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Stuart Gordon

Stuart Gordon during the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike
Born August 11, 1947 (1947-08-11) (age 60)
Occupation Film director, writer and producer. The 2007&ndash2008 Writers Guild of America strike, or more commonly known as the Writers' Strike was a strike by the Writers Guild of America East Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Stuart Gordon (born August 11, 1947) in Chicago, Illinois) is a director, writer and producer of films and plays. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. A play, or stageplay, is a form of Literature written by a Playwright, almost always consisting of Dialogue between Fictional characters Most of Gordon's film work is in the horror genre, though he has also ventured into science fiction. Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers Science fiction Film is a Film genre that uses speculative, Science -based depictions of imaginary phenomena such as extra-terrestrial Like his friend and fellow filmmaker Brian Yuzna, Gordon is a big fan of H. P. Lovecraft and has adapted several Lovecraft stories for the screen. Brian Yuzna (born in the Philippines in 1949 is a director, writer and producer of Films Yuzna grew up in Nicaragua, Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy They include Re-Animator, From Beyond, Castle Freak (from The Outsider), and Dagon, as well as the Masters of Horror episode Dreams in the Witch-House. Re-Animator is a 1985 Horror film directed by Stuart Gordon and based on the H From Beyond is a horror film directed by Stuart Gordon and released in 1986 Castle Freak is a 1995 film directed by Stuart Gordon, roughly based upon the short-story The Outsider by H " The Outsider " is a Short story by American horror writer H Dagon is a 2001 Horror movie directed by Stuart Gordon and written by Dennis Paoli Masters of Horror is an American Television series created by director Mick Garris for the Showtime cable network H P Lovecraft's Dreams in the Witch House is the second episode of the first season of Masters of Horror, directed by Stuart Gordon

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Biography

Gordon attended the University of Wisconsin and soon after formed Screw Theater. In March 1968 Gordon's Screw Theater produced The Game Show at the UW Memorial Union. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The goal of the production was to get the audience to leave. To that end the heat was turned to 90, ushers chained the doors behind the audience, the show's start time delayed and the content of The Game Show made as inane as possible. The audience finally demanded to leave one hour and fifty minutes into the two hour production. In the fall of 1968, he produced a version of Peter Pan that got him and his future wife arrested for obscenity. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J The story made national headlines until the charges were dropped in November 1968. As Gordon described it in a 2001 interview:

"I had been protesting against the war in Viet Nam, and got tear-gassed by the Chicago police, and it suddenly struck me that you could take Peter Pan and turn it into a political cartoon about the whole situation. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially So, Peter Pan became the leader of the hippies and yippies, Captain Hook became Mayor Daley, and the pirates became the Chicago police. The Hippie Subculture was originally a Youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s and spread around the world The Youth International Party, whose members were commonly called Yippies, was a highly theatrical and Anti-authoritarian Political party established in "Captain Hook" is also a nickname for former baseball manager Sparky Anderson. Richard Joseph Daley ( May 15, 1902 – December 20, 1976) served for 21 years as the undisputed Democratic boss of Chicago We left all of the James Barrie dialogue intact, so when they all went off to Neverland they sprinkled pixie dust on themselves and think lovely thoughts, and up they go. Sir James Matthew Barrie 1st Baronet OM ( 9 May, 1860 &ndash 19 June, 1937) more commonly known as J Neverland (also called Never-Never-Land, Never Land and other variations is the Island and dream world featured in the play Peter That was an acid trip, which was visualized by a psychedelic light show that was projected onto the bodies of seven naked young ladies. A psychedelic experience is characterized by the perception of aspects of one's mind previously unknown or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ordinary Modern psychedelia For "psychedelics" see Psychedelic drug. . . " [1]

After the University of Wisconsin demanded future theatrical productions by Screw Theater be overseen by a University Professor, Gordon cut his University ties to form Broom Street Theater. Its first production, the new translation of the risque Lysistrata, premiered in May of 1969. Lysistrata ( Attic Greek: Λυσιστράτη Lysistratê, Doric Greek: Λυσιστράτα Lysistrata) loosely translated to "she Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gordon is married to Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, whom he frequently casts in his movies. Together in 1970, they founded the Chicago Organic Theater Company, for which Gordon also served as artistic director. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Organic Theater Company, a Chicago theatre, was founded in the 1970s by artistic director Stuart Gordon. With the company, he did several plays, such as Warp!, Sexual Perversity In Chicago, Bleacher Bums, ER, Bloody Bess. Sexual Perversity in Chicago is a one-act play by David Mamet. Warp! was later adapted into a comic book by First Comics. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative First Comics was an American Comic-book publisher History First Comics launched in 1983 with a line-up of creators including Frank Brunner

Filmography

As director

As writer

As producer

External links

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The story takes place in a Dystopian future The year 1992 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages Castle Freak is a 1995 film directed by Stuart Gordon, roughly based upon the short-story The Outsider by H The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris Space Truckers, written and directed by Stuart Gordon, is a comedy/ sci-fi movie released in the spring of 1996 was filmed at Ardmore Studios The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit is a 1998 Film set in East Los Angeles directed by Stuart Gordon, written by Ray Bradbury and starring The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein Based on the hit feature film of the same name, Honey I Shrunk the Kids expands upon the original film's concept of a shrinking experiment gone wrong to include The year 1998 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1998. Dagon is a 2001 Horror movie directed by Stuart Gordon and written by Dennis Paoli The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages King of the Ants is a 2003 film from director Stuart Gordon. It is based on a novel by writer The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return Edmond is a 2005 Drama / thriller Film based on the play of the same name. The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper Masters of Horror is an American Television series created by director Mick Garris for the Showtime cable network H P Lovecraft's Dreams in the Witch House is the second episode of the first season of Masters of Horror, directed by Stuart Gordon The year 2005 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2005. Masters of Horror is an American Television series created by director Mick Garris for the Showtime cable network The Black Cat is the eleventh episode of the second season of Masters of Horror, directed by Stuart Gordon from a screenplay by Gordon and The year 2007 in television involves some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2007. Stuck is a 2007 thriller directed by Stuart Gordon and starring Mena Suvari and Stephen Rea. 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, Fear Itself is a horror / Suspense Anthology television series shot in the city of Edmonton, Alberta Canada with some Bleacher Bums is a 1977 play written collaboratively by members of Chicago 's Organic Theater Company, from an idea by actor Joe Re-Animator is a 1985 Horror film directed by Stuart Gordon and based on the H From Beyond is a horror film directed by Stuart Gordon and released in 1986 Kid Safe The Video is an educational documentary teaching kids how to behave in emergency situations Honey I Shrunk the Kids is a 1989 Comedy film released through Walt Disney Pictures. Body Snatchers is a 1993 Science fiction film directed by Abel Ferrara. Castle Freak is a 1995 film directed by Stuart Gordon, roughly based upon the short-story The Outsider by H The Dentist is an American Horror film released in 1996. It was directed by Brian Yuzna and written by Dennis Paoli Space Truckers, written and directed by Stuart Gordon, is a comedy/ sci-fi movie released in the spring of 1996 was filmed at Ardmore Studios Progeny is an American Science fiction film released in 1999. Masters of Horror is an American Television series created by director Mick Garris for the Showtime cable network Honey I Blew Up the Kid is a 1992 Walt Disney Pictures movie starring Rick Moranis as Wayne Szalinski reprising the role he had previously Space Truckers, written and directed by Stuart Gordon, is a comedy/ sci-fi movie released in the spring of 1996 was filmed at Ardmore Studios The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit is a 1998 Film set in East Los Angeles directed by Stuart Gordon, written by Ray Bradbury and starring Progeny is an American Science fiction film released in 1999. Bleacher Bums is a 1977 play written collaboratively by members of Chicago 's Organic Theater Company, from an idea by actor Joe A deathbed is a Bed in which a person dies or the last hours before a death King of the Ants is a 2003 film from director Stuart Gordon. It is based on a novel by writer Edmond is a 2005 Drama / thriller Film based on the play of the same name.
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