Vernon Zimmerman
Vernon Zimmerman is an American writer and director who made his feature debut as director with the 1962 short Lemon Hearts starring Andy Warhol associate Taylor Mead. Zimmerman wrote and directed the Claudia Jennings roller derby drive-in film Unholy Rollers and collaborated with Terrence Malick on the script to the road movie Deadhead Miles. He is most well known for his horror slasher film Fade to Black, a dark and despairing psychological study of an awkward and alienated hardcore film buff who exacts a harsh revenge on his cruel tormentors. Zimmerman received a Saturn Award nomination as Best Director for the film, a predecessor to more well-known modern parodies of the horror genre. Vernon also wrote the scripts for the horror-Western Hex (a.k.a. Charmed), the redneck crime exploitation film Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw, the made-for-TV wrestling comedy/drama Mad Bull, the failed TV pilot film Shooting Stars, and the teen fantasy comedy Teen Witch. Zimmerman's latest film is the six-minute comic short Chuck and Wally on the Road. More recently Vernon has been working as a script analyst.[1] He also teaches screen-writing courses at UCLA's Extension and Certificate Program. Zimmerman also taught classes on both writing feature scripts and directing actors for film and television at the USC School of Cinema and Television. Vernon Zimmerman lives in Los Angeles[2] and is a member of both the Writers Guild of America and the Directors Guild of America.[3]
Filmography
- To L.A. with Lust (short) (1961)
- Lemon Hearts (short) (1962)
- The College (documentary) (1964)
- Unholy Rollers (1972) also writer
- Deadhead Miles[4] (1973) also writer
- Hex (1973) writer only
- Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw (1976) writer only
- Mad Bull (TV movie) (1977) writer only
- Fade to Black (1980) also writer
- Shooting Stars (TV film) (1983) writer only
- Teen Witch (1989) writer only
- Chuck and Wally on the Road (short) (1995)
References
- ^ Aaker, Everett (19 April 2013). "George Raft: The Films". McFarland – via Google Books.
- ^ Abreu, Carlos De; Smith, Howard J. (7 April 2010). "Opening the Doors to Hollywood: How to Sell Your Idea, Story, Screenplay, Manuscript". Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale – via Google Books.
- ^ "SCRIPT DOCTOR'S BIOGRAPHY AND CREDITS". www.scriptdoctor.net.
- ^ Dern, B.; Fryer, C.; Crane, R. (2014). Bruce Dern: A Memoir. Screen Classics. University Press of Kentucky. p. pt76. ISBN 978-0-8131-4713-0. Retrieved August 12, 2018.