Wild World of Ted V Mikels - [DVD]

Meet independent grindhouse movie maverick Ted V. Mikels, who is celebrating his 60th anniversary making movies - wowing audiences with his own special brand of guts, gore, violence, and dark humor. From the grisly The Corpse Grinders</i>, the early slasher epic The Astro-Zombies</i>, to the far-out Girl in Gold Boots</i> and countless others, Mikels tells his story for the first time in The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels</i> by award-winning documentarian Kevin Sean Michaels, director of Vampira: The Movie</i>.<p>Ted V. Mikels is a pioneer. In the 1970's, the concept of The Doll Squad</i> was appropriated by television mogul Aaron Spelling for his own Charlie's Angels</i> series (even down to using the character name Sabrina) and more recently inspired Quentin Tarantino with the turtle-necked look for the DiVA girls in Kill Bill</i>. Ted shares stories of the William Castle-esque movie premieres that included nurses and ambulances on hand at the theaters to assist "scared-to-death" moviegoers. Plus, he reveals for the first time details of his private life in the sprawling Sparr Castle in California with a harem of women called the Castle Ladies!<p>Original cast members Tura Satana (Russ Meyer's Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!</i>, The Astro-Zombies</i>), Shanti (Corpse Grinders II</i>), Francine York (The Doll Squad</i>) and Lila Zaborin (Blood Orgy Of The She Devils</i>) recount their memories of working with Mikels, a director who had no cinematic limits.<p>Leading the tour is the inimitable John Waters, who is famous for directing Pink Flamingos</i>, Cecil B. Demented</i> and Hairspray</i>. Get ready for a wild ride!<p>BONUS MATERIAL:</b><ul><li>Ted Returns to The Castle: The Secret Lives of Castle Ladies<li>Cutting in Camera with pin-up model Masuimi Max<li>Preview of Ted's new movie: Astro Zombies: M3 Cloned</i><li>Trailers and more!</ul>