Rafal Zielinski (b 1957) is a Canadian film director, producer and screenwriter best known for his work for
Roger Corman
Roger William Corman (April 5, 1926 – May 9, 2024) was an American film director, producer, and actor. Known under various monikers such as "The Pope of Pop Cinema", "The Spiritual Godfather of the New Hollywood", and "The King of Cult", he w ...
in the 1980s. In 1983 he and his producing partners signed a seven-picture deal with Corman, starting with ''Screwballs''.
“Ed Asner Roars in his Final Lead Role while Rafal Zielinski’s Direction Purrs”
at Tiger Within website
Select filmography
*'' Hey Babe!'' (1983)
*'' Screwballs'' (1983)
*''Loose Screws
''Screwballs II'', also known as ''Loose Screws'', is a 1985 Canadian teen sex comedy film. It is a sequel to '' Screwballs'' and was one of the first releases from Roger Corman's Concorde Pictures.
Synopsis
Brad Lovett, Steve Hardman, Hugh G. ...
'' (1985)
*'' Breaking All the Rules'' (1985) - writer only
*''Valet Girls
''Valet Girls'' is a 1987 American comedy film directed by Rafal Zielinski, written by Clark Carlton, and starring Meri Marshall, April Stewart, Mary Kohnert, Jack DeLeon, Jon Sharp, Michael Karm, Steven Lyon, Randy Vasquez, Stuart Fratkin, and Ton ...
'' (1986)
*'' Recruits'' (1986)
*''State Park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "Federated state, state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on accou ...
'' (1988)
*''Screwball Hotel
''Screwball Hotel'' is a 1988 American and British comedy film directed by Rafal Zielinski and starring Michael Bendetti, Andrew Zeller, Jeff Greenman, Corinne Wahl, and Kelly Monteith. It is the second sequel to '' Screwballs''.
Premise
Thr ...
'' (1988)
*'' Spellcaster'' (1988)
*'' Ginger Ale Afternoon'' (1989)
*''Night of the Warrior
''Night of the Warrior'' is a 1991 American action film directed by Rafal Zielinski starring Lorenzo Lamas and written by Thomas Ian Griffith. Lamas starred opposite his wife and mother.
Cast
*Lorenzo Lamas
*Anthony Geary
Anthony Geary (born M ...
'' (1991)
*'' Under Surveillance'' (1991)
*''Jailbait
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'' (1993)
*'' National Lampoon's Last Resort'' (1994)
*''Fun
Fun is defined by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' as "light-hearted pleasure, enjoyment, or amusement; boisterous joviality or merrymaking; entertainment".
Etymology and usage
The word ''fun'' is associated with sports, entertaining medi ...
'' (1995)
*'' The Elevator'' (1996)
*'' Reality Check'' (2002)
*'' Hangman's Curse'' (2003)
*'' Downtown: A Street Tale'' (2004)
*'' Age of Kali'' (2005)
*''Bohemia
Bohemia ( ; ; ) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. In a narrow, geographic sense, it roughly encompasses the territories of present-day Czechia that fall within the Elbe River's drainage basin, but historic ...
'' (2011)
*''Tiger Within
''Tiger Within'' is a 2020 American film written by Gina Wendkos and directed by Rafal Zielinski. It starred Ed Asner and was released after Asner's death.
Premise
The friendship between a homeless teen and a holocaust survivor.
Cast
*Ed Asner
*L ...
'' (2020)
References
External links
*
Rafal Zielinski personal webpage
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Film directors from Montreal
20th-century Canadian screenwriters
1957 births
Living people
21st-century Canadian screenwriters
Canadian male screenwriters
Screenwriters from Quebec