Kentucky Wild: The Films of William Girdler - Paperbackby Ian Cooper (Author) William Girdler s career was short, lasting just six years but even by the standards of those who toil away in the exploitation arena, he was extremely prolific, making nine features between 1972 and 1978, when he was killed in a helicopter crash in the jungle outside Manila, aged only thirty. He specialized in making the kind of films which attract the rabid cult fan, from the occult horror of his low budget debut Asylum of