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    Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

    Poster of the movie Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
    2007     Documentary    
    USA

    Spine Tingler! traces how an obscure director for hire reinvented himself as a pop-culture icon. From his first job as Bela Lugosi's assistant to butting heads with Robert Evans, this jaw-dropping tale is told through revealing interviews with daughter Terry Castle, John Waters, Joe Dante, Leonard Maltin, Roger Corman, John Badham, Diane Baker, Marcel Marceau, and many more. Spine Tingler! brings back those days when movies were pure fun and spine tingling excitement, when a producer could ride on a "smile and a shoeshine," and when ballyhoo was as American as apple pie. William Castle's story is an inspiration to dreamers everywhere, and this film is an affectionate portrait of the man and the showman.

    Directed byJeffrey Schwarz
    CompanyAutomat PicturesAutomat PicturesAutomat Pictures

    Featuring

    Forrest J. Ackerman
    John Badham
    Diane Baker
    Joan Crawford
    Mia Farrow
    Cary Grant
    Alfred Hitchcock
    Orson Welles
    Vincent Price
    Bela Lugosi
    John Waters
    Roman Polanski
    + MORE

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