Jim Wynorski
Jim Wynorski (born August 14, 1950 in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer.
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[edit] Career
Wynorski has been making B-movies and exploitation movies since the early 1980s. He has directed over 75 feature films. His earliest films were released to the theatrical audience and played in movie theaters. His later works have predominately been released to cable or the straight-to-video market. He often works under pseudonyms such as "Jay Andrews," "Arch Stanton," "H.R. Blueberry," "Tom Popatopolous," and "Noble Henry." His movies spoof often successful horrorfilms, Cleavagefield skitted for example Cloverfield,[1] The Bare Wench Project parodies The Blair Witch Project,[2] and his current project "Para-Knockers Activity" parodies Paranormal Activity.[3] A character in the film The Final Destination is named after him.
In 2009, a documentary entitled "Popatopolis" (directed by Clay Westervelt), named for one of Wynorski's famed pseudonyms, chronicled Wynorski during the making of his soft-core horror film, "The Witches of Breastwick." The film serves as a partial biography with clips from many of his previous films and includes interviews with Wynorski, his contemporaries, cast, and crew.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] As Director
- The Lost Empire (1983)
- Chopping Mall (1986)
- Deathstalker II (1987)
- Big Bad Mama II (1987)
- Not of This Earth (1988)
- The Return of Swamp Thing (1989)
- Transylvania Twist (1989)
- Sorority House Massacre II (1990)
- Hard to Die (1990)
- 976-Evil 2: The Astral Factor (1991)
- Munchie (1992)
- Sins of Desire (1993)
- Little Miss Millions (1993)
- Dinosaur Island (1994)
- Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III (1994)
- Ghoulies IV (1994)
- Victim of Desire (1995)
- Body Chemistry 4 (1995)
- The Wasp Woman (1995)
- Demolition High (1996)
- Vampirella (1996)
- Against the Law (1997)
- The Pandora Project (1998)
- Stealth Fighter (as Jay Andrews) (1999)
- Militia (2000)
- The Bare Wench Project (2000)
- Extreme Limits (2000)
- Poison (as Jay Andrews) (2001)
- Raptor (as Jay Andrews) (2001)
- Project Viper (as Jay Andrews) (2002)
- Cheerleader Massacre (2003)
- Curse of the Komodo (2004)
- Gargoyle (as Jay Andrews) (2004)
- Busty Cops (as Harold Blueberry) (2005)
- Sub Zero (2005)
- The Witches of Breastwick (2005)
- Komodo vs. Cobra (2005)
- Busty Cops Go Hawaiian (as Harold Blueberry) (2009)
- Cleavagefield (2009)
- Para-Knockers Activity (2009)
- Dinocroc vs. Supergator (2010)[4]
- Piranhaconda (2011)
[edit] References
- ^ Cleavagefield The Movie
- ^ Extraordinary Movie and Video Guide Interview
- ^ "Para-Knockers Activity Prepares to Go Hump in the Night". http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34204/para-knockers-activity-prepares-go-hump-night.
- ^ "Three Weeks and Counting Until Dinocroc vs. Supergator". DreadCentral. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37844/three-weeks-and-counting-until-dinocroc-vs-supergator.
