Ted V. Mikels

Ted V. Mikels

Born: April 29, 1929
Died: October 16, 2016
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Ted V. Mikels (born Theodore Mikacevich on 29 April 1929) was an American filmmaker of independent cult films. Mikels was also known for his home life, as he once lived with a harem in a Glendale, California castle that contained secret passageways.

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Paranormal Extremes: Text Messages from the Dead
Title: Paranormal Extremes: Text Messages from the Dead
Character: Old Man in Park
Released: May 1, 2015
Type: Movie
Two loves are separated by a tragic accident but death cannot keep them apart. This is a haunting tale of love, life, death, and the intervention of the dead.
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Astro Zombies: M4 - Invaders from Cyberspace
Title: Astro Zombies: M4 - Invaders from Cyberspace
Character: General Mikacevic
Released: January 1, 2012
Type: Movie
Mutant hordes are sent to annihilate mankind.
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American Grindhouse
Title: American Grindhouse
Character: Himself
Released: February 4, 2011
Type: Movie
This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment.
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Astro-Zombies M3: Cloned
Title: Astro-Zombies M3: Cloned
Character: Ivan / Crazy Peter
Released: June 19, 2010
Type: Movie
An ultra-secret government weapons project is headed up by a mad scientist's grand-daughter. Her mission: recreate the demented killing machines known as Astro Zombies. It doesn't take long before the deadly mutant clones escape from Area 51 and all hell breaks loose! Elite teams of Men In Black attempt extreme damage control measures, while government officials, master criminals, and the famed Doll Squad spring into action -- creating a mess of epic proportions!
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Deader Country
Title: Deader Country
Character: Dale Carradine
Released: October 1, 2009
Type: Movie
Whilst wagging school, two teenagers stumble across a strange hybrid creature, a beast that is half man, half alien and all zombie, which has managed to make its way unseen across desolate countryside to the town of Pleasance.
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The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels
Title: The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels
Character: Himself
Released: October 31, 2008
Type: Movie
THE WILD WORLD OF TED V. MIKELS, a new documentary by Kevin Sean Michaels (no blood relation to Ted, but the same spirit), is a rollicking look at the independent cinema and film pioneering of Ted V. Mikels, who has been producing films for over 60 years. Way before limited-budget action films became termed as "grindhouse," Ted was wowing audiences with his own special brand of guts, gore, humor, violence and most of all -- style. THE CORPSE GRINDERS 1 + 2, THE ASTRO-ZOMBIES, 10 VIOLENT WOMEN, MISSION: KILLFAST, THE BLACK KLANSMAN, THE DOLL SQUAD, THE WORM EATERS and GIRL IN GOLD BOOTS are some of Ted's films that have made their cinematic mark.
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Dead Country
Title: Dead Country
Character: Ted Carradine
Released: October 7, 2008
Type: Movie
When a space ship containing hazardous material explodes over a small rural town, a deadly virus is unleashed upon the population, turning them into zombies. Only the alien being responsible for the terrible accident and a small group of survivors can stop the epidemic from spreading, but first they have to survive the experience.
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Mondo Collecto
Title: Mondo Collecto
Character: Self
Released: September 17, 2006
Type: Movie
Mondo Collecto is a thrilling documentary that boldly reveals the world of the Modern Collector. Produced by filmmaker R.P. Whalen and featuring Ted V. Mikels, Mondo Collecto is the result of a four year project that presents some of the most unusual collectors and collections that you will ever see!
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Heart of a Boy
Title: Heart of a Boy
Character: Grandpa Theo
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
Five year old Timmy needs a heart transplant to live. A community struggles to help him survive.
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Planetfall
Title: Planetfall
Character: President Arch Stanton
Released: February 4, 2005
Type: Movie
A spaghetti western in science fiction clothing. Competing female bounty hunters track down the ultimate treasure on a planet wracked with turmoil. A drug named psylenol has hit the streets, stolen from a secret military program and reconditioned to be an over-the-counter psychedelic. When the general populace starts developing telekinetic powers, the corrupt government of Zita declares martial law. When the film starts, a confiscated shipment of the drug has been stolen. Now the race is on to obtain the last supply of the most powerful drug in the universe!
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Mark of the Astro-Zombies
Title: Mark of the Astro-Zombies
Character: Dr. Mikacevich
Released: October 26, 2004
Type: Movie
The existence of mankind hangs in the balance as two warring factions of aliens do battle in Mark of the Astro Zombies. The film begins with an invasion of Earth by aliens who plan to turn human beings into zombies. They gather high-level government officials and attempt to get from them certain knowledge and information they will need. A kind race of aliens lands on Earth and decides to try and stop the evil ones from succeeding with their plans.
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Malevolence
Title: Malevolence
Character: Rene Cardoza Jr., Movie Producer
Released: June 18, 2004
Type: Movie
Antonio owes the Robaldo family a hundred G's, Gray wants revenge on the street gang who mugged him, Jimmy's escaped from prison, and his brother/accomplice David has many serious mental conditions. Detective Brickley is hot on their trail willing to stop them with any means necessary, while a pair of rogue psychiatrists track them to discover the roots of David's condition. It isn't long before the paths of these characters cross with violent and tragic consequences. The result is a shocking and disturbing portrait of human nature at its worst that can only be summed up in one word: Malevolence.
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Cauldron: Baptism of Blood
Title: Cauldron: Baptism of Blood
Character: Dr. Ludwig Korneschevsky
Released: March 21, 2004
Type: Movie
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The Corpse Grinders 2
Title: The Corpse Grinders 2
Character: Prof. Mikoff
Released: December 15, 2000
Type: Movie
A campy low-budget sequel to 1971's cult classic gore-fest with an interplanetary sub-plot grafted on. The giant flesh-mangling meat grinder in the basement of the Lotus Cat Food Company is back in business under new management. And this time the popular "food for cats who like people" has drawn the attention of an alien race of intelligent felines from the planet Ceta. The Cetans' food supply has been destroyed in their interplanetary war with dog-headed dinosaurs. With help from the U.S. government's "men in black" the cat queen, Felina, negotiates a mega-deal with the Lotus Company to supply her planet with food. This sudden increase in orders has the new owners scrambling for fresh - and not-so-fresh- human flesh to meet the growing demand.
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Addicted to Murder 2: Tainted Blood
Title: Addicted to Murder 2: Tainted Blood
Character: Jonas Collins
Released: October 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Vampires run amok in New York City.
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Dimension in Fear
Title: Dimension in Fear
Character: Motel desk clerk
Released: June 5, 1998
Type: Movie
Escaped murderer Cal Lewis wants revenge for those responsible for him being put away. Enroute from Texas to Las Vegas he crosses paths with young TV news reporter Deidre Holland who quickly becomes his target.
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Female Slaves Revenge
Title: Female Slaves Revenge
Character: Landowner
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
After a slave uprising, 10 black mistresses of a white landowner decide to capture their master after he refuses to turn over his ill-gained wealth. A trial to decide his fate ensues.
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Mission: Killfast
Title: Mission: Killfast
Character: Mercenary
Released: May 15, 1991
Type: Movie
A high-speed martial arts action/adventure pitting a C.I.A. recruited martial arts master against Las Vegas gangsters and a psychotic arms dealer supplying a diabolical terrorist organization with nuclear weapons! Fully loaded with bone-crushing kung fu mayhem, sexy, scantily clad women and extreme firepower!
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The Incredibly Strange Film Show: Ted V. Mikels
Title: The Incredibly Strange Film Show: Ted V. Mikels
Character: Self
Released: August 26, 1988
Type: Movie
The eccentric Las Vegas-based filmmaker behind The Corpse Grinders, The Astro-Zombies, and The Doll Squad frolics around the desert playing an accordion and performing a ventriloquist act while regaling Jonathan Ross with stories of cinematic courage and communal living in a Los Angeles "castle" full of exotic women.
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Title: The Incredibly Strange Film Show
Character: Self
Released: August 5, 1988
Type: TV
A series of documentaries focusing on the world of psychotronic movies; focusing on the lives of filmakers such as Hershell Gordon Lewis, Saim Raimi, Doris Wishman, Ed Wood Jr, and Tsui Hark. Covers weird movie genres, like Mexican wrestling movies and Hong Kong horror films.
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The Astro-Zombies
Title: The Astro-Zombies
Character: Drummer in Nightclub
Released: May 19, 1968
Type: Movie
For devilishly mad "astro-scientist" Dr. DeMarco (John Carradine), a typical day involves run-ins with reanimated corpses, bloodthirsty solar-powered killer robot zombies, Chinese communist spies and vicious Mexican secret agents. But when a bloody trail of young female murder victims leads an intrepid CIA agent to his door, things get really interesting. Ted V. Mikels directs this unique B horror-thriller.
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Dr. Sex
Title: Dr. Sex
Character: Peeping Tom
Released: January 4, 1964
Type: Movie
Three sex researchers discuss their strangest cases.
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TURA!
Title: TURA!
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Incredible True Life Story of the Russ Meyer & Burlesque Superstar, Asian American Cinema Pioneer and Ultimate Self-Empowered Female. A loving look at one of the big screen's most dynamic and exciting talents, the late, great Tura Satana.