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Frank Henenlotter

Frank Henenlotter

Frank Henenlotter, is an American screenwriter, director and film historian. He is known primarily for his horror comedies, though he would prefer to be classified as an "exploitation" filmmaker (rather than horror). "I never felt that I made ‘horror films’, he has said. "I always felt that I made exploitation films. Exploitation films have an attitude more than anything – an attitude that you don’t find with mainstream Hollywood productions. They’re a little ruder, a little raunchier, they deal with material people don’t usually touch on, whether it’s sex or drugs or rock and roll."

Known for

In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
2024 • Self
Cult of Terror
Cult of Terror
2017 • Self - Filmmaker
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
2016 • Himself
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
2015 • Self
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015
Rewind This!
Rewind This!
2013 • Self
That's Sexploitation!
That's Sexploitation!
2013 • Himself
Your Date's on a Plate: The Making of Frankenhooker
2012 • Himself

Full filmography

Cult of Terror
Cult of Terror
2017 • Self - Filmmaker
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Frankenhooker
Frankenhooker
1990 • Passenger (uncredited)
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Basket Case
Basket Case
1982 • Theater Patron (uncredited)
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Frank Henenlotter – Biography, Known For & Filmography