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Austin McKinney
Austin McKinney is an American cinematographer and film editor. Austin McKinney has mentored James Cameron during his days as production design with Roger Corman in ''Galaxy of Terror'' (1981), and Jack Canon's side gig penning dozens of spy novels. He worked along Don Jones in ''The Love Butcher'' (1975), by Mikel Angel. He had worked with David L. Hewitt, and later served as a visual effects cinematographer on ''Galaxy of Terror'' (1981), ''Jaws 3-D'' (1983), ''The Terminator'' (1984) and ''Night of the Comet'' (1984). Filmography As cinematographer * ''Bloody Brothers'' (2007) * '' Circle of Fear'' (1992) * '' Full Fathom Five'' (1990) * ''Primary Target'' (1989) * '' Lords of the Deep'' (1989) * ''After School'' (1988) * ''Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here'' (1988) * ''Rockin' Road Trip'' (1985) * ''The Terminator'' (1984) * ''Night of the Comet'' (1984) * '' Getting It On'' (1983) * ''Jaws 3-D'' (1983) * ''Galaxy of Terror'' (1983) * ''Sorceress'' (1982) * ''Slapstick o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera and light crews working on such projects and would normally be responsible for making artistic and technical decisions related to the image and for selecting the camera, film stock, lenses, filters, etc. The study and practice of this field is referred to as cinematography. The cinematographer is a subordinate of the director, tasked with capturing a scene in accordance with director’s vision. Relations between the cinematographer and director vary. In some instances, the director will allow the cinematographer complete independence, while in others, the director allows little to none, even going so far as to specify exact camera placement and lens selection. Such a level of involvement is less common when the direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockin' Road Trip
''Rockin' Road Trip'' (also known as ''Summer Time Blues'') is a 1985 comedy film directed by William Olsen. The film is distributed by Troma Entertainment. External links * 1985 films 1985 comedy films American independent films Troma Entertainment films American comedy films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{1980s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Skydivers
''The Skydivers'' is a 1963 American crime film produced by Anthony Cardoza, and written and directed by Coleman Francis. It stars actress Kevin Casey, Eric Tomlin, Cardoza and Marcia Knight, with a performance by influential guitarist Jimmy Bryant. After falling into obscurity for three decades, the film found second life in 1994, serving the basis for a ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' episode (during which TV's Frank describes it as like "'' Manos'' without the lucid plot"). Plot Harry and Beth Rowe run a small skydiving facility in an unnamed desert town. One day, a woman named Suzy Belmont comes around claiming to be looking for the Rowes' plane mechanic Frankie Bonner. Beth claims that Frankie was fired for being drunk on the job, but feels that Suzy didn't come down just to see Frankie. As she walks away, Beth can't help but feel that her husband is having an affair with this floozy. It turns out that Harry is, but is still keeping it a secret from his wife. One evening, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wizard Of Mars
''The Wizard of Mars'' is a 1965 low budget science fiction film takeoff of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' co-written and directed by stage magician David L. Hewitt. The title character is portrayed by John Carradine, who gives a lengthy monologue as a projection near the end of the film. The story centers on four astronauts—Steve ( Roger Gentry), "Doc" ( Vic McGee), Charlie ( Jerry Rannow), and Dorothy ( Eve Bernhardt), shown aboard ship wearing Silver Shoes—who dream they are struck by a storm and encounter the ''Horrors of the Red Planet'' (one of the film's video retitlings), and eventually follow a " Golden Road" to the Ancient City where they encounter the title character, who is the group mind of all Martians. Plot In 1975, Steve, "Doc", Charlie, and Dorothy are astronauts on a spacecraft approaching Mars. Following a scheduled cutoff of communications, they collide with something in orbit around the Red Planet. They are forced to jettison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsters Crash The Pajama Party
''Monsters Crash the Pajama Party'' is a 1965 American short horror comedy film directed by David L. Hewitt. The film follows a group of young adults who intend to spend a night in a supposedly haunted house, where a mad scientist is conducting experiments to transform humans into gorillas. ''Monsters Crash the Pajama Party'' features an interval in which, during its original theatrical run, costumed actors would appear to exit the film and move about the viewing audience, before ultimately abducting a planted "victim" from the audience and appearing to bring them back into the film. The short screened as part of a traveling midnight ghost show by stage illusionist and promoter Joe Karston, and was followed by a feature presentation. Plot During a local college's initiation week, Professor Williams and Police Lieutenant Hudson investigate a seemingly abandoned old mansion, situated from town. The lieutenant notes that, according to rumors, strange noises can be heard from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Evil
''House of Evil'' (''Serenata macabra''/ ''Macabre Serenade'') a.k.a. ''Dance of Death'', is a 1968 Mexican horror film directed by Luis Enrique Vergara and Jack Hill. It stars Boris Karloff and Julissa. It was filmed in May 1968, but released theatrically in 1972, three years after Karloff had died.Nollen, Scott Allen. Boris Karloff: A Gentleman's Life. Pg. 307. Midnight Marquee & BearManor Media. ''House of Evil'' is one of four low-budget Mexican horror films Karloff made in a package deal with Mexican producer Luis Enrique Vergara. The others are '' Isle of the Snake People'', '' The Incredible Invasion'', and '' Fear Chamber''. Karloff's scenes for all four films were directed by Jack Hill in Los Angeles in the spring of 1968. The films were then completed in Mexico.Stephen Jacobs, ''Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster'', Tomahawk Press 2011 p 503-504 Plot synopsis Morhenge Mansion, 1900: The dying Matthias Morteval invites his dysfunctional relatives to his home for a will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pit Stop (1969 Film)
''Pit Stop'' is a 1969 film directed by Jack Hill and starring Brian Donlevy and Richard Davalos. It was the final film for Hollywood veteran Brian Donlevy. Plot Rick, a brash, hustling, opportunistic amateur drag racer, is courted by affluent Grant Willard, who wants him to participate in his burgeoning Figure 8 stock car racing competitions, where the driving pattern guarantees crashes and injuries. Rick quickly starts trying to undermine a popular star of Willard's races, Hawk Sidney, who is prone to over-the-top boasting and taunts. Rick succeeds in defeating him, and wooing away Jolene, a groupie he had been keeping time with. Initially, Hawk reacts violently, destroying Rick's car after a race and beating him up. However, the two men ultimately come to a respectful truce. Rick then sets his sights on besting the comparably calm and conservative champion Ed McCleod, whose wife Ellen frequently helps with the upkeep of his car, but is clearly feeling neglected. Willard encourage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isle Of The Snake People
''Snake People'' (''La muerte viviente''/ ''The Living Dead'') a.k.a. ''Isle of the Snake People'', is a 1968 Mexican horror film directed by Juan Ibáñez and starring Boris Karloff and Julissa. (It was filmed in May 1968, but was only released theatrically in 1971, 2 years after Karloff had died.)Nollen, Scott Allen. Boris Karloff: A Gentleman's Life. Pg. 307. Midnight Marquee & BearManor Media. ''Snake People'' is one of four low-budget Mexican horror films Karloff made in a package deal with Mexican producer Luis Enrique Vergara. The others are '' Fear Chamber'', '' The Incredible Invasion'', and '' House of Evil''. Karloff's scenes for all four films were directed by Jack Hill in Los Angeles in the spring of 1968. The films were then completed in Mexico. The film was produced by Juan Ibanez for Azteca Films. The film was released as ''La muerte viviente'' (''The Living Dead'') in Mexico and in the United States in Spanish-language theatres only. It was eventually dubbed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Incredible Invasion
''The Incredible Invasion'' (''Invasion siniestra''/ ''The Sinister Invasion''), also known as ''Alien Terror'', is a 1968 Mexican science fiction film directed by Luis Enrique Vergara. It stars Boris Karloff, Yerye Beirute and Enrique Guzmán. It is the last film Karloff worked on before his death in 1969. It was filmed in May 1968, but was only released theatrically in 1971, 2 years after Karloff had died.Nollen, Scott Allen. Boris Karloff: A Gentleman's Life. Pg. 307. Midnight Marquee & BearManor Media. ''Incredible Invasion'' is one of four low-budget Mexican horror films Karloff made in a package deal with Mexican producer Luis Enrique Vergara. The others are '' Isle of the Snake People'', '' Fear Chamber'', and ''House of Evil''. Karloff's scenes for all four films were directed by Jack Hill in Los Angeles in the spring of 1968. The films were then completed in Mexico.Stephen Jacobs, ''Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster'', Tomahawk Press 2011 p 503 Plot synopsis Gudenberg, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Summer In Barefoot County
''Hot Summer in Barefoot County'' is a 1974 comedy film directed by Will Zens and produced & distributed by Preacherman Corporation. The plot involves an undercover agent who is sent to a small southern town in order to uncover an underground moon-shining ring, but when he finds out that the town is filled with voluptuous women ready to satisfy his every need, things start to get confusing. See also * List of American films of 1974 External links * * * * Hot Summer in Barefoot County– at the ''Troma Entertainment Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974. The company produces low-budget independent films, primarily of the horror comedy genre. Many of them p ...'' movie database 1974 films 1974 independent films American independent films Troma Entertainment films 1970s comedy thriller films American comedy thriller films Films directed by Will Zens 1974 comedy fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Beyond The Stars
''Battle Beyond the Stars'' is a 1980 American space opera film produced by Roger Corman, directed by Jimmy T. Murakami, and starring Richard Thomas, Robert Vaughn, George Peppard, John Saxon, Sybil Danning and Darlanne Fluegel. Intended as a futuristic " ''Magnificent Seven'' (itself a western version of The Seven Samurai) in outer space", the screenplay was written by John Sayles with the score by James Horner and special effects designed by filmmaker James Cameron. The film was theatrically released by Corman's New World Pictures and was a moderate box office success, despite receiving mixed reviews from critics. Plot The farming world Akir is threatened by the tyrannical warlord Sador (John Saxon), who rules the sinister Malmori Empire and, his body parts deteriorating, is capturing and appropriating them from others. Sador's huge Hammerhead mounts a "Stellar Converter", a weapon that turns planets into small stars. He demands that the peaceful Akira submit to him when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escape From New York
''Escape from New York'' is a 1981 American science fiction film, science fiction action film co-written, co-scored and directed by John Carpenter. It stars Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Adrienne Barbeau, and Harry Dean Stanton. The film's storyline, set in the near-future world of 1997, concerns a crime-ridden United States, which has converted Manhattan Island in New York City into the country's sole Types of US federal prisons, maximum-security prison. Air Force One is hijacked by anti-government insurgents who deliberately crash it into the walled borough. Ex-soldier and current federal prisoner Snake Plissken (Russell) is given just 24 hours to go in and rescue the President of the United States, after which, if successful, he will be pardoned. Carpenter wrote the film in the mid-1970s in reaction to the Watergate scandal. After the success of ''Halloween (1978 film), Halloween'' (1978), he had enough influence to begin produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
