"Of Hygiene and Hollywood: Origins of the Exploitation Film", in, Schatz, Thomas (1993). Getting his early training in Chicago, his first movie role was in Peggy Sue Got Married (1986). 49–50; Hollows (2003); Staiger (2000), p. 112. Disney's latest (Non-Pixar) offering Planes introduces over 15 brand new characters to their ever-growing universe. Thompson, Howard (1960). See also Schatz (1999), pp. Some actors, such as Bela Lugosi, Eddie Constantine, Bruce Campbell and Pam Grier, worked in B movies for most of their careers. [88] In the era of the traditional double feature, no one would have characterized these graphic exploitation films as "B movies". The difference between his character Horace Pinker in Wes Craven's Shocker and Director Skinner in the X-Files is massive and Pileggi proved there alone that he had the range and the intensity to either literally jump through the screen or leave you simmering on a slow burner. Schatz (1999), p. 295; Naremore (1998), p. 142. A tall, wavy-haired US actor with a deep, resonant voice, Clancy Brown has proved himself a versatile performer with first-class contributions to theater, feature films, television series and even animation.Clarence J. The earliest film I have seen Englund in was as Jeff Bridges' pool hustler friend in Stay Hungry beside a young Arnold Schwarzenegger but it wasn't until a decade later when he brought Freddy Krueger to life. One of the most well travelled thespians on God's green (brown and blue) earth. Mottram (2006), pp. Robert John Burke went onto television success but his b-movie appearances have done him more good than harm all in all. Their movies, with relatively short running times, targeted theaters that had to economize on rental and operating costs, particularly small-town and urban neighborhood venues, or "nabes". Programmers, with their flexible exhibition role, were ambiguous by definition. Mokae relied on raw instinct as a natural actor and his origin made his films feel authentic. [115] Melvin Van Peebles wrote, co-produced, directed, starred in, edited, and composed the music for the film, which was completed with a loan from Bill Cosby. His family moved to Buffalo when he was 10, where he attended Father Baker's High School. Bill Paxton was born on May 17, 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas. So they provide a good starting place for ambitious would-be filmmakers who can't get more conventional projects off the ground. Stephen Geoffreys made a strong and distinct impression with his winning blend of wild energy and manic intensity that he brought to a handful of hugely enjoyable comedies and horror films made throughout the 1980s. Balding, quietly-spoken, of slight build and possessed of piercing blue eyes -- often peering out from behind round, steel-rimmed glasses -- Donald Pleasence had the necessary physical attributes which make a great screen villain. In 1927–28, at the end of the silent era, the production cost of an average feature from a major Hollywood studio ranged from $190,000 at Fox to $275,000 at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Atkins is a legend for his work on The Fog, Creepshow, Halloween 3, Night of the Creeps, Maniac Cop and lately Drive Angry. Part Deux (1993). But Pilato did have acting chops and he made for a pretty unconventional television actor well he is an unconventional human being after all, which you can see for yourself on youtube). Genre pictures made at very low cost remained the backbone of Poverty Row, with even Republic's and Monogram's budgets rarely climbing over $200,000. He worked for Walter Hill often but used typecasting to his advantage, the same as Brad Dourif. Rausch, Andrew J., with Michael Dequina (2008). He is an Afrikaaner (of mostly Dutch, as well as German, Swiss-German, Danish, and French, descent).Vosloo quickly established a fine reputation as an actor in his ... South African Native Arnold Vosloo is now enjoying plenty success but little do many of his modern fans know his roots and those reach firmly into B-Movie soil (see what I did there? As Marone observes, "the equipment budget (camera, support) required for shooting digital is approximately 1/10 that for film, significantly lowering the production budget for independent features. The best film by B-movie maven Bert I. Gordon, the director of The Amazing Colossal Man and others, The Magic Sword may also be the best overall movie that ever got the MST3k treatment. Craig Fairbrass is a British actor born in East London who made his feature film debut opposite Denzel Washington as Challoner in Working Title's powerful British thriller For Queen & Country (1988). Check out the movie list, Hopper wasted absolute fame and fortune for drugs and alcohol and thus spent his life expressing the madness of the dark side of life that he had experienced. He was once the King of Psychopaths when his up and coming career consisted of playing immortal The Kurgan in Highlander or the killer in Deadly Pursuit or the Black Ops merc in Walter Hill's Extreme Prejudice.