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Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

48min

Documentary

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.

Cast

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)
Shelly Weiss

Shelly Weiss

Self (archive footage)
Jovanka Vuckovic

Jovanka Vuckovic

Self

Release date

16th May 2007

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English