Could you explain exactly what the Grindhouse is and what types of films use to play at them?
A Grindhouse was an inner-city theater that would show double and triple bills of exploitation movies, sometimes around the clock. They would show Kung-fu, blaxploitation, horror, any kind of exploitation films. According to what I’ve read, a lot of wild characters hung out at these theaters: junkies, derelicts, prostitutes, you name it. Bill Landis and Michelle Clifford wrote a great book called ‘Sleazoid Express’ that really delves into the Times Square grindhouse scene during the late 60’s to the early 80’s. It seems like making a documentary about the golden age of the Grindhouse would be a no brainer. Why do you suppose that it has taken so long for someone to finally make one? Major studios and/or networks are probably afraid to tackle a documentary like this because the subject matter for a lot of these films is aggressively un-PC, which could limit the marketability of the project for them. In my humble opinion, the un-PC nature of the project is a major selling point. Personal
