Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!

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Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!

This documentary celebrates the ridiculous stunts used by Hollywood over the years to market its worst movies. These include the ’50s drive-in where moviegoers could drop off their dirty laundry and pick it up after the show, horror filmmaker William Castle’s vibrating seats and producer Sam Arkoff’s offer to pay for the funeral of anyone scared to death by his film. Amusing interviews with critic Roger Ebert and director John Waters, creator of Smell-O-Vision, enliven a program that has one central failing: host Frankie Avalon, who remains as schlocky as ever.

Release Date

1996-08-13

Year

1996

Duration

45m

Status

Released

Score

0.00

Cast

Frankie Avalon

Frankie Avalon

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

Nick Clooney

Nick Clooney

Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert

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Dave Friedman

Tab Hunter

Tab Hunter

Mamie Van Doren

Mamie Van Doren

John Waters

John Waters