David F. Friedman

1923-12-24 Birmingham, Alabama, USA 81 Credits

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Frank Friedman (December 24, 1923 - February 14, 2011) was an American filmmaker and film producer. Description above from the Wikipedia article David F. Friedman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé

They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé

2016

as Himself

6.3
Acting

Savage! Sadistic! Thrill hungry! When it came to independent filmmaking in the sunshine state, William Grefé was the wildest of the wild! During the 1...

That's Sexploitation!

That's Sexploitation!

2013

as Himself

6.2
Acting

Before the advent of modern-day pornography, a vast and rapidly-paced world of smut peddling was the norm, complete with its own secret history. This ...

That's Sexploitation!

That's Sexploitation!

2013

Director, Writer, Producer

6.2
Directing Writing Producing

Before the advent of modern-day pornography, a vast and rapidly-paced world of smut peddling was the norm, complete with its own secret history. This ...

Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

2010

as Himself

6.2
Acting

Take an outrageous ride through this wild world of exploitation films with this thoroughly entertaining documentary, HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS – THE GODF...

Crustacean

Crustacean

2009

Executive Producer

4.0
Producing

A lobster-clawed freak from a lurid sideshow wreaks a wrath of bloody horror through a small rural community.

Miss Maniac

Miss Maniac

2003

as Carnival Boss

Acting

The son of Charles Manson attempts to have his father released from prison by recreating the Manson murders with a girl he meets who is obsessed with ...

Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat

Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat

2002

as Wedding Guest

4.8
Acting

Fuad Ramses III (J.P. Delahoussaye) returns to Miami to reopen his grandfather's defunct catering company. This arouses the interest of the local sher...

Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat

Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat

2002

Executive Producer

4.8
Producing

Fuad Ramses III (J.P. Delahoussaye) returns to Miami to reopen his grandfather's defunct catering company. This arouses the interest of the local sher...

Mau Mau Sex Sex

Mau Mau Sex Sex

2001

as Himself

6.2
Acting

A documentary about the history of exploitation films that focuses on the careers of legendary producers David F. Friedman and Dan Sonney.

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

2001

as Himself

7.0
Acting

Hollywood is a town of tinsel and glamour; but there is another Hollywood, a place where maverick independent exploitation filmmakers went toe to toe ...

Hollywood Rated 'R'

Hollywood Rated 'R'

1997

as Self

5.1
Acting

A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s beach mo...

An American Werewolf in Paris

An American Werewolf in Paris

1997

as Nightclub Visitor

6.0
Acting

An American man unwittingly gets involved with werewolves who have developed a serum allowing them to transform at will.

Search for the Beast

Search for the Beast

1997

as Milton St. John

1.3
Acting

Dr. David Stone is a scientist with a special interest in legends about the Okaloosa wilderness, where a violent, man-like beast is said to dwell, and...

Redneck Revenge

1996

3.0
Acting

Some rednecks get revenge for something. I assume.

Teenage Tupelo

Teenage Tupelo

1995

Associate Producer

4.0
Producing

In Tupelo, Mississippi, in 1962, a poor, young, single mother is impregnated by a womanizing has-been singer. Her mother tries to force her to give th...

Bikini Drive-In

Bikini Drive-In

1995

as J.B. Winston

5.1
Acting

Kim Taylor inherits her grandfather's drive-in theatre. She must raise $25,000 over one weekend or the bank will take the property from her. She also...

Bucky's '70s Triple XXX Movie House Trailers Volume 1

Bucky's '70s Triple XXX Movie House Trailers Volume 1

1994

as (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

Compilation of 70's porn trailers. Pornography: Copenhagen 1970 (1970), Booby Trap (1970), Red, White and Blue (1971), Room 11 (1971), The Altar of L...

Sex and Buttered Popcorn

Sex and Buttered Popcorn

1989

as Self

4.8
Acting

Actor Ned Beatty hosts a look at the genre known as "exploitation" films. Interviews with some of the producers and directors of these films are shown...

Student Affairs

Student Affairs

1987

as Mr. Evans

4.2
Acting

The story of a group of people who are making a film about life in high school in the 1950's.

A Night For Legends

A Night For Legends

1985

as Self - Hall of Fame Inductee

Acting

Putting together an awards show is a monumental task. Oscar, Emmy, Tony, Grammy, they've all had a lot of practice, and the result is a smooth-run, pr...

Blonde Heat (The Case of the Maltese Dildo)

Blonde Heat (The Case of the Maltese Dildo)

1985

as Morris Glutman

5.0
Acting

Mark Lowe, Private Investigator, is approached by a woman to help her find The Maltese Dildo. Mere description of the dildo drives women mad with des...

Blonde Heat (The Case of the Maltese Dildo)

Blonde Heat (The Case of the Maltese Dildo)

1985

Producer

5.0
Producing

Mark Lowe, Private Investigator, is approached by a woman to help her find The Maltese Dildo. Mere description of the dildo drives women mad with des...

Matinee Idol

Matinee Idol

1984

as Bernard Kuntz

7.0
Acting

Egos and screen tests are all around when it is time to film an adult film called Matinee Idol. The lead star also has a private go with the casting d...

Matinee Idol

Matinee Idol

1984

Producer, Screenplay

7.0
Producing Writing

Egos and screen tests are all around when it is time to film an adult film called Matinee Idol. The lead star also has a private go with the casting d...

Alexandra

Alexandra

1983

Associate Producer

6.0
Producing

A mysterious woman is keeping track of her ex-lovers and their new spouses and girlfriends.

The Budding of Brie

The Budding of Brie

1980

Associate Producer

7.2
Producing

A young woman ingratiates herself with a movie star, then takes all she can from her.

Half the Action

Half the Action

1980

Producer

4.0
Producing

Michelle Troma demands half of Marvin Lee's assets when they split up, including Lee's boat and one of his two mistresses. Lee vows to get even with ...

Chorus Call

Chorus Call

1978

Producer

3.0
Producing

Cheryl Cooper is a dancer who wants a part, but is held back by the vindictive Bertha, a former partner. So Cheryl resorts to seducing Sidney, the di...

Free and Perverse

Free and Perverse

1976

Executive Producer

7.5
Producing

A young wife complains that her husband won't make love to her anymore, unaware that the reason for that is that he's spending most of his time having...

Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS

Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS

1975

Producer

6.0
Producing

Ilsa, a warden at a Nazi death camp that conducts experiments on prisoners, strives to prove that women can withstand more pain and suffering than men...

Johnny Firecloud

Johnny Firecloud

1975

Producer

5.4
Producing

An American Indian war veteran avenges the hanging of his grandfather by local thugs.

Bummer

Bummer

1973

Producer

3.3
Producing

The manager of a rock band fires the drunken, psycho bass player, who goes on a rape and murder spree.

The Erotic Adventures of Zorro

The Erotic Adventures of Zorro

1972

as Soldier with Snake

2.8
Acting

A local village is being extorted by the evil Luis Bonsario assisted by the short, rotund Sgt. Felipo Latio who takes advantage of young girls while m...

The Erotic Adventures of Zorro

The Erotic Adventures of Zorro

1972

Screenplay

2.8
Writing

A local village is being extorted by the evil Luis Bonsario assisted by the short, rotund Sgt. Felipo Latio who takes advantage of young girls while m...

The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried

The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried

1971

Director, Author, Producer

3.8
Directing Producing

An "adults only" retelling of the legend of Siegfried.

Red, White and Blue

Red, White and Blue

1971

as Himself

3.5
Acting

A documentary about the hearings of President Nixon's Commission on Obscenity, featuring adult-film producer David F. Friedman (one of the producers o...

Red, White and Blue

Red, White and Blue

1971

Producer

3.5
Producing

A documentary about the hearings of President Nixon's Commission on Obscenity, featuring adult-film producer David F. Friedman (one of the producers o...

Diamond Stud

Diamond Stud

1970

Producer

3.0
Producing

A train mogul thinks on his life and loves as he rides his own train.

Trader Hornee

Trader Hornee

1970

as Barroom Bum

3.9
Acting

A private detective journeys to Africa to find a legenday white gorilla. The gorilla turns out to be an escaped Nazi war criminal.

Trader Hornee

Trader Hornee

1970

Screenplay

3.9
Writing

A private detective journeys to Africa to find a legenday white gorilla. The gorilla turns out to be an escaped Nazi war criminal.

The Joys of Jezebel

The Joys of Jezebel

1970

Producer

4.6
Producing

Satan lets Jezebel return to earth to deliver the soul of a blonde virgin named Rachel by taking over her body. However, Jezebel gets more than she ba...

Love Camp 7

Love Camp 7

1969

as Col. Max Kemp

3.9
Acting

Two female Army agents go undercover at a Nazi prison camp to get information from a scientist being held there.

Love Camp 7

Love Camp 7

1969

Producer

3.9
Producing

Two female Army agents go undercover at a Nazi prison camp to get information from a scientist being held there.

Starlet!

Starlet!

1969

as Himself

4.5
Acting

Two seedy producers work to make a star out of a former stag-film actress while an aging rival conspires to ruin her.

Starlet!

Starlet!

1969

Writer

4.5
Writing

Two seedy producers work to make a star out of a former stag-film actress while an aging rival conspires to ruin her.

The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago

The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago

1969

as Heavy (uncredited)

3.0
Acting

During Prohibition, two gangsters go to war with each other. (Plus, sex!)

The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago

The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago

1969

Producer

3.0
Producing

During Prohibition, two gangsters go to war with each other. (Plus, sex!)

Sensation Generation

Sensation Generation

1969

Acting

Erotic movie

Thar She Blows!

Thar She Blows!

1968

as Bartender

3.0
Acting

A crazed sea captain goes on a bloody rampage after his vessel is commissioned by a sleazy film producer and a trio of vixens.

Thar She Blows!

Thar She Blows!

1968

Writer, Producer

3.0
Writing Producing

A crazed sea captain goes on a bloody rampage after his vessel is commissioned by a sleazy film producer and a trio of vixens.

The Pick-Up

The Pick-Up

1968

as Charlie Rosa

5.2
Acting

Two mob money couriers, Frankie and Tony, have their latest package of $1 million stolen by two con women, Dana and Marcia, in which the men must find...

Space Thing

Space Thing

1968

Director, Producer

3.8
Directing Producing

A man is in bed reading Sci-Fi mags, and his wife seduces him. He then falls asleep, and the rest is his dream. He is from an alternate world, and dis...

A Sweet Sickness

A Sweet Sickness

1968

Producer

4.7
Producing

A young woman gets sexually used and abused by every man she meets while on her way to rising to the top of Hollywood's entertainment industry.

Brand of Shame

Brand of Shame

1968

Writer, Producer

3.6
Writing Producing

A schoolteacher arrives in town with the map to a gold mine. The lesbian dance-hall owner schemes to steal the map.

The Head Mistress

The Head Mistress

1968

Producer

3.3
Producing

A man pretends to be an imbecile so that he may work at an all-girls school.

The Casting Director

The Casting Director

1968

Director

7.0
Directing

A short silent comedy in which a young actress enters a casting director's office for an audition. The director (loveable Bob Cresse) appears to be bo...

The Lustful Turk

The Lustful Turk

1968

Producer

2.0
Producing

Two English women and their female servant are kidnapped by pirates and sold to an Arab sheik. However, they all fall for the captain of the pirate sh...

The Acid Eaters

The Acid Eaters

1968

Producer, Director of Photography

4.5
Producing Directing

A group of office workers go every Friday afternoon to the White Pyramid, a 50-foot tower of LSD.

The Brick Dollhouse

The Brick Dollhouse

1967

Producer, Director

3.0
Producing Directing

Five women explain to the police the events leading up to the murder of their roommate, an exotic dancer.

She Freak

She Freak

1967

as Carnival Barker

3.5
Acting

Jade is a waitress who leaves the greasy-diner business for the excitement of the carnival. She quickly discovers that she despises freaks and human o...

She Freak

She Freak

1967

Screenplay, Producer

3.5
Writing Producing

Jade is a waitress who leaves the greasy-diner business for the excitement of the carnival. She quickly discovers that she despises freaks and human o...

A Smell of Honey, a Swallow of Brine

A Smell of Honey, a Swallow of Brine

1966

Producer, Writer

5.3
Producing Writing

Sharon is a young office worker who sexually teases, seduces and then cries 'rape' on various men just to see them emotionally suffer for her own man-...

The Notorious Daughter of Fanny Hill

The Notorious Daughter of Fanny Hill

1966

Producer

3.2
Producing

Kissy Hill, the daughter of a notorious madam in 19th Century London, follows in her late mother's footsteps with prostitution in catering to various ...

But Charlie, I Never Played Volleyball!

But Charlie, I Never Played Volleyball!

1966

Producer, Director, Screenplay

4.0
Producing Directing Writing

A struggling Hollywood actress is dragged by her agent to judge a beauty pageant in a nudist colony.

Dreamgirl

1966

Producer

Producing

A sado-masochistic fantasy of a guy dreaming about flogging a chained up Stacey Walker. Then it becomes a nightmare with Walker as a cruel dominatrix ...

Pussy Galore

1965

Producer

1.5
Producing
Color Me Blood Red

Color Me Blood Red

1965

Producer, Sound Recordist

4.7
Producing

Gore specialist H.G. Lewis' gruesome tale of an artist who becomes a success after using human blood in his paintings.

The Defilers

The Defilers

1965

Producer, Writer, Director

4.8
Producing Writing Directing

Two young thugs kidnap a young girl and keep her in the basement of an old warehouse where they forcibly make her their sex slave.

Two Thousand Maniacs!

Two Thousand Maniacs!

1964

Sound Recordist, Producer

5.5
Producing

Six people are lured into a small Deep South town for a Centennial celebration where the residents proceed to kill them one by one as revenge for the ...

Scum of the Earth!

Scum of the Earth!

1963

Sound Recordist, Producer

5.4
Producing

A naive and innocent teenage girl is blackmailed into modeling in the nude for a photographer who is in league with a teenage gang whose boss illegall...

Bell, Bare and Beautiful

Bell, Bare and Beautiful

1963

as Barney

3.6
Acting

A young millionaire is obsessed by a woman he keeps dreaming about but doesn't know. After an investigation, he discovers that she is a large-breasted...

Bell, Bare and Beautiful

Bell, Bare and Beautiful

1963

Producer, Sound

3.6
Producing

A young millionaire is obsessed by a woman he keeps dreaming about but doesn't know. After an investigation, he discovers that she is a large-breasted...

Goldilocks and the Three Bares

Goldilocks and the Three Bares

1963

Producer, Sound

3.8
Producing

Nightclub singer Eddie and comedian Tommy, working in a roaring twenties style club, meet and being dating publicist Allison and photographer Cynthia,...

Blood Feast

Blood Feast

1963

as Drunken Husband (uncredited)

4.8
Acting

In the sleepy suburbs of Miami, seemingly normal Egyptian immigrant Fuad Ramses runs a successful catering business. He also murders young women and p...

Blood Feast

Blood Feast

1963

Producer, Sound Recordist, Story

4.8
Producing Writing

In the sleepy suburbs of Miami, seemingly normal Egyptian immigrant Fuad Ramses runs a successful catering business. He also murders young women and p...

Boin-n-g

Boin-n-g

1963

Producer, Screenplay, Sound

5.4
Producing Writing

An inexperienced producer and director audition and film naked women for a nudie movie. Everything goes wrong.

Nature's Playmates

Nature's Playmates

1962

Story, Producer, Sound

4.4
Writing Producing

Chicago private detective Russell Harper and his assistant, Diana, travel to a Florida nudist camp to find a missing husband and both of them soon bec...

Daughter of the Sun

Daughter of the Sun

1962

Writer, Producer, Sound

4.0
Writing Producing

Herschell Gordon Lewis and David Friedman collaborated on this nudie classic that features the stunning Rusty Allen as a teacher who must defend herse...

The Adventures of Lucky Pierre

The Adventures of Lucky Pierre

1962

Writer, Sound, Producer

3.5
Writing Producing

A man imagines that everybody he sees is naked. That's... that's really about it.

Living Venus

Living Venus

1961

Screenplay, Producer

2.0
Writing Producing

Man and his partner, a photographer, start up a men's magazine called "Pagan." The magazine becomes a success, he leaves his fiancee, marries his star...

The Prime Time

The Prime Time

1960

Production Supervisor

4.2

A bored young girl looking for excitement gets involved with nude modeling, drugs and a rock band.