They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé Poster

They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé 2016

★ 6.36 votes123 min📅 2016-04-19

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

Overview

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 hard

Director: Daniel Griffith

Cast

William Grefé
William Grefé
Himself
Steve Alaimo
Himself
John Davis Chandler
John Davis Chandler
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Gary Crutcher
Himself
Frank Henenlotter
Frank Henenlotter
Himself
David F. Friedman
Himself
William Shatner
William Shatner
Himself (voice only)
Melanie Grefé
Herself
Doris Bernhardt
Herself
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Himself