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Herschell Gordon Lewis introduced the world to gore the likes that had not been seen on screen before, and on September 27th Image Entertainment and Something Weird unleash the documentary The Godfather of Gore on DVD.

“Featuring interviews with cast, crew and critics such as director John Waters, drive-in movie critic Joe Bob Briggs and Herschell Gordon Lewis himself, The Godfather of Gore traces Lewis’ start in the innocent bare-naked world of “Nudie Cuties” before he shocked the world with Blood Feast, the first-ever gore film! Lewis then continued to assault audiences with such audacious shockers as She-Devils on Wheels, Blast-Off Girls, Just for the Hell of It, Two Thousand Maniacs!, The Gruesome Twosome, The Gore Gore Girls, and the incredible Wizard of Gore! Packed with tons of clips, rare outtakes, and testimony from the people who were there, Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore will leave you laughing...

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The Godfather of Gore You mention the name Herschell Gordon Lewis to any longtime horror fan and everyone instantly knows who he is. He is the inventor of splatter cinema. He is the director who had the conviction to bring horror movie gore to theater screens. A whole generation and then the generation after that have all been influenced by this legendary filmmaker. Love him or hate him, there is no denying his impact on horror cinema. Fans of this prolific director are in for a treat with a DVD and Blu-Ray being released this September!

Image Entertainment and Something Weird invite you on an outrageous ride through the blood-soaked world of a legendary filmmaker! Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather Of Gore DVD And The Blood Trilogy Blu-ray™ The Godfather of Gore Features Never-Before-Seen Interviews and Rare Footage; Blood Trilogy Blu-ray™ Special Edition Features Remastered Audio and...

Herschell Gordon Lewis. His name alone is synonymous with all things violent, gory, and fun. For you millions of fans of his worldwide, we have the skinny on the upcoming Blood Trilogy Blu-ray as well as the official DVD release of Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore. Oh, yes. Today is a good day.

From the Press Release

He’s been hailed as a visionary and as a provocateur. His films have legions of fans and just as many detractors. In 1963 he introduced stunned audiences to a new kind of cinema with Blood Feast – and in the process single-handedly launched “splatter cinema.” He is writer/director Herschell Gordon Lewis, and he is truly the “Godfather of Gore.” On September 27, 2011, Image Entertainment and Something Weird pay homage to a true cinematic legend with the DVD release of Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore and the high definition premieres of grindhouse classics Blood Feast,...

Obnoxious drag queens, sleepy hustlers, washed-up starlets, effeminate vampires, and sickly junkies were among the miscreants and lowlifes that inhabited a series of films made in the 60’s and 70’s under the banner of the Andy Warhol “Factory” label. Though the eccentric artist himself had virtually no creative input, Andy Warhol’S Flesh (1968), Andy Warhol’S Trash (1970), and Andy Warhol’S Heat (1972) though low-budget and mostly improvised, were milestones in underground independent cinema. The final film made under the Warhol banner was 1977’s Andy Warhol’S Bad, one of the most shocking black comedies of the 1970’s. Andy Warhol’S Bad differs from the earlier Warhol films because of its higher production values (a 1.5 million dollar budget) and studio-friendly casting, but retains its sense of underground cred thanks to a demented script by Pat Hackett and George Abagnalo that breaks many taboos of the time to create a hilarious deadpan satire.