Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)

Directed by Michael MacDonald48mDocumentary

Famous Monster takes a fast-paced, colorful look at the life of science fiction's greatest fan - Forrest J. Ackerman, whose 85 year love affair with the genre helped bring it into the mainstream and shape the way we view science fiction today.

Year
2007
Country
CA
Language
English
Release date
16 May 2007
TMDB
9.0 (2)
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Forrest J. Ackerman
Forrest J. Ackerman
Self
Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury
Self
Bobbie Bresee
Bobbie Bresee
Self
Lon Chaney Jr.
Lon Chaney Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Lon Chaney
Lon Chaney
Self (archive footage)
Roger Corman
Roger Corman
Self
Joe Dante
Joe Dante
Self
John Landis
John Landis
Self
Fay Wray
Fay Wray
Self (archive footage)
Max Schreck
Max Schreck
Self (archive footage)
Colin Clive
Colin Clive
Self (archive footage)
Ernest Thesiger
Ernest Thesiger
Self (archive footage)
Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
Self (archive footage)
Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee
Self (archive footage)
Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre
Self (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi
Bela Lugosi
Self (archive footage)
Helen Chandler
Helen Chandler
Self (archive footage)
Claude Rains
Claude Rains
Self (archive footage)
Elsa Lanchester
Elsa Lanchester
Self (archive footage)
Fredric March
Fredric March
Self (archive footage)
Ray Harryhausen
Ray Harryhausen
Self
Vincent Price
Vincent Price
Self (archive footage)
Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing
Self (archive footage)
Zandor Vorkov
Zandor Vorkov
Self (archive footage)
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Shelly Weiss
Self (archive footage)
Jovanka Vuckovic
Jovanka Vuckovic
Self

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