Ernie Anderson

Ernest Earle Anderson was an American radio and television personality, horror host, and announcer. Known for his portrayal of "Ghoulardi", the host of late night horror films on WJW Channel 8 on Cleveland television from 1963 to 1966, he worked as an announcer for the American Broadcasting Company television network from the late 1970s until the mid-1990s. He is the father of filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, whose production entity is known as the Ghoulardi Film Company.

Hard Eight (1997)

A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Thomas Anderson
CAST:  Philip Baker Hall  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  John C. Reilly  •  Samuel L. Jackson

A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Thomas Anderson
CAST:  Philip Baker Hall  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  John C. Reilly  •  Samuel L. Jackson

Tunnel Vision (1976)

A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs, you name it. What they discover will surely crack you up! This outrageous and irreverent spoof of television launched the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neal Israel  •  Bradley R. Swirnoff
CAST:  Phil Proctor  •  Howard Hesseman  •  Dan Barrows  •  Stephen Feinberg

A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs, you name it. What they discover will surely crack you up! This outrageous and irreverent spoof of television launched the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neal Israel  •  Bradley R. Swirnoff
CAST:  Phil Proctor  •  Howard Hesseman  •  Dan Barrows  •  Stephen Feinberg

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' (1980)

Ernie Anderson narrates this look at the making of Richard Donner's blockbuster 1978 film. Behind-the-scenes footage, as well as scenes from the film, reveal just how audiences were able to "believe a man can fly." This program features interviews with key cast and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Iain Johnstone
CAST:  Ernie Anderson  •  Christopher Reeve  •  Marlon Brando  •  Gene Hackman

Ernie Anderson narrates this look at the making of Richard Donner's blockbuster 1978 film. Behind-the-scenes footage, as well as scenes from the film, reveal just how audiences were able to "believe a man can fly." This program features interviews with key cast and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Iain Johnstone
CAST:  Ernie Anderson  •  Christopher Reeve  •  Marlon Brando  •  Gene Hackman

The Dirk Diggler Story (1988)

The Dirk Diggler Story is a 1988 mockumentary short film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It follows the rise and fall of Dirk Diggler, a well-endowed male porn star. The character was modeled on American porn actor John Holmes. The film was later ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Thomas Anderson
CAST:  Michael Stein  •  Robert Ridgely  •  Eddie Delcore  •  Rusty Schwimmer

The Dirk Diggler Story is a 1988 mockumentary short film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It follows the rise and fall of Dirk Diggler, a well-endowed male porn star. The character was modeled on American porn actor John Holmes. The film was later ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Thomas Anderson
CAST:  Michael Stein  •  Robert Ridgely  •  Eddie Delcore  •  Rusty Schwimmer

American Scary (2006)

A fond remembrance of and tribute to the uniquely American institution of the horror movie host.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John E. Hudgens
CAST:  Forrest J. Ackerman  •  Douglas Agosti  •  Curtis Armstrong  •  Bob Beidman

A fond remembrance of and tribute to the uniquely American institution of the horror movie host.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John E. Hudgens
CAST:  Forrest J. Ackerman  •  Douglas Agosti  •  Curtis Armstrong  •  Bob Beidman

Turn Blue: The Short Life of Ghoulardi (2009)

For northeast Ohioans who grew up in this area in the 1960s, the new TV production Turn Blue: The Short Life of Ghoulardi is an entertaining blast from the past. Ernie Anderson, who played Cleveland's counter-culture media celebrity Ghoulardi, hosted WJW-TV's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Hoffman
CAST:  Ernie Anderson  •  Chuck Schodowski  •  Rich Heldenfels  •  Tom Feran

For northeast Ohioans who grew up in this area in the 1960s, the new TV production Turn Blue: The Short Life of Ghoulardi is an entertaining blast from the past. Ernie Anderson, who played Cleveland's counter-culture media celebrity Ghoulardi, hosted WJW-TV's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Hoffman
CAST:  Ernie Anderson  •  Chuck Schodowski  •  Rich Heldenfels  •  Tom Feran

The Making of 'Superman II' (1982)

Documentary about the making of the sequel to Superman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Iain Johnstone
CAST:  Ernie Anderson  •  Terence Stamp  •  Gene Hackman  •  Jack O'Halloran

Documentary about the making of the sequel to Superman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Iain Johnstone
CAST:  Ernie Anderson  •  Terence Stamp  •  Gene Hackman  •  Jack O'Halloran