David Del Valle

David Del Valle

Born: September 24, 1949
in El Paso, Texas, USA

Movies for David Del Valle...

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Title: Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Character: Self
Released: August 16, 2021
Type: Movie
Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, two young composers and romantic partners, are caught in the web of silent film star Gloria Swanson when she hires them to write a musical version of Sunset Boulevard, her 1950 film directed by Billy Wilder.
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Tales of the Uncanny
Title: Tales of the Uncanny
Character: Self
Released: October 31, 2020
Type: Movie
A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.
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Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Title: Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Character: Self
Released: August 18, 2020
Type: Movie
The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films while emphasizing the political, sociological and artistic changes that shaped that history. Skin will also study the gender inequality in presenting nude images in motion pictures and will follow the revolution that has created nude gender equality in feature films today.
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Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Title: Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Character: Self
Released: May 19, 2020
Type: Movie
The greatest cult horror and science fiction films of all-time are studied in vivid detail in the second volume of Time Warp. Includes groundbreaking classics like "Night of the Living Dead," and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," and sci-fi gems such as "Blade Runner," and "A Clockwork Orange."
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Fly Trap: Catching a Classic
Title: Fly Trap: Catching a Classic
Character: Self
Released: December 10, 2019
Type: Movie
Filmmakers and film historians discuss the original Fly trilogy.
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Puppet Master: Axis Termination
Title: Puppet Master: Axis Termination
Character: Flamboyant Nazi #2
Released: September 15, 2017
Type: Movie
To stop the Third Reich and the Nazi war machine from winning World War II and affecting the outcome of the free world, Toulon's indestructible puppets join forces with the masters of psychic powers.
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Lost Emulsion
Title: Lost Emulsion
Character: Self
Released: July 18, 2016
Type: Movie
The majority of films made before World War II are missing. They have rotted, or destroyed accidentally or on purpose. Horror classics like LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT might be gone forever. Many other films are presently in danger of decomposition. LOST EMULSION tells that story, and the story of film restoration. Discover the plight of the lost films like the Edison Frankenstein, the work of Theda Bara, Lon Chaney, Wallace Reid, Joan Blondell, Raoul Walsh and more. Learn firsthand what The Library of Congress is doing to preserve our film heritage.
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Title: Haunted Hollywood
Character: Host
Released: June 24, 2016
Type: TV
Film historian and author David Del Valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from Hollywood's dark past.
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Evil Bong 420
Title: Evil Bong 420
Character: David Del Valle
Released: April 20, 2015
Type: Movie
Rabbit has escaped the Evil Bong’s World of Weed, and has opened a topless bowling alley. When his old friends, Larnell and Sarah Leigh stop by to help him celebrate his wacky new business venture, the Evil Bong gets hot on his trail.
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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Title: Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Character: Self - Script Reader
Released: October 6, 2014
Type: Movie
A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.
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Behind the Swinging Blade
Title: Behind the Swinging Blade
Character: Self
Released: May 19, 2014
Type: Movie
Filmed exclusively for Arrow Video in 2013, this documentary looks at the making of The Pit and the Pendulum and features producer and director Roger Corman, star Barbara Steele, Vincent Price's daughter Victoria Price and more.
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That Guy Dick Miller
Title: That Guy Dick Miller
Character: Himself
Released: March 7, 2014
Type: Movie
Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades, featuring a diverse range of interviews with directors, co-stars, and contemporaries.
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The Trail of Dracula
Title: The Trail of Dracula
Character: Self
Released: December 12, 2013
Type: Movie
Diabolical. Seductive. Immortal. Vampires have been an icon of evil in folklore and popular culture for more than three centuries, yet only one name still personifies the ultimate aristocrat of bloodlust. Now join the world’s foremost experts on Dracula – including academics, authors and horror historians – as they explore the untold story of the Transylvanian Count, from the legend of Vlad The Impaler and Bram Stoker’s celebrated novel through its landmark stage productions and classic movie adaptations.
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The House That Freddy Built
Title: The House That Freddy Built
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
How “A Nightmare on Elm Street” launched New Line Cinema and their legacy of horror films.
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Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
Title: Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
The saga behind this modern horror classic. Featuring Wes Craven, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss and many more.
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Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life
Title: Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
Starting off as a brief history of horror and slasher films, various people take about Hammer films, Herschell Gordon Lewis, and various other notable horror films. Moving onto the original "Final Destination", and the particapents go on to part 2.
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The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees
Title: The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees
Character: Self
Released: July 23, 2002
Type: Movie
A documentary charting the rise and fall (and inevitable undead rise) of fictional killer Jason Vorhees from the Friday the 13th series, which takes in the "video nasty" phenomenon in general.
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Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
Title: Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
Character: Self
Released: April 2, 2002
Type: Movie
A look back at the classic 1964 film of horror and suspense starring Joan Crawford as an axe-murderer just released from the mental hospital. Includes footage of the filming and interviews with several of those involved, as well as a look at the movies it was influenced by and those that were in turn influenced by it.
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It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Title: It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Character: Self
Released: May 1, 2001
Type: Movie
A 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded AIP (then called American Releasing Corporation) on a $3000 loan in 1954 with his partner, James H. Nicholson, a former West Coast exhibitor and distributor. The company made its mark by targeting teenagers with quickly produced films that exploited subjects mainstream films were reluctant to tackle.
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Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Title: Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Character: Self
Released: August 29, 2000
Type: Movie
Documentary featured on the Classic Monster Collection and Monster Legacy Collection for The Mummy (1932).
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Vincent Price: My Life and Crimes
Title: Vincent Price: My Life and Crimes
Character: Himself
Released: June 1, 1994
Type: Movie
Vincent Price discusses his career with film historian David Del Valle.
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Cult People
Title: Cult People
Character: Himself / Moderator
Released: January 1, 1989
Type: Movie
In interviews, various actors and directors discuss their careers and their involvement in the making of what has come to be known as "cult" films. Included are such well-known genre figures as Russ Meyer, Curtis Harrington, Cameron Mitchell and James Karen.
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Vincent Price: The Sinister Image
Title: Vincent Price: The Sinister Image
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 1, 1987
Type: Movie
This tribute to Hollywood legend Vincent Price sheds light on his career in film, television, radio and theater, and includes Price's fascinating hour-long interview with film historian David Del Valle. Taking place near the end of Price's career in 1987, the interview illuminates many of the horror icon's experiences. Also included are two complete television shows from the 1950s and '60s, along with "Three Skeleton Key," a 1958 radio drama.
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Chopping Mall
Title: Chopping Mall
Character: Mall Shopper
Released: March 21, 1986
Type: Movie
A group of teenagers that work at the mall all get together for a late night party in one of the stores. When the mall goes on lock down before they can get out, the robot security system activates after a malfunction and goes on a killing spree. One by one the three bots try to rid the mall of the “intruders.” The only weapons the kids can use are the supplies in other stores, or if they can make it till morning when the mall opens back up.
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The Horror of It All
Title: The Horror of It All
Character: Self
Released: February 23, 1983
Type: Movie
A collection of film clips from horror movies and interviews with the actors and directors who made them.
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Frightmare
Title: Frightmare
Character: Mourner at Funeral (uncredited)
Released: September 9, 1981
Type: Movie
Drama students decide to pay tribute to their favorite horror star by stealing his body from his crypt for a farewell party. They fail to realize their violation of the tomb has triggered powerful black magic, and Conrad hasn't taken his final bows yet.