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Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

20079.0 / 1048 min

Documentary

Overview

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

Self (archive footage)

Jovanka Vuckovic

Jovanka Vuckovic

Self

Crew

Michael MacDonald

Director

Ian Johnston

Writer