Jack Sholder
Jack Sholder (born June 8, 1945 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) is an American film and television director and screenwriter . In the film and television industry he is best known for his exciting, action-packed and humorous films.
Life
Sholder began working in the film business in 1973 with the staging of the short film The Garden Party . In 1981 he worked as a film editor for the first and only time when he edited the film Burning Vengeance . The following year he shot his first feature film at two hours to midnight .
After the huge success of Wes Craven's horror shocker Nightmare , the " debut " of Freddy Krueger , Sholder was hired by the then New Line Cinema producer Robert Shaye to direct the second part of the series in 1985. Sholder mainly brought black humor into the film so that he could repeat the success of his predecessor.
Horror films followed, but occasionally Sholder also worked for television and some television series.
Filmography (selection)
Director
- 1973: The Garden Party (short film)
- 1982: Two hours to midnight (Alone in the Dark)
- 1985: Nightmare II - Die Rache (A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge)
- 1987: The Hidden - The unspeakably evil (The Hidden)
- 1989: Renegades - On Your Own (Renegades)
- 1990: Condition Red
- 1993: 12:01
- 1994: The Retort Killer (Natural Selection)
- 1995: The Portrait of the Killer (Sketch Artist II: Hands That See)
- 1995: The Omen (TV movie)
- 1996: Generation X
- 1997: Deadly Speed - Death Race on the Highway (Runaway Car)
- 1997: Pensacola - Wings of Steel ( Pensacola: Wings of Gold , TV series, 1 episode)
- 1999: Wishmaster 2 : Evil Never Dies (Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies)
- 1999: Mortal Kombat: Conquest (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2001: Arachnid
- 2002: Beeper
- 2004: 12 Days of Terror (TV movie)
Screenwriter
- 1973: The Garden Party (play)
- 1974: Tattooed Hit Man (Yamaguchi-gumi gaiden: Kyushu shinko-sakusen)
- 1982: Two hours to midnight
- 1986: Unlimited Suffering of a Mother (Where Are the Children?)
- 1999: Wishmaster 2 - Evil never dies
Web links
- Jack Sholder in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Sholder, Jack |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film and television director and screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1945 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania |