John Fasano
John M. Fasano (born August 24, 1961) is an American film director, film producer and screen writer.[1][2]
John Fasano has directed 6 films, produced 20 and written the screenplays for 18 others. With novelist Roni Keller, he also wrote the book "Evie and the Golem", published in 2011.[3] A weapons expert,[4] Fasano is a frequent writing contributor to such authoritative magazines as "Combat Tactics",[4] and "American Handgunner".[5][6] A writer and producer at Shelf Life Unlimited Films,[7] Fasano is currently in development on a contemporary remake of "Chariots of the Gods".[8][9] In addition to his writing and film making credentials, Fasano is also a prolific Halloween mask designer.[10]
[edit] Early career
After graduating SUNYCollege at Purchase in 1984, Fasano used his artistic talents art directing for magazines such as "Muscle and Beauty", "Race Car & Driver", "Wrestling Power" and "OUI".[11] He also found work painting the one sheet posters for Grindhouse films such as "Tenement (Slaughter in the South Bronx)"[12] for legendary exploitation film producers Roberta Findlay and Walter Sear.[13] Fasano rewrote and acted in their film "Blood Sisters".[11] His work impressed "All in the Sex Family" producer Jack Bravman[11] who contracted Fasano to write and Assistant-Direct the infamous "Zombie Nightmare",[14] starring Adam West and a young Tia Carerre. After that, Fasano directed solo on the cult classic rock-horror features, Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare, Black Roses (film) and "The Jitters".[15] After "The Jitters", Fasano moved Los Angeles in 1989 where he sold his first "spec script", "Tailgunner", to Morgan Creek.[11] He then wrote the screenplay for Another 48 Hours for director Walter Hill, which generated a series of script writing offers from major studios.[11] His first produced film, on which he was the assistant director and appeared as character "William Washington", was "Zombie Nightmare".[16]
[edit] Additional reading
•Vatsnal, Caelum (2004) They Came from Within- A History of Canadian Horror, Arbeiter Ring[17]
•Masters, Kim; Griffin, Nancy (1997) Hit and Run, Simon & Schuster[18]
•Grey, Ian (1997) Sex, Stupidity and Greed: Inside the American Movie Industry[19]
•York, Michael (2001) Dispatches from Armageddon: Making the Movie Megiddo...a Devilish Diary!, Smith & Kraus Pub Inc.[20]
•Blinn, Stephen (2001) MEGIDDO THE OMEGA CODE 2 The Making Of An Epic: With Screenplay, Trinity Christian Center[21]
[edit] References
- ^ "Director for Feature Films and Television, John M. Fasano: Screenwriter, Director, Producer Home". Johnmfasano.com. http://johnmfasano.com/. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "John Fasano Biography ((?)-)". Filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/27/John-Fasano.html. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ by (2011-07-19). "BARNES & NOBLE | Evie and the Golem by Roni Keller, Undie Press | Paperback". Barnesandnoble.com. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/evie-and-the-golem-roni-keller/1103216465?ean=9780976346098&itm=1&usri=evie%2band%2bthe%2bgolem. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ a b "John Fasano". Tactical-Life.com. 2010-05-12. http://www.tactical-life.com/online/author/johnfasano/. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "2009 Articles". American Handgunner. 2011-01-10. http://www.americanhandgunner.com/2009-articles/. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "The Day The Earth Stood Still | American Handgunner". Find Articles. 2000-01-01. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BTT/is_143_23/ai_56221611/. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "Writing, Shelf Life Unlimited Films, Llc About Us". Shelflifefilms.net. http://www.shelflifefilms.net/aboutus.html. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ Chariots of the Gods by (2013) - [Synopsis, Trailer, Photos, Poster, Reviews, Premiere, Latest News, Summary, Gallery, Images, Footage, Pictures, Pics, Plot, Argument, Buy, DV...
- ^ "Paradox Entertainment". Paradox Entertainment. 2011-08-19. http://www.paradox-entertainment.com/entertainment.html#chariots. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "Fasano, John". Movieshive.com. http://movieshive.com/biography/Fasano,_John. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ a b c d e "John Fasano [Writer / Producer / Director]". constructinghorror.com. http://constructinghorror.com/index.php?id=99. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "Tenement (Game of Survival) (Slaughter in the South Bronx)". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1021034-tenement/. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "Tenement (1985) - Horror Movies and Science Fiction Movies Database - Brimstone Pit - horrormovies.org - brimstone.org - 3111". horrormovies.org. http://www.horrormovies.org/database/tenement-1985/3111/. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "Zombie Nightmare". Dvddrive-in.com. http://www.dvddrive-in.com/reviews/t-z/zombienightmare86.htm. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "The-Jitters - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards - NYTimes.com". Movies.nytimes.com. 2010-11-01. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/26224/The-Jitters/details. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "Canuxploitation Review: Zombie Nightmare". Canuxploitation.com. http://www.canuxploitation.com/review/zombienightmare.html. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ Vatsnal, Caelum (2004) "They Came from Within- A History of Canadian Horror" , Arbeiter Ring, ISBN 9781894037211
- ^ Masters, Kim; Griffin, Nancy (1997) "Hit and Run", Simon & Schuster, ISBN 978-0684832661
- ^ Grey, Ian (1997) "Sex, Stupidity and Greed: Inside the American Movie Industry", ISBN 978-0965104272
- ^ York, Michael (2001) "Dispatches from Armageddon: Making the Movie Megiddo...a Devilish Diary!", Smith & Kraus Pub Inc., ISBN 978-1575253114
- ^ Blinn, Stephen (2001) "MEGIDDO THE OMEGA CODE 2 The Making Of An Epic: With Screenplay", Trinity Christian Center, ASIN: B000MOHHG4
