It Came from Hollywood (1982)

Directed by

Andrew Solt

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 27 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary strings together clips from old B movies. Comedians introduce and joke about different categories of bad films, like gorilla movies and anti-marijuana shorts.

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What happens

It Came from Hollywood is a 1982 American comedy documentary film compiling clips from various B movies. Written by Dana Olsen and directed by Malcolm Leo and Andrew Solt, the film features wraparound segments and narration by several famous comedians, including Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Gilda Radner, and Cheech and Chong. Sections of It Came from Hollywood focus on gorilla pictures, anti-marijuana films and the works of Ed Wood. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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