Henri Charr

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Henri Charr, also credited as H. Charr,[1] is an Assyrian filmmaker[2] born in Iran and living in Southern California. He started in educational films and documentaries, then turned to mainstream cinema in genres including thrillers, drams, action-adventure, family films and comedies.

In the early 1990s Charr made a trilogy of action films: Under Lock and Key, Caged Hearts and Cell Block Sisters. In the mid-1990s Char made family films; My Uncle: The Alien was a Selection at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy, Thriller and Science Fiction Films. He then made Little Heroes, a children's film televised on Animal Planet as the "Movie of the Month". In 2002 Charr produced and directed the Action-Adventure Disaster film Wildfire.

He then produced family adventure comedy Abe & Bruno, suspense drama Heart of Fear, and Stepping High.

Filmography[edit]

As director[edit]

  • Please Don't Eat the Babies (1983), aka Island Fury (USA: video title)[3]
  • Fatal Encounter (1990)[4]
  • Illegal Entry: Formula for Fear (1993)[5]
  • Under Lock and Key (1995)[6]
  • Cellblock Sisters: Banished Behind Bars (1995), aka Banished Behind Bars[7]
  • Caged Hearts (1995)[8]
  • Wild Fire (1995)[9]
  • My Uncle the Alien (1996)[10]
  • Hollywood Safari (1997)[11]
  • Little Heroes (1999)[12]
  • Little Heroes 2 (2000)[13]
  • Little Heroes 3 (2002), aka Les Petits héros III (Canada: French title: TV title), aka Top Dogs: Little Heroes 3 (UK)[14]
  • Abe & Bruno (2006) (TV)[15]
  • Heart of Fear (2006)[16]
  • Forbidden Border (2009)[17]
  • I Love Your Moves (2012)[18]
  • The Big Goofy Secret of Hidden Pines (2013)[19]
  • Stepping High (2013)[20]

As writer[edit]

  • Illegal Entry: Formula for Fear (1993) (story)[5]
  • Under Lock and Key (1995) (story)[6]
  • Cellblock Sisters: Banished Behind Bars (1995) (story), aka Banished Behind Bars[7]
  • Caged Hearts (1995) (story)[8]
  • My Uncle the Alien (1996) (story)[10]
  • Little Heroes 3 (2002) (story) Les Petits héros III (Canada: French title: TV title), aka Top Dogs: Little Heroes 3 (UK)[14]
  • Wild Fire (film) (2003)[9]
  • Abe & Bruno (2006) (TV)[15]
  • Heart of Fear (2006) (story)[16]

As producer[edit]

  • Illegal Entry: Formula for Fear (1993) (executive producer)[5]
  • Caged Hearts (1995) (executive producer)[8]
  • Under Lock and Key (1995) (executive producer)[6]
  • Hollywood Safari (2001) TV Series (executive producer)[11]
  • Heart of Fear (2006) (producer)[16]

As production manager[edit]

  • 3 Little Ninjas and the Lost Treasure (1990) (post-production supervisor), aka Little Ninjas (USA: video title)[21]

As sound effects director[edit]

  • Savage Harbor (1987) (sound effects editor) (credited as H. Charr), aka Death Feud (USA: new title), aka Raggedy Anne, aka Slammers (USA)[22]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ IMDB, example of credit as Henri Charr
  2. ^ Shoumanov, Vasili (2018). Assyrian American Association of Chicago: 100 Years. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4671-0275-9.
  3. ^ Barton, Steve (2008-09-25). "Drive-in Double Feature: Barracuda and Island Fury (DVD)". Dread Central. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  4. ^ Farendj (1990) - IMDb
  5. ^ a b c Illegal Entry: Formula for Fear (1993) - IMDb
  6. ^ a b c Under Lock and Key (1995) - IMDb
  7. ^ a b Cellblock Sisters: Banished Behind Bars (1995) - IMDb
  8. ^ a b c Caged Hearts (1996) - IMDb
  9. ^ a b Roegeom (1969) - IMDb
  10. ^ a b My Uncle the Alien (1996) - IMDb
  11. ^ a b Hollywood Safari (1997) - IMDb
  12. ^ Little Heroes (1999) - IMDb
  13. ^ Little Heroes 2 (2000) - IMDb
  14. ^ a b Little Heroes 3 (2002) - IMDb
  15. ^ a b Abe & Bruno (TV Movie 2006) - IMDb
  16. ^ a b c Heart of Fear (Video 2006) - IMDb
  17. ^ The Border (2009) - IMDb
  18. ^ I Love Your Moves (Video 2012) - IMDb
  19. ^ The Big Goofy Secret of Hidden Pines (Video 2013) - IMDb
  20. ^ Stepping High (2013) - IMDb
  21. ^ 3 Little Ninjas and the Lost Treasure (1990) - IMDb
  22. ^ Savage Harbor (1987) - IMDb

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