Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)

9.0/10 48 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

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)

Elsa Lanchester

Self (archive footage)

Fredric March

Self (archive footage)

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