Lobster Boy: The E! True Hollywood Story
Brief Synopsis
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Profile of carnival sideshow performer Grady Stiles Jr., better known as Lobster Boy due to an inherited genetic disorder called Lobster Claw syndrome. On November 29, 1992, Stiles was murdered in the living room of his trailer home in Gibsonton, Florida. Stiles' family claimed he was a sadistic alc
Cast & Crew
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Bruce Chandler
Narration
Peter Dillard
Reenactment Actor
Ron Hanes
Interviewee
Robert Bentley
Supervising Producer
Joanne Bornstein
Production Manager
Grace Erb
Production Coordinator
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Production Company
E! Networks
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Profile of carnival sideshow performer Grady Stiles Jr., better known as Lobster Boy due to an inherited genetic disorder called Lobster Claw syndrome. On November 29, 1992, Stiles was murdered in the living room of his trailer home in Gibsonton, Florida. Stiles' family claimed he was a sadistic alcoholic who beat his wife, Mary Teresa. Fed up with the abuse, Teresa paid her son, Harry Glen Newman Jr., who hired his friend Chris Wyant to murder Stiles. Teresa, Newman and Wyant were found guilty of murder and sentenced to prison.
Crew
Robert Bentley
Supervising Producer
Joanne Bornstein
Production Manager
Grace Erb
Production Coordinator
Renee Ising
Production Assistant
Jean Kim
Associate Producer
Gina Merrill
Casting
William Neal
Script Supervisor
Tim Preston
Avid Editor
Betsy Rott
Executive In Charge Of Production
Kim Segel
On-Line Editor
Jeff Shore
Executive Producer ("True Hollywood Story")
Jason Wilensky
Production Assistant
Scott Woodruff
Avid Editor
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Production Company
E! Networks
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
