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MASTER SCORE 65.9 / 100
2019·Biography / Documentary·1h 40m

BLOOD AND FLESH: THE REEL LIFE AND GHASTLY DEATH OF AL ADAMSON

Brought to life through archival material and the reflections of over 40 colleagues, friends and fans, BLOOD & FLESH is much more than the story of a moviemaking life most unusual. It beautifully captures the worlds of outsider filmmaker communities that existed in California in the ’70s, and the weird ways they intersected with Hollywood mainstream and union indies. On Adamson shoots, regular Orson Welles crew and cinematographers like Gary Graver, Vilmos Szigmond and Lazlo Kovaks worked alongside Bud Cardos — and at one point, Charles Manson! Director David Gregory (founder of Severin Films, director of LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY’S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU) spent years making this film, speaking to everyone down to the cops who investigated Adamson’s murder, vividly encapsulating both a bold life and tragic demise, with alien conspiracies, go-go dancers and Colonel Sanders coming in along the way. If you’ve got even a passing interest in cinema, you want to see this

Above the Line
David Gregory·DirectorJim Kunz·Director of PhotographyMark Raskin·Original Music ComposerMark Hartley·Editor
Cast
Al Adamson·Himself (archive footage)Fred Olen Ray·SelfMarilyn JoiGary KentRobert DixJohn "Bud" CardosTim FerranteDavid KonowLeslie McRayChris Poggiali
Full Crew
(8 credits)
Directing· 1
David Gregory·Director
Camera· 1
Jim Kunz·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Mark Hartley·EditorMichael T. Capone·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Mark Raskin·Original Music Composer
Production· 3
Nicole Mikuzis·ProducerDavid Gregory·ProducerHeather Buckley·Producer
By the Numbers
65.9
OF 100
Master Score
7.2
OF 10
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