Down and Dirty

<p> Taboo breakers and trendsetters shameless hucksters and famous directors. Exploitation filmmaking has seen it all. Fred Olen Ray made his first movie for $298. In 1936 <I>Marijuana-Weed with Roots in Hell</I> showed drug use and nudity on screen in an effort to educate the public. Kroger Babb the man behind <I>Mom and Dad</I> spliced color medical footage of a baby's birth into his black and white classic.</p><p> Russ Meyer John Waters Andy Milligan Doris Wishman and many others are covered. Classic films such as <I>The Immoral Mr. Teas The Texas Chainsaw Massacre</I> and <I>Nude on the Moon</I> are examined. Production techniques and innovations are also discussed.</p>