Olen Ray Himself Unowned
Chris Robinson Himself Unowned
Doug Hobart Himself Unowned
Bill Marcus Himself Unowned
Chris Poggiali Unowned