The Boy from Out of This World is feature-length documentary project which hopes to shed light on writer/director Tom Graeff's remarkable life and films, as well as the independent filmmaking scene of the 50's and 60's during which he worked.
Inspired by an interview conducted by Richard Valley and Jesse Lilley in a 1993 issue of Scarlet Street Magazine, the project has helped to build awareness of Tom and his career during the past five years, and the film contains input from such industry veterans (and friends of Tom) as Roger Corman, Austin McKinney, Lee Strosnider, and many others.
12/06: The Boy From Out Of This World: Press Release
The Boy from Out of This World, a new documentary by director Elle Schneider is currently in production in Los Angeles. The film explores the making of Tom Graeff's 1959 monster flick Teenagers From Outer Space, as well as the history and evolutions of the B movie as a medium rebelling against the studio system.
Boy features interviews with Troma president Lloyd Kaufman, Roger Corman, Bryan Pearson ("Thor" in Teenagers, as Bryan Grant), other members of the film's cast, B movie directors, and film scholars from the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
The film's website, www.tomgraeff.org documents the research and discoveries made about Teenagers while the doc is filming, and make that information available publicly to TFOS lovers and B movie enthusiasts.
The film should premiere at festivals in late 2008.
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