Charles B. Griffith
Charles B. Griffith (September 23, 1930 – September 28, 2007) was a Chicago-born screenwriter, son of Donna Dameral, radio star of Myrt and Marge. along with Charles' grandmother, Myrtle Vail, and was best known for writing Roger Corman productions such as A Bucket of Blood, The Little Shop of Horrors, and Death Race 2000.
He was credited with 29 movies, but is known to have written many more.[1] He had also directed at least six films, acted in six films, was second unit director in six films, produced three films and was production manager of two films.
With a career spanning decades, he is often cited as the father of American black comedy.[citation needed]
During the late fifties and early sixties, Griffith created both redneck classics such as Eat My Dust and black comedies such as A Bucket of Blood and The Little Shop of Horrors. He had a small role in It Conquered the World, which he also wrote, as Dr. Pete Shelton.
Griffith died on September 28, 2007 in San Diego, aged 77, from undisclosed causes.[1][2]
Quentin Tarantino dedicated his film Deathproof to Griffith, whome he referred to as one of his main influences and called 'The father of redneck cinema".[citation needed]
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[edit] Filmography
- Gunslinger (1955)
- It Conquered the World (1956)
- Not of This Earth (1956)
- Flesh and the Spur (1956)
- The Undead (1956)
- Teenage Doll (1956)
- Naked Paradise (1956)
- Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)
- Rock All Night (1957)
- Forbidden Island (1957) - also directed
- Ghost of the China Sea (1957) - also directed
- Ski Troop Attack (1958)
- Beast from Haunted Cave (1958)
- A Bucket of Blood (1959)
- The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
- Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961)
- Atlas (1962)
- The Paratroopers (1962)
- Frontier Ahead (1963)
- The She Beast (1965)
- The Wild Angels (1966)
- Devil's Angels (1966)
- The Checkered Flag (1966)
- Barbarella (1968)
- Death Race 2000 (1975)
- Hollywood Boulevard (1976) - actor only
- Eat My Dust (1976) - also directed
- Up from the Depths (1979) - also directed
- Dr Heckyl and Mr Hype (1980) - also directed
- Smokey Bites the Dust (1981) - also directed
- Eating Raoul (1982) - actor only
- Wizards of the Lost Kingdom 2 - also directed
[edit] Unmade Screenplays
- Flash, Son of Hitler
- Mind Out of Time
- The Gold Bug - from the novel by Edgar Allan Poe
- The Mouldering Mistress of Wier
- Roger the Rager
- Two on the Isle
[edit] References
- ^ a b Bergan, Ronald (2007-11-09). "Obituary: Charles B Griffith - Z-movie screenwriter and director, he was a master of the bizarre". The Guardian (UK). http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2207994,00.html. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ^ "Charles B. Griffith, 77, screenwriter". Variety. October 1, 2007. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117973112.html?categoryid=13&cs=1. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
- ^ Charles B Griffith Filmography
[edit] External links
- Charles B. Griffith at the Internet Movie Database
- RIP Charles B. Griffith
- Charles B Griffith Filmography
- Audio interview with Griffith shortly before his death
- 'Little Shop of Genres: An interview with Charles B. Griffith' by Aaron W. Graham, Senses of Cinema Issue 61
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