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] he is currently developing 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]
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 and The Jitters.[15] After "The Jitters", Fasano moved in 1989 to Los Angeles, where he sold his first "spec script", Tailgunner, to Morgan Creek.[11] He then co-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]
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]
References
- ^ "Director for Feature Films and Television, John M. Fasano: Screenwriter, Director, Producer Home". Johnmfasano.com. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "John Fasano Biography ((?)-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ by (2011-07-19). "BARNES & NOBLE | Evie and the Golem by Roni Keller, Undie Press | Paperback". Barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ a b "John Fasano". Tactical-Life.com. 2010-05-12. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "2009 Articles". American Handgunner. 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "The Day The Earth Stood Still | American Handgunner". Find Articles. 2000-01-01. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "Writing, Shelf Life Unlimited Films, Llc About Us". Shelflifefilms.net. 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. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "Fasano, John". Movieshive.com. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ a b c d e "John Fasano [Writer / Producer / Director]". constructinghorror.com. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "Tenement (Game of Survival) (Slaughter in the South Bronx)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "Tenement (1985) - Horror Movies and Science Fiction Movies Database - Brimstone Pit - horrormovies.org - brimstone.org - 3111". horrormovies.org. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "Zombie Nightmare". Dvddrive-in.com. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "The-Jitters - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards - NYTimes.com". Movies.nytimes.com. 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "Canuxploitation Review: Zombie Nightmare". Canuxploitation.com. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ Vatsnal, Caelum (2004) They Came from Within: A History of Canadian Horror, Arbeiter Ring, ISBN 978-1-894037-21-1
- ^ Masters, Kim; Griffin, Nancy (1997), Hit and Run, Simon & Schuster, ISBN 978-0-684-83266-1
- ^ Grey, Ian (1997) Sex, Stupidity and Greed: Inside the American Movie Industry, ISBN 978-0-9651042-7-2
- ^ York, Michael (2001) Dispatches from Armageddon: Making the Movie Megiddo...a Devilish Diary!, Smith & Kraus Pub Inc., ISBN 978-1-57525-311-4
- ^ Blinn, Stephen (2001) MEGIDDO THE OMEGA CODE 2 The Making Of An Epic: With Screenplay, Trinity Christian Center, ASIN: B000MOHHG4