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When a 1968 low-budget exploitation film was nominated for an Academy Award, nobody took it seriously. That underestimation ...

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An exploitation film is generally considered to be low budget and it possesses low artistic merit, as well as low morals. It attempts to gain infamy and a following by exploiting a current trend, ...

Last House on Dead End Street is a gruesome exploitation film with real versus fake murder speculation. Director Roger Watkins originally used a pseudonym, only later to reveal he made the film.

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The exploitation genre of movies is a cinematic archetype that encompasses plenty of low budget schlock churned out in the 70s. It's recognizable by its complete disregard for quality in favor of raw ...