The wildest B-movie ever made was Al Adamson's actual life — and it ended in a shallow grave under his hot tub.
Brought to life through archival material and the reflections of over 40 colleagues, friends and fans, BLOOD & FLESH is much more than the story of a moviemaking life most unusual. It beautifully captures the worlds of outsider filmmaker communities that existed in California in the ’70s, and the weird ways they intersected with Hollywood mainstream and union indies. On Adamson shoots, regular Orson Welles crew and cinematographers like Gary Graver, Vilmos Szigmond and Lazlo Kovaks worked alongside Bud Cardos — and at one point, Charles Manson! Director David Gregory (founder of Severin Films, director of LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY’S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU) spent years making this film, speaking to everyone down to the cops who investigated Adamson’s murder, vividly encapsulating both a bold life and tragic demise, with alien conspiracies, go-go dancers and Colonel Sanders coming in along the way. If you’ve got even a passing interest in cinema, you want to see this
Direction
Gregory corralled 40+ witnesses into coherent tragedy.
Editing
Archival chaos collides with murder investigation seamlessly.
Production
Manson connection, Colonel Sanders cameo, alien conspiracies — all real.
Director
David Gregory
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Al Adamson's actual film prints were found buried in his backyard — yes, really — alongside his own corpse. The documentary title isn't metaphorical.
Director David Gregory founded Severin Films specifically to restore Adamson's deteriorating filmography, making this documentary essentially a 100-minute origin story for a cult label.
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