Douglas Buck is an American

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. Buck grew up on

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, in New York State. He later moved to New York City, where he began making films while working as an airport

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. Buck started by making short films, including '' Cutting Moments'' (1997), ''Home'' (1998), and ''Prologue'' (2003), all three of which were collected together in the ''Family Portraits'' anthology. '' Rue Morgue'' magazine selected ''Cutting Moments'' as one of its "100 Alternative Horror Films". In 2004 he began making a new version of

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's 1973 film ''

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'' starring

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and

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, which was released in 2007, and described by ''

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'' as "a worthy partner to his predecessor's famously violent slasher thriller".LaPorte, Nicole (2006) "Buck makes a pass at 'Sisters' remake", ''

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'', March 20, 2007, retrieved November 16, 2009 In 2008 Buck was reported to be working on an eco-horror film titled ''The Broken Imago'', which he stated was influenced by the 1976 Spanish film ''Quién puede matar a un niño''. While a short proof-of-concept piece was produced, the feature film was not. Buck also co-wrote the 1999 film ''

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''.

Filmography

Feature films *''Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America'' (2003) *''

'' (2006) Short films *''After All'' (1994) *'' Cutting Moments'' (1997) *''Home'' (1998) *''Prologue'' (2003) *''The Broken Imago'' (2008) *''The Aristofrogs'' (2010) *''The Accident'' (2011)

References

External links

* * Interviews conducted February 24, 2008. Film directors from New York (state) American horror film directors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-film-director-stub