Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
He was just another movie director...until he found himself a gimmick.
2007 | 82m | English
Popularity: 1.0 (history)
| Director: | Jeffrey Schwarz |
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| Writer: | |
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| Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous audience participation gimmicks. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 08, 2007 |
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| Director: | Jeffrey Schwarz |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | movie business, promotion, filmmaking, film director, movie producer, horror |
| Production Companies | Automat Pictures, Spine Tingler |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Forrest J. Ackerman | Self |
| John Badham | Self |
| Diane Baker | Self |
| Sidney D. Balkin | Self |
| Steve Bickel | Self |
| John Waters | Self |
| Stuart Gordon | Self |
| William Castle | Self |
| Terry Castle | Self |
| Budd Boetticher | Self |
| Joe Dante | Self |
| Roger Corman | Self |
| Anne Helm | Self |
| John Landis | Self |
| Marcel Marceau | Self |
| Fred Olen Ray | Self |
| Donald F. Glut | Self |
| Bob Burns | Self |
| Leonard Maltin | Self |
| Jeannot Szwarc | Self |
| Jacqueline Scott | Self |
| Michael Schlesinger | Self |
| Name | Job |
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| Jeffrey Schwarz | Director, Editor |
| Philip Harrison | Editor |
| Amanda Carroll | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
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| Jack Mulligan | Associate Producer |
| Taryn Teigue | Associate Producer |
| Jeffrey Schwarz | Producer |
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