Donald G. Jackson
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Donald G. Jackson (April 24, 1943 – October 20, 2003) was an American filmmaker.[1] [2]
Born in Tremont, Mississippi, Jackson grew up in Adrian, Michigan. As an adult he struggled to become a filmmaker for many years while working at an auto factory. Finally, in the mid-1970s he made his first feature film, a horror film parody, The Demon Lover. This film was soon followed by the wrestling film, I Like to Hurt People.[3] These films financed his move to Hollywood, California, where he remained until his death.[4] Jackson is perhaps most well known for creating and directing the cult film, Hell Comes to Frogtown.[5]
Throughout his career Jackson worked with several filmmakers including Roger Corman and James Cameron but it was not until he began a long collaboration with American filmmaker Scott Shaw that the team created Zen Filmmaking. Zen Filmmaking is a distinct style of filmmaking where no scripts are used in the creation of a film. [6]
Jackson died of leukemia on 20 October 2003 and was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.[7]
Filmography
- The Demon Lover (1976)
- I Like to Hurt People (1985)
- Roller Blade (1985)
- UFO: Secret Video (1986)
- Hell Comes to Frogtown (1987)
- Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force (1989)
- The Roller Blade Seven (1991)
- The Legend of the Rollerblade Seven (1992)
- Carjack (1993)
- Return to Frogtown (1993)
- It's Showtime (1993)
- Return of the Roller Blade Seven (1993)
- Pocket Ninjas (1994)
- Queen of Lost Island (1994)
- The Devil's Pet (1994)
- Twisted Fate (1994)
- Kill, Kill Overkill (1994)
- Baby Ghost (1995)
- Little Lost Sea Serpent (1995)
- Big Sister 2000 (1995)
- Raw Energy (1995)
- Rollergator (1995)
- Toad Warrior (1996)
- Guns of El Chupacabra (1997)
- Armageddon Boulevard (1998)
- Lingerie Kickboxer (1998)
- Guns of El Chupacabra 2: The Unseen (1999)
- Blade Sisters (1999)
- Ride with the Devil (1999)
- Legend of the Dead Boyz (2001)
- Max Hell Frog Warrior (2002)
Documentary films about Donald G. Jackson
- Demon Lover Diary (1980)
- Interview: The Documentary (2005)
- ^ Variety: Donald G. Jackson Multihyphenate, 'Roller Blade' director
- ^ Donald G. Jackson Los Angeles Daily News
- ^ Donald G. Jackson: The Final Interview
- ^ Donald G Jackson, Maverick Filmmaker
- ^ Fango Flashback: “HELL COMES TO FROGTOWN” Archived May 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Paste Magazine: The Best of the Bad: The 15 Greatest B-Movie Directors
- ^ Donald G. Jackson biography at Find A Grave
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