{"product_id":"dad-made-dirty-movies-9781476668680","title":"Dad Made Dirty Movies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Strippers, zombies, fugitives and jewel thieves. These were just some of the characters who inhabited the weird, wild films of director Stephen C. Apostolof in the 1960s and 1970s. But Apostolof''s own life was every bit as improbable as the plots of his lurid movies. Escaping the clutches of the communists in his native Bulgaria, he came to America in 1952 and decided on a whim to reinvent himself as a Hollywood filmmaker, right down to the cigars, sunglasses and Cadillacs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   He produced a string of memorable sexploitation classics, including the infamous \u003ci\u003eOrgy of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e. Along the way, he married three times, fathered five children and forged a personal and professional relationship with the notorious Ed Wood, Jr. Drawing on rare archival material and interviews with those who knew him best, this first biography of Apostolof chronicles the life and career of a cult film legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI enjoyed the hell out of this book. It's just great! Delightfully informative, ripely hilarious—and sleazy! I gobbled up everything on \u003ci\u003eOrgy of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, one of cinema's truly strange masterpieces!\" —;Filmmaker Guy Maddin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you've never heard of Stephen Apostolof (aka A.C. Stephen) buckle in for one hell of a ride that takes readers from Bulgaria to Hollywood where Apostolof made some of the wildest films you've (probably) never seen. Blevins and Todorov have given proper scholarly attention to a pillar of the sexploitation genre!\" —Mike White, \u003ci\u003eThe Projection Booth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An unashamed peek behind the faded, and often stained, velvet curtain that separates the shiny gloss of mainstream Hollywood and the smokey backrooms of exploitation cinema.\" —Filmmaker Fred Olen Ray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cli\u003ePrologue: On the Trail of Stephen C. Apostolof\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePart One. Journey to Freedom (1928–1962)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e 1. The Burgas Years (1928–1948) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e 2. Passage to Istanbul (1948) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e 3. A Stranger in Paris (1948–1950) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e 4. Onward to Canada! (1950–1952) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePart Two. Adventures in La La Land (1952–1978)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e 5. The Man About Town (1952–1957)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e 6. The Propagandist (1957)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e 7. The Family Man (1958–1965)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e 8. The Director of the Dead (1965–1966)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eOrgy of the Dead (1965)  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e 9. The Prince of Confidential (1966–1968) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSuburbia Confidential (1966)  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMotel Confidential (1967)  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBachelor's Dream (1967)  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCollege Girls (1968)  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eOffice Love-In, White Collar Style (1968)  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e10. The Executive Filmmaker (1969–1972) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eLady Godiva Rides (1969)  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Divorcee (1969)  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e11. The Master of Mayhem (1972–1978)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Snow Bunnies (1972)  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDrop-Out Wife (1972)  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Class Reunion (1972)  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Cocktail Hostesses (1973)  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eFugitive Girls (1974)  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Beach Bunnies (1976)  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHot Ice (1978)  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePart Three. The Last Mile to El Diablo (1979–2005)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e12. In Exile (1979–1986)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e13. The Resurrection (1987–1997) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e14. State of Fear (1998–2005) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Dying of the Light  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe End of the End  \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAppendix: The Immoral Artist (unused story outline) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eTimeline\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eFilmography\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eChapter Notes\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040416498007,"sku":"9781476668680","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dad-made-dirty-movies-9781476668680","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}