Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

9.0 2007 48 min
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 vie…

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Director
Michael MacDonald
Writer
Ian Johnston

Cast

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Forrest J. Ackerman Self
Ray Bradbury Self
Bobbie Bresee Self
Lon Chaney Jr. Self (archive footage)
Lon Chaney Self (archive footage)
Roger Corman Self
Joe Dante Self
John Landis Self
Fay Wray Self (archive footage)
Max Schreck Self (archive footage)
Colin Clive Self (archive footage)
Ernest Thesiger Self (archive footage)
Boris Karloff Self (archive footage)
Christopher Lee Self (archive footage)
Peter Lorre Self (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi Self (archive footage)
Helen Chandler Self (archive footage)
Claude Rains Self (archive footage)

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