Turn Blue: The Short Life of Ghoulardi (2009)

Name: Turn Blue: The Short Life of Ghoulardi
Director: Phil Hoffman
Released: 2009-01-01
Duration: 56 min
Cast: Ernie Anderson, Rich Heldenfels, Tom Feran

56m

Directed by Phil Hoffman Starring Ernie Anderson

Release Date 01 Jan 2009

About Turn Blue: The Short Life of Ghoulardi Movie

Turn Blue: The Short Life of Ghoulardi (2009) is a Movie. It stars 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 late-night horror movies from 1963 to 1966 and was an incredible influence locally. The one-hour production premiered on Western Reserve PBS in 2009. It earned two Emmy Awards, for directing and editing for producer Phil Hoffman. Turn Blue is the work of award-winning producer/director Phil Hoffman, Ed.D., who also teaches radio and television courses at The University of Akron. It is the latest in a series of local history productions that Hoffman has created in cooperation with Western Reserve Public Media. The program has also aired on WGTE Public Media in Northeast Ohio.