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    Production. In 1972, independent production company Kelly-Jordan Enterprises approached William Gunn, a black artist known at the time as a playwright and stage director, with the idea of making a "black vampire film" with a budget of $350,000.

  2. Apr 19, 2023 · Kelly-Jordan Enterprises was not one of the major studios: it was co-founded by Jack Jordan, a black American producer who had worked with Josephine Baker and considered Gunn "the black...

  3. In 1972, an independent production company known as Kelly-Jordan Enterprises approached Bill Gunn, a black playwright and stage director, with the idea of making a "black vampire film" with a budget of $350,000.

  4. Mar 18, 1988 · Initially released as "Ganja and Hess" by Kelly/Jordan Enterprises in 1973, it failed at the box-office and was then picked up by Heritage Enterprises. Heritage re-edited the film and released it under the title "Blood Couple" later that same year.

  5. Kelly is an alumnus of Kenyon College and holds three US patents relating to water systems. He has many years’ experience in international business relating to water and power needs in the ...

  6. Feb 28, 2024 · Kelly-Jordan Enterprises. But the true standout Blaxploitation horror film of 1973 was Bill Gunn’s Ganja & Hess, a moody vampire film that dances with some tenets of Blaxploitation films like...