Tom Holland (filmmaker)
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| Born | July 11, 1943 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Worcester Academy |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, model |
| Years active | 1964-present |
| Notable work | Fright Night, Fatal Beauty, Child's Play, The Stranger Within, The Temp, The Langoliers, Thinner |
| Children | 1; Josh Holland |
| Parent(s) | Lee Holland (mother, deceased) Tom Holland (father, deceased) |
Tom Holland (born July 11, 1943) is an American director, writer, and actor. He is best known for directing and writing horror movies like Psycho II (1983), Fright Night (1985), Child's Play (1988), and Thinner (1996).
Early life
Holland, the son of Lee and Tom Holland, was born in Poughkeepsie, New York. Holland attended Ossining Public High School before transferring to Worcester Academy, where he graduated in 1962. He is the father of American actor Josh Holland.
Education
Holland attended UCLA, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He also received his Juris Doctorate from the UCLA School of Law.
In explaining why he chose not to pursue a promising legal career Holland states:
"I had just taken the Bar Exam and I was waiting for my results, which at the time took three months to post. At the same time I received word that a treatment I had written had been optioned. As a struggling actor I had become used to being poor, so I decided to pursue my passion to create rather than litigate. And I've never really looked back."
Holland did pass the Bar Exam on his first attempt and has been a member of the California Bar Association since 1973.
Career
During his early career in New York and Hollywood, Holland worked on over 200 commercials to learn film making and support his family.
"In the beginning I did everything, worked as a Grip, Loader, PA, what have you. In my mind I was always working toward directing feature films and so I decided early on that any job I could take on a working set would give me the tools to make my own films."
Acting career
Holland trained as an actor at the Actor's Studio under the tutelage of Lee Strasberg. Throughout the 60's and early 70's Holland appeared under the moniker of Tom Fielding in several supporting and guest star roles for both television and film, including A Walk in the Spring Rain alongside Anthony Quinn and Ingrid Bergman.
In December 2009 Holland was cast for Adam Green's Hatchet 2,[1] to star alongside Danielle Harris, Tony Todd, Kane Hodder, and R.A. Mihailoff.[2] He narrated the film Hatchet II alongside Adam Green on San Diego Comic-Con International 2010.[3] In an interview published in January 2011 with mondo-video.com, Holland shared some stories about his acting days, which included working with legendary actress Ingrid Bergman and martial arts expert, Bruce Lee.
Dead Rabbit Films/Directing
He and David Chackler founded the horror film company Dead Rabbit Films;.[4] Their first feature film was the remake of Fright Night.[5] Holland is also reportedly scheduled to be writing and directing a feature-length anthology of horror shorts titled Twisted Tales.[6] Currently, they and others are interviewing for a film documentary that will tell their story behind the scenes.
Holland is famous for writing and directing twisted tales of ordinary people facing the unknown in addition to evil beings from beyond. He began by writing the scripts of the films The Beast Within and Psycho II, followed later by directing Fright Night, Child's Play, and the TV films The Stranger Within and The Langoliers. His only non horror film is the crime comedy-drama Fatal Beauty.
As of 2015, he is also a member of the board of advisers for the Hollywood Horror Museum.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Actor | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Changes | Yes | Roommate | |||
| Model Shop | Yes | Gerry | ||||
| 1970 | A Walk in the Spring Rain | Yes | Boy | |||
| 1972 | Josie's Castle | Yes | Leonard Robbins | |||
| 1982 | The Beast Within | Yes | ||||
| Class of 1984 | Yes | |||||
| 1983 | Psycho II | Yes | Yes | Deputy Norris | ||
| 1984 | Scream for Help | Yes | ||||
| Cloak & Dagger | Yes | |||||
| 1985 | Fright Night | Yes | Yes | |||
| 1987 | Fatal Beauty | Yes | ||||
| 1988 | Child's Play | Yes | Yes | |||
| Fright Night II | Yes | |||||
| 1993 | The Temp | Yes | ||||
| 1996 | Thinner | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2010 | Hatchet II | Yes | Bob | Uncredited | ||
| 2011 | Fright Night | Yes | ||||
| 2015 | Digging Up the Marrow | Yes | Tom Holland | |||
| 2015 | Killing Frank | Yes | Yes | pre-production | ||
| Cessation | Yes | Yes | pre-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Actor | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 77 Sunset Strip | Yes | Episode: "Lover's Lane" | ||||
| Theatre of Stars | Yes | Vic Burns | Episode: "Out on the Outskirts of Town" | ||||
| 1965-1966 | A Flame in the Wind | Yes | Steve Reynolds #2 | "American Soap Opera" | |||
| 1967 | Combat! | Yes | Pfc. Tommy Bishop | Episode: "Entombed" | |||
| 1968 | Felony Squad | Yes | LeRoy Baker | Episode: "Epitaph for a Cop" | |||
| 1969 | My Friend Tony | Yes | Episode: "The Hazing" | ||||
| The Young Lawyers | Yes | David Harrison | Episode: "Pilot" | ||||
| Medical Center | Yes | Jess Yarnaby | Episode: "24 Hours" | ||||
| 1978 | The Initiation of Sarah | Yes | TV movie | ||||
| The Incredible Hulk | Yes | Steve Silva | Episode: "Another Path" | ||||
| 1983 | The Winds of War | Yes | Devilfish Sub Captain | Episode: "Into the Maelstrom" | |||
| 1986 | Amazing Stories | Yes | Episode: "Miscalculation" | ||||
| 1989-1992 | Tales from the Crypt | Yes | Yes | Episodes: "Lover Come Hack to Me" "Four-Sided Triangle" "King of the Road" | |||
| 1990 | The Stranger Within | Yes | TV movie | ||||
| 1991 | The Owl | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mugger | TV Pilot, appears uncredited in extended international version |
| 1994 | The Stand | Yes | Carl Hough | TV miniseries | |||
| 1995 | The Langoliers | Yes | Yes | Yes | British assassin's employer | ||
| 2006 | The Initiation of Sarah | Yes | |||||
| 2007 | Masters of Horror | Yes | Episode: "We All Scream for Ice Cream" | ||||
| 2008 | Driven | Yes | Yes | Yes | Web short | ||
| 5 or Die | Yes | Yes | Yes | Web short | |||
| 2010 | Team Unicorn | Yes | Grandpa | Episode: "A Very Zombie Holiday" | |||
| 2012–present | Twisted Tales | Yes | Yes | Yes | Web series |
Critical reception
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | IMDb |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||
| The Beast Within (1982) | N/A | 5.1[7] |
| Class of 1984 (1982) | 60%[8] | 6.4[9] |
| Psycho II (1983) | 55%[10] | 6.2[11] |
| Scream for Help (1984) | N/A | 5.0[12] |
| Cloak & Dagger (1984) | 67%[13] | 6.2[14] |
| Fright Night (1985) | 93%[15] | 6.9[16] |
| Fatal Beauty (1987) | 25%[17] | 4.8[18] |
| Child's Play (1988) | 68%[19] | 6.4[20] |
| Fright Night II (1988) | 29%[21] | 5.5[22] |
| The Temp (1993) | 30%[23] | 4.9[24] |
| Thinner (1996) | 16%[25] | 5.4[26] |
| Fright Night (2011) | 72%[27] | 6.4[28] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Edgar Award | Best Motion Picture | Psycho II | Nominated |
| 1986 | Dario Argento Award | Best Film | Fright Night | Won |
| Critics' Award | Special Mention | Won | ||
| International Fantasy Film Award | Best Film | Nominated | ||
| Saturn Award | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Best Horror Film | Won | |||
| Best Writing | Won | |||
| 1990 | Best Horror Film | Child's Play | Nominated | |
| Best Writing Shared with Don Mancini and John Lafia |
Nominated | |||
| 1996 | Best Television Presentation | The Langoliers | Nominated |
References
- ^ "A.J. Bowen and Tom Holland Join Cast of Hatchet 2".
- ^ "'Hatchet 2' Picked Up By Dark Sky Films, Plans to Build Franchise!".
- ^ "First Look: Tom Holland in Hatchet II".
- ^ "Dead Rabit Films – Official". Deadrabbitent.com. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
- ^ "Tom Holland and David Chackler Bring Horror Fans Dead Rabbit Films". DreadCentral.
- ^ "Tom Holland INCORRECT INFORMATION - HE IS NOT BRYAN'S UNCLE to Unleash His New Brand of Twisted Tales".
- ^ "The Beast Within (1982) - IMDb". Uk.imdb.com. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of ''Class of 1984''". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
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{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Rotten Tomatoes T-Meter Rating of ''Fatal Beauty''". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
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External links
- Tom Holland at IMDb
