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Elijah Drenner

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· Active 2005–2025
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American Grindhouse

American Grindhouse

2011 ★ 6.8
Writer

This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment.

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Career Highlights Top 6 by popularity · TMDB
American Grindhouse (2011)
American Grindhouse
2011
Blood River (2009)
Blood River
2009
That Guy Dick Miller (2014)
That Guy Dick Miller
2014
Luster (2010)
Luster
2010
Kiss Kiss Fingerbang (2015)
Kiss Kiss Fingerbang
2015
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021)
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
2021

Filmography

131 credits
2020s 1 credit
2020
Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business as Self
Movie ★ 3.0
2010s 1 credit
2011
Tron Wayne Gacy
Movie
2000s 1 credit
2005
Planetfall as Carson Fletcher
Movie ★ 3.0
Crew Credits
2020s 35 credits
2025
Behind the Mitchell Brothers Film Group: Preserving a Legacy Director
Movie
2025
Behind the Mitchell Brothers Film Group: Preserving a Legacy Writer
Movie
2024
Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV Producer
Movie
2024
Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV Editor
Movie
2024
Formicidae Sinfonia: The Music and Sounds of 'Phase IV' Producer
Movie
2024
Formicidae Sinfonia: The Music and Sounds of 'Phase IV' Editor
Movie
2024
Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV Director
Movie
2024
First Comes the Word: Richard Brooks and the Making of 'Looking for Mr. Goodbar' Producer
Movie
2023
Against the Grain Director
Movie ★ 5.5
2023
Against the Grain Editor
Movie ★ 5.5
2023
Deep Inside Vinegar Syndrome Editor
Movie
2023
The War in Heaven Post-Production Manager
Movie
2022
Here We Are Kings: The Making of 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves' Producer
Movie
2022
Here We Are Kings: The Making of 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves' Editor
Movie
2022
Here We Are Kings: The Making of 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves' Director
Movie
2021
Vegas Needs a New King: The Making of Six-String Samurai Director
Movie ★ 7.0
2021
Outside the Law: The Scanner Cop Revolution Director
Movie
2021
Vegas Needs a New King: The Making of Six-String Samurai Editor
Movie ★ 7.0
2021
Under the Skin: The Making of 'Ticks' Editor
Movie
2021
Under the Skin: The Making of 'Ticks' Director
Movie
2021
Inhuman Experiments: The Making of "The Kindred" Editor
Movie
2021
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story Associate Producer
Movie ★ 6.2
2021
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story Additional Editor
Movie ★ 6.2
2020
The Tribe Remembers Editor
Movie
2020
Making Chance Work: Choreographing 'Hair' Editor
Movie
2020
'Hair' Style Producer
Movie
2020
Cutting 'Hair' Editor
Movie
2020
Making Chance Work: Choreographing 'Hair' Producer
Movie
2020
Cutting 'Hair' Producer
Movie
2020
'Hair' Style Editor
Movie
2020
The Beastmaster Chronicles Director
Movie
2020
Hollywood of the North Editor
Movie
2020
Hollywood of the North Director
Movie
2020
Hollywood of the North Producer
Movie
2020
Hollywood of the North Animation
Movie
2010s 85 credits
2019
A Face in the Dark: Diane Baker on 'Mirage' Editor
Movie
2019
Blood, Sand, and Fire: The Making of The Hills Have Eyes Part II Editor
Movie
2018
The Difference Between You and Me Producer
Movie
2018
The Difference Between You and Me Editor
Movie
2018
The Stranger in Your Lover's Eyes Producer
Movie
2018
The Stranger in Your Lover's Eyes Director
Movie
2018
I No Longer Belong: The Rise and Fall of Walter Wanger Producer
Movie
2018
The Fear is Real Editor
Movie
2018
The Fear is Real Director
Movie
2018
Burden of Faith: Tarkovsky's Final Sacrifice Producer
Movie
2018
Burden of Faith: Tarkovsky's Final Sacrifice Editor
Movie
2017
A Letter to Castro Editor
Movie ★ 9.0
2017
A Letter to Castro Director
Movie ★ 9.0
2017
A Letter to Castro Producer
Movie ★ 9.0
2017
Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren Editor
Movie
2017
Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren Director
Movie
2017
Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren Producer
Movie
2017
The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen Director
Movie ★ 10.0
2017
The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen Producer
Movie ★ 10.0
2017
The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen Editor
Movie ★ 10.0
2017
The Killing Floor Editor
Movie
2017
The Killing Floor Director
Movie
2017
The Killing Floor Producer
Movie
2017
Listen to the Light: The Making of 'Brain Damage' Editor
Movie
2017
Listen to the Light: The Making of 'Brain Damage' Director
Movie
2017
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' Director
Movie ★ 7.0
2017
Crazy for Lynn Lowry Director
Movie
2017
Romero Was Here: Locating The Crazies Director
Movie
2017
Romero Was Here: Locating The Crazies Producer
Movie
2017
Crazy for Lynn Lowry Producer
Movie
2017
Romero Was Here: Locating The Crazies Editor
Movie
2017
Hickory Dickory Doc Editor
Movie
2017
Hickory Dickory Doc Director
Movie
2017
Hickory Dickory Doc Producer
Movie
2017
Habeas Corpus: The Making of 'Psycho Cop Returns' Director
Movie ★ 2.2
2017
The Catastrophe of Success: Stuart Gordon and the Organic Theater Producer
Movie
2017
The Catastrophe of Success: Stuart Gordon and the Organic Theater Editor
Movie
2017
Theater of Blood with Mark Nutter Producer
Movie
2017
Theater of Blood with Mark Nutter Editor
Movie
2016
The Shocking Truth! Producer
Movie
2016
Garage Punk Gore Director
Movie
2016
The Shocking Truth! Editor
Movie
2016
Garage Punk Gore Editor
Movie
2016
Garage Punk Gore Producer
Movie
2016
The Shocking Truth! Director
Movie
2016
Montag Speaks! Director
Movie
2016
The Gore The Merrier Director
Movie
2016
How Herschell Found His Niche Editor
Movie
2016
How Herschell Found His Niche Director
Movie
2016
Blood Perspectives Director
Movie
2016
Blood Perspectives Editor
Movie
2016
Regional Bloodshed Director
Movie
2016
My Microwave Massacre Memoirs Director
Movie
2016
Tides and Nightmares Director
Movie
2016
Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western? Editor
Movie
2016
Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western? Producer
Movie
2015
The Tao of Buckaroo Director
Movie
2015
Lord John Director
Movie
2015
Kiss Kiss Fingerbang Editor
Movie ★ 5.8
2015
Videoblivion Director
Movie
2015
Fighting Against the Wind: Making 'the American Dreamer' Director
Movie
2015
Fighting Against the Wind: Making 'the American Dreamer' Editor
Movie
2015
Fighting Against the Wind: Making 'the American Dreamer' Producer
Movie
2014
That Guy Dick Miller Director
Movie ★ 7.0
2014
That Guy Dick Miller Writer
Movie ★ 7.0
2014
That Guy Dick Miller Producer
Movie ★ 7.0
2014
That Guy Dick Miller Editor
Movie ★ 7.0
2014
An Exercise In Terror: The Making Of 'Death Spa' Producer
Movie
2014
An Exercise In Terror: The Making Of 'Death Spa' Editor
Movie
2014
An Exercise In Terror: The Making Of 'Death Spa' Director
Movie
2014
Flesh, Blood & Censorship Director
Movie
2014
Carpenter on Quatermass Producer
Movie
2014
Carpenter on Quatermass Editor
Movie
2012
The Ephemerol Diaries: An Interview with Stephen Lack Director
Movie ★ 6.0
2012
The Ephemerol Diaries: An Interview with Stephen Lack Producer
Movie ★ 6.0
2012
The Ephemerol Diaries: An Interview with Stephen Lack Editor
Movie ★ 6.0
2011
American Grindhouse● Writer
Movie ★ 6.7
2011
American Grindhouse● Director
Movie ★ 6.7
2011
From Manila with Love Producer
Movie
2011
From Manila with Love Editor
Movie
2011
From Manila with Love Director
Movie
2011
American Grindhouse● Sound Editor
Movie ★ 6.7
2011
American Grindhouse● Producer
Movie ★ 6.7
2011
American Grindhouse● Editor
Movie ★ 6.7
2010
Luster Epk Producer
Movie ★ 4.6
2000s 7 credits
2009
Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter Writer
Movie
2009
Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter Director
Movie
2009
Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter Editor
Movie
2009
Blood River Epk Producer
Movie ★ 4.6
2007
The Hatching of Spider Baby Writer
Movie
2007
The Hatching of Spider Baby Director
Movie
2007
Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein Director
Movie ★ 9.5
s 1 credit
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Poor Little Heather Director
Movie