Dad Made Dirty Movies(2011)

Dad Made Dirty Movies is a documentary chronicling Stephen C. Apostolof's unlikely journey from Eastern European fugitive to prolific sexploitation filmmaker in 1960s and 70s America. The film traces Apostolof's controversial career producing and directing low-budget exploitation pictures, his volatile partnership with cult director Ed Wood, and the personal tensions that defined their working relationship. As the pornography industry shifted toward explicit hardcore content in the late 1970s, Apostolof's brand of softcore sexploitation became commercially obsolete, leading to his rapid decline. The documentary explores how changing market forces and evolving tastes in adult entertainment ultimately ended his reign as a B-movie mogul, offering insight into a forgotten corner of American cinema history and the men who profited from it.