Calum Waddell

Calum Waddell


in Fife, Scotland, UK
Calum Waddell was born in Fife, Scotland. He is a producer and director, known for 42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street (2015), Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed (2014) and Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film (2015).

Movies for Calum Waddell...

Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film
Title: Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film
Character: Self
Released: April 9, 2022
Type: Movie
A feature-length documentary exploring the history of the Spanish zombie film.
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Searching for Cannibal Holocaust
Title: Searching for Cannibal Holocaust
Character: Self
Released: October 8, 2021
Type: Movie
Italian horror fan and academic Calum Waddell speaks with some of the original makers of the controversial horror classic "Cannibal Holocaust" before venturing into the Amazon jungle and surrounding city port, Leticia, to uncover some of the local stories behind the making of the motion picture. What is uncovered, however, leads to a wider and unexpected "true crime" story.
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Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King
Title: Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King
Character: self
Released: October 1, 2020
Type: Movie
This is the first and only feature-length documentary on the life and cinema of the late Jorge Grau, who is most famous for his classic social-political horror masterpiece "Living Dead at Manchester Morgue" (1974), seen by some critics as a fierce critique of the Franco government albeit set in a displaced foreign locale.
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The Emmanuelle Effect
Title: The Emmanuelle Effect
Character: Self
Released: May 8, 2020
Type: Movie
The very first feature-length discussion and breakdown of the entire "Emmanuelle" phenomenon - the atmosphere in Europe that led to the production of the original and its subsequent impact across the continent and indeed the world.
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From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi Classic
Title: From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi Classic
Released: April 17, 2020
Type: Movie
Produced for the "ultimate edition" of "Rollerball" from Capelight Pictures in Germany, 2020. The Blu-Ray of the original 1975 classic comes packed with this fascinating 85-minute documentary that charts the influence of "Rollerball" on contemporary scifi cinema, including "Mad Max", "The Warriors" and "Escape from New York", as well as the Italian variant that struck the big time with motion picture successes such as "The Bronx Warriors" franchise, "The New Barbarians" and the wonderfully trashy "Endgame".
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Me Me Lai Bites Back
Title: Me Me Lai Bites Back
Character: Self
Released: October 10, 2018
Type: Movie
Documentary on actress Me Me Lai, who's best known for playing native girls in several controversial Italian cannibal jungle adventure movies.
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Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema
Title: Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema
Character: Himself
Released: October 8, 2018
Type: Movie
An insightful look at the history of Hong Kong's exploitation cinema, from the early days of the Shaw Brothers and such shockers as "Killer Snakes" through to the advent of the Category III rating in 1988 and then the June 4th massacre in Beijing. The latter led to a panic in Hong Kong, before the Handover of the former UK colony to Mainland China, and a number of motion pictures proceeded to take freedom of speech (and sometimes political symbolism) to the extreme. This is the story of one of the most curious and invigorating periods in exploitation filmmaking.
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All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation Titan
Title: All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation Titan
Character: Himself
Released: August 27, 2018
Type: Movie
A look back at the storied career of the late, great exploitation director Umberto Lenzi - as told through the director, in one of his last substantial sit-down interviews, colleagues and critics.
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The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film
Title: The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film
Released: August 1, 2018
Type: Movie
Follow-up to "Eaten Alive: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film", this documentary was produced for the 88 Films UK Blu-Ray release of "Amazonia: The Catherine Miles Story" and looks at the dying days of the controversial Italian cycle of jungle-based horror-adventures.
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Seeding of a Trend: The Birth of Hong Kong Splatter Cinema
Title: Seeding of a Trend: The Birth of Hong Kong Splatter Cinema
Character: Self
Released: January 16, 2017
Type: Movie
Documentary that breaks down the rise of Hong Kong Splatter Cinema.
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Brain Food: Analysing Late Day Fulci
Title: Brain Food: Analysing Late Day Fulci
Character: Himself
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
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From Shaw to Snakes: The Venom and Violence of Early Chinese Language Horror Cinema
Title: From Shaw to Snakes: The Venom and Violence of Early Chinese Language Horror Cinema
Character: self
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A look back at the largely undocumented period of early Chinese-language horror cinema, beginning in Hong Kong and the Shaw Brothers and graduating to Taiwan and the production of Calamity of Snakes in 1983.