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Dad Made Dirty Movies

2011 · 58 min

A wry, bittersweet archival scrapbook of a family reckoning with a father's odd, tawdry legacy.

Overview: Chronicles Stephen C. Apostolof's rise from Eastern-European fugitive to producer and director of sexploitation films in the 60's and 70's, his turbulent relationship with infamous Ed Wood and his downfall in the late 70's with advent of hardcore pornography.
How it feels: Melancholic, satirical, warm and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, family, art, celebrity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
family
art
celebrity
betrayal
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild