John Harrison (filmmaker)
John S. Harrison (* 1948 ) is an American director , film producer , screenwriter and composer .
Life
John Harrison began his career making music videos . Together with Pasquale Buba and Dusty Nelson , he founded the small production company BuDuDa in 1973 . The company, later renamed The Image Works , produced commercials and image films.
He later became an assistant to horror film icon George A. Romero ( The Night of the Living Dead , Zombie ). He directed several episodes for his cult series Tales From The Darkside before he also shot the feature film of the same name for Paramount Pictures .
Harrison was also one of the authors of the 3D production Disney's Dinosaurs . He also wrote other scripts for US series such as Tales from the Crypt , Earth 2 and Profiler .
In 2000 Harrison shot an elaborate six-hour miniseries for the Sci Fi Channel based on Frank Herbert's science fiction classic The Desert Planet . Dune became the most successful in-house production in the station's history, with ratings both in the US and worldwide; Marketing on video and DVD was also a success. Harrison wrote the script for the sequel Children of Dune , which appeared three years later . Both miniseries were awarded the coveted Emmy .
Filmography
Director
- 1982: The Crazy Witching Hour (2nd Unit Director)
- 1984: Tales from the Darkside (TV series, episodes I'll Give You a Million , Levitation , Printer's Devil and The Satanic Piano )
- 1985: Zombie 2 (2nd Unit Director)
- 1989: Tales from the Crypt (TV series, episodes Easel Kill Ya and The Pit )
- 1990: Stories from the shadows (Tales from the Darkside: The Movie)
- 1992: Nightmare Cafe (TV series)
- 1994: Earth 2 (TV series)
- 1995: origin unknown
- 1996: Clan of the Vampires (TV series, episode Nightstalker )
- 1996: Assassination File: Operation Laskey
- 1996: Profiler TV series, episode I'll be Watching You
- 2000: Franks Herbert's Dune (miniseries)
- 2005: Supernova - When the Sun Explodes (Miniseries)
- 2008: Clive Barker's Book of Blood
script
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) TV series, episodes "Horror in the Night", "The Kidnapper" and "The Pit"
- Origin unknown (1995)
- Franks Herbert's Dune (2000, miniseries)
- Disney's Dinosaurs (2000)
- Children of Dune (2003, miniseries)
- Painkiller Jane (2005)
- Residual (2015, Netflix miniseries)
composer
- Effects (1980)
- The Crazy Witching Hour (1982)
- Tales from the Darkside (1984) TV series, "Episodes Everybody Needs a Little Love", "I'll Give You a Million", "Levitation", "The Satanic Piano" and "Sorry, Right Number"
- Zombie 2 (1985)
- Creepshow 2 - Little Horror Stories (1987)
- Scary Tales (1988) TV series, theme song
- Tales from the Shadow World (1990) (Song “Lover's Vow”)
producer
- Effects (1980)
- Children of Dune (2003, miniseries)
- Painkiller Jane (2005)
actor
- Zombie (1978) - as "screwdriver zombie "
- Effects (1980)
- Knightriders (1981) - as Pellinore
- Jack the Ripper: The Return (1988)
Web links
- John Harrison in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b “King Turd”: John Harrison's absurdist short film “Ubu” aired on Night Flight in July of 1984 . In: nightflight.com, accessed February 12, 2018
- ^ Liz Shannon Miller: How to Sell a TV Show to Netflix . In: IndieWire . April 1, 2015 ( indiewire.com [accessed April 14, 2018]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Harrison, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Harrison, John S. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American director, film producer, screenwriter, and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1948 |