During four decades Greydon Clark has worked in front of and behind the camera to bring some of the most memorable exploitation movies to life. \u201cOn the Cheap\u201d is an in-depth, first person account of a lifetime spent in this fascinating Hollywood sub-culture.<\/p>\n
From the sexy pep squad of \u201cSatan’s Cheerleaders\u201d to the dirty dancing of \u201cLambada, The Forbidden Dance,\u201d to \u201cJoysticks,\u201d \u201cWithout Warning,\u201d \u201cBlack Shampoo\u201d and dozens of others, Greydon breaks down each of his films into easily understood categories: screenplay, financing, pre-production, production, post-production and distribution, allowing the reader a true behind the scenes look at the ins and outs of the low budget world.<\/p>\n
His movies boast Oscar winners – Martin Landau, George Kennedy, Jack Palance – and stars in the making just beginning their careers – Andrew Dice Clay, David Caruso, Julia Duffy, Laura Harring and many others.<\/p>\n
“On the Cheap” is required reading for anyone interested in film or the art of low budget filmmaking. Greydon tells an amazing story of his days on the fringes of Hollywood, struggling to make films in the most cut-throat business there is. Reading his autobiography is like being taken on a personal tour of the gritty, remorseless but always thrilling ground floor of the film industry.