Tommy Lee Wallace
Tommy Lee Wallace (born September 6, 1949 in Somerset , Kentucky ) is an American film director and screenwriter . He is known for his classic horror films .
Career
Tommy Lee Wallace has already made two sequels to films by John Carpenter , Halloween III and Vampires 2 . He began his career in the film business as the editor of the two John Carpenter films Halloween - Die Nacht des Horens (1978) and The Fog (1980). Carpenter hired Tommy Lee Wallace in the first Halloween film as a production designer , art director , location scout and co-editor. Wallace created the iconic mask that Michael Myers wears throughout the film. It was made from a Captain Kirk mask that he bought for $ 1.98. To distinguish it from William Shatner's , who had played Captain Kirk, Wallace widened his eyes and tinted the skin of his face a bluish white. The manuscript stated that Myers' mask had the pale gray features of a human face and looked ghostly.
Filmography (selection)
- Director
- 1988: My Neighbor the Vampire ( Fright Night Part II )
- 1990: Stephen King's It ( Stephen King's It )
- 1992: Vacation flight to the island of horror ( Danger Island )
- Direction and script
- 1982: Halloween III ( Halloween III - Season of the Witch )
- 2002: John Carpenter's Vampires: Los Muertos
- script
- 1982: Amityville II - The Possession ( Amityville 2 - The Possession )
- 1989: Lolita Kill ( Far from Home )
- 2004: 12 Days of Terror (TV movie)
Web links
- Tommy Lee Wallace in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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SURNAME | Wallace, Tommy Lee |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film director and screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1949 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Somerset , Kentucky |