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Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed
Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed

Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed

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Directed by UK-horror scene stalwart Calum Waddell and hosted by scream queen Debbie Rochon (Terror Firmer, Tromeo and Juliet) Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed features, in a change of pace for horror documentaries, especially those focusing on females in the genre, an all-female line-up, discussing horror movies from their perspective – exploring the challenges of being an actress in a genre predominantly made by and for men, from how they came about to be defined as a “scream queen”, about the vagaries of the genre: nudity, violence, misogyny, etc., and about how they feel about the genre and the label

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

80 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

13 October 2014

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Debbie Rochon

Debbie Rochon

Self

Michelle Bauer

Michelle Bauer

Self

Linnea Quigley

Linnea Quigley

Self

Lynn Lowry

Lynn Lowry

Self

Cassandra Peterson

Cassandra Peterson

Self

Adrienne King

Adrienne King

Self

Jane March

Jane March

Self

Brinke Stevens

Brinke Stevens

Self

Melanie Kinnaman

Melanie Kinnaman

Self

Jennifer Lim

Jennifer Lim

Self

Catriona MacColl

Catriona MacColl

Self

Patricia Tallman

Patricia Tallman

Self

Emily Booth

Emily Booth

Self

Caroline Munro

Caroline Munro

Self

Sybil Danning

Sybil Danning

Self

Danielle Harris

Danielle Harris

Self

Forbes Riley

Forbes Riley

Self

Lisa Wilcox

Lisa Wilcox

Self

Christa Campbell

Christa Campbell

Self

Irina Voronina

Irina Voronina

Self

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