Barbara Peeters, also known as Barbara Peters, is an

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of television and film. She is best known for her collaborations with producer-director

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on films such as ''

Humanoids from the Deep ''Humanoids from the Deep'' (released as ''Monster'' in Europe and Japan) is a 1980 American science fiction horror film starring Doug McClure, Ann Turkel, and Vic Morrow. Roger Corman served as the film's uncredited executive producer, an ...

'', and directing episodes of television shows such as ''

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Career

Peeters broke into the film industry working in makeup, as a script supervisor, and as a production manager. An Israeli investor wanted an X-rated sex film, enabling Peeters to turn director with ''

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'' (originally titled ''The Dark Side of Tomorrow''). She wrote and directed the 1971 biker ''

Bury Me an Angel ''Bury Me an Angel'' is a 1971 American biker film from female director Barbara Peeters, who was script supervisor on ''Angels Die Hard'' (1970). She was the first woman to direct a biker film. The film was acquired by Roger Corman's New World Pi ...

''. She was one of two female directors working for

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in the 1970s, the other being

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. Film writer Gary Morris argued, "her New World work is arguably more subversive than Rothman's." She worked in a variety of capacities for that company, also production managing and second -unit directing. Says Peeters:

We lived like gypsies, sleeping in the hallways when we couldn’t pay rent, sharing a car among five people. I thought I had the best life in the world. I was making movies. What were the other girls I’d graduated high school doing back in Iowa? They were marrying the boy who had the biggest farm.'Barbara Peeters – Don’t Ask her about "Humanoids from the Deep" ', ''Rosey's Ashland Play Reviews''
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Peeters was quoted in 1978 as saying:

I don't like to be dictated to once I start shooting. If you tell me I have to shoot eight pages in a day and its 6 pm, let icme alone. Don't talk to me at midnight until I am done. If I'm going to take the blame, then I want to make the decisions. If I fail, I won't die. I consider real power the point when you're not afraid to fail... I don't know any director who wants to spend his whole life making low-budget exploitation movies, just as nobody wants to spend their whole life in kindergarten. You look forward to graduating to high school.

Peeters formed Big Movie Company with Terry Schwartz, intending to develop projects for female stars. However, Peeters fell ill in 1979 and spent some time out of the industry. She returned to directing with the 1980 film ''

'', which was taken out of her hands and greatly changed by Roger Corman, including the addition of several rape sequences. Peeters asked for her name to be taken off the film, but this was not done. After this experience, she stopped working for New World and directed TV for the next decade.Christopher T Koetting, ''Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures'', Hemlock Books. 2009 p 175-176 In the 1990s, she established her own company, Silver Foxx Films. In 2008, she moved to Oregon and concentrated primarily on making commercials and developing documentaries.

Selected filmography

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The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago ''The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago'' is a 1969 feature film directed by Greg Corarito and starring John Alderman, James E. Myers, Maria Lease. It was produced by David F. Friedman. It is a combination of gangster and sexploitation genres, inspi ...

'' (1969) – costume designer *''

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Angels Die Hard ''Angels Die Hard'' is a 1970 biker film directed by Richard Compton and starring Tom Baker and William Smith. It is the first film distributed by New World Pictures; half its budget was provided by Roger Corman. The film—which was written in t ...

'' (1970) – script supervisor *'' Caged Desires'' (1970) – writer, star *'' The Dark Side of Tomorrow'' (1970) – writer, director *''

'' (1972) – writer, director *''

Night Call Nurses ''Night Call Nurses'' is a 1972 American sex comedy film directed by Jonathan Kaplan. It is the third in Roger Corman's "nurses" cycle of films, starting with ''The Student Nurses'' (1970). Plot Three young nurses work in a psych ward at a hospit ...

'' (1972) – production manager *'' The Young Nurses'' (1973) – art director *''

The Student Teachers ''The Student Teachers'' is a 1973 film directed by Jonathan Kaplan. It was inspired by the "nurse" cycle of pictures starting with ''The Student Nurses'' (1970). Roger Corman says it was one of the best of the cycle. Plot Three new high school t ...

'' (1973) – 2nd unit director *''

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'' (1973–74) (TV series) – production assistant *''

Summer School Teachers ''Summer School Teachers'' is a 1974 feature film directed and written by Barbara Peeters and starring Candice Rialson. It is about three female friends who all teach at a school over the summer. It was an unofficial follow up to ''The Student ...

'' (1974) – director, writer *''

Candy Stripe Nurses ''Candy Stripe Nurses'' is a 1974 film starring Candice Rialson. It was the last in the popular "nurses cycle" of films for New World Pictures that started with ''The Student Nurses'' (1970). Plot Three high school girls work as volunteer candy st ...

'' (1975) -2nd unit director *''

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'' (1976) – 2nd unit director, stunt co-ordinator *''

Eat My Dust! ''Eat My Dust!'' is a 1976 action film from New World Pictures starring Ron Howard. Plot When the clean-cut but rebellious son of a small-town sheriff steals the race car of a professional driver, the sheriff forms a motorized posse to recover th ...

'' (1976) – 2nd unit director *''

Starhops ''Starhops'' is 1978 exploitation film directed by Barbara Peeters. It was based on a script by Stephanie Rothman, writing under a pseudonym, and was edited by Steve Zaillian, who later became an Oscar-winning screenwriter. Premise Three carh ...

'' (1978) – director, writer *''

'' (1980) – director *''

The Powers of Matthew Star ''The Powers of Matthew Star'' is an American sci-fi television series that aired on NBC on Friday evenings from September 17, 1982 until April 8, 1983. It starred Peter Barton as the title character, the alien prince Matthew "E'Hawke" Star of ...

'' (1982) (TV series) – director *''

Matt Houston ''Matt Houston'' was an American crime drama television series starring Lee Horsley as the title character, a wealthy oilman who decides to hold a side job as a private investigator. Created by Lawrence Gordon and produced by Aaron Spelling, i ...

'' (1982) (TV series) – director *'' Renegades'' (1983) (TV series) – director *''

'' (1984) (TV series) – director *''

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'' (1984–85) (TV series) – director *''

Shadow Chasers ''Shadow Chasers'' is an American science fiction mystery television series created by Brian Grazer and Kenneth Johnson. Fourteen episodes were produced, ten of which were shown on the ABC television network, the remaining four on the Armed Force ...

'' (1985) (TV series) – director

References

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