Sean S. Cunningham

Sean Sexton Cunningham (born December 31, 1941, in New York City) is an American film director, producer, and writer. He is best known for creating the Friday the 13th series of horror films, which introduced the fictional killer Jason Voorhees. He also produced many horror films, such as Wes Craven's debut feature and House film series.

Filmography

• Art of Marriage (1970)
• Together (1971)
• The Last House on the Left (1972) as producer
• Case of the Full Moon Murders (1974)
• Manny's Orphans (1978)
• Here Come the Tigers (1978)
• Friday the 13th (1980) as producer/director
• Spring Break (1983)
• The New Kids (1985)
• Reiselust (TV series, 1986)
• House (1986) as producer
• House II: The Second Story (1987)
• DeepStar Six (1989)
• The Horror Show (AKA House III: The Horror Show) (1989)
• House IV (1992)
• My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
• Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
• XCU: Extreme Close Up (2001)
• Jason X (2002) (Executive producer)
• Terminal Invasion (2002)
• Freddy vs. Jason (2003) as producer
• Friday the 13th (2009) as producer
• The Last House on the Left (2009) as producer

Director

• Art of Marriage (1970)
• Together (1971)
• Case of the Full Moon Murders (1974)
• Manny's Orphans (1978)
• Here Come the Tigers (1978)
• Friday the 13th (1980)
• A Stranger Is Watching (1982)
• Spring Break (1983)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) (director: chase scene, uncredited)
• The New Kids (1985)
• DeepStar Six (1989)
• XCU: Extreme Close Up (2001)
• Terminal Invasion (2002)
• Trapped Ashes (2006)

Writer

• Together (1970)
• Reiselust (TV series, 1986)

External links

• Sean S. Cunningham at the Internet Movie Database