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In 1972, independent production company Kelly-Jordan Enterprises approached William Gunn, a black artist known at the time as a playwright and stage director, with the idea of making a "black vampire film" with a budget of $350,000.
Apr 19, 2023 · Kelly-Jordan Enterprises. (Credit: Kelly-Jordan Enterprises) Bill Gunn's 1973 horror was revered at Cannes, but buried in the US – leading him to pen a famous letter about reviewers'...
Mar 18, 1988 · Initially released as "Ganja and Hess" by Kelly/Jordan Enterprises in 1973, it failed at the box-office and was then picked up by Heritage Enterprises. Heritage re-edited the film and released it under the title "Blood Couple" later that same year.
Aug 27, 2021 · Its producers, Kelly-Jordan Enterprises, were so displeased by the art-house direction of Gunn’s final product that they halted distribution and sold it to another production company,...
Aug 12, 2011 · Discouraged by poor box office, Kelly-Jordan took the film out of distribution and sold it to another company, Heritage Enterprises, which issued a rescored and drastically recut version under the title Blood Couple. (This version has been released on VHS under a number of titles.)
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In 1972, an independent production company known as Kelly-Jordan Enterprises approached Bill Gunn, a black playwright and stage director, with the idea of making a "black vampire film" with a budget of $350,000.
Feb 28, 2024 · In 2021, plans for a Blacula reboot were underway. Kelly-Jordan Enterprises. But the true standout Blaxploitation horror film of 1973 was Bill Gunn’s Ganja & Hess, a moody vampire film that...
