This documentary on schlockmeister William Castle takes a few cheap shots at the naive '50s-'60s environment in which he did his most characteristic work--look at the funny, silly people with the ghost-glasses--but it's also affectionate and lively, with particularly bright commentary from John Waters, who was absolutely the target audience for such things at the time, and from Castle's daughter, who adored her dad and also is pretty perceptive about how he plied his craft
 and how much he loved his work.<br /><br />The film is a great example of how the '60's were a time when the film industry was still in its infancy. The film's director, John Cusack, was a big fan of the late '70s, but he was also a huge fan and a very creative director. He was very much a fan, too, of his own work, which was often very funny and sometimes very sad. But he also loved the way he portrayed his characters and the ways he tried to make them feel like real people. This film, however, is not a perfect portrait of that time. It's a little too much of an early '80s film and too little of a '90s one, so it doesn't really capture the mood of those times. However it does give a good insight into the life and times of William Custer, as well as his career. I think it is great to see a film that is so much more than just a comedy. There are many great performances by Custers and his wife, Mary (Linda Blair), and by the great actors in the cast. And the music is also great. They are great, especially the score by John Carpenter. All
. The film is also a great example of how the '60's were a time when the film industry was still in its infancy, when it was a very different time.