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Jim Wynorski

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Born August 14, 1950 · Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA

Also known as Jay Andrews · Джим Уайнорски · Rip Masters

Biography

Jim Wynorski (born August 14, 1950) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Wynorski has been making B-movies and exploitation movies since the early 1980s, and has directed over 150 feature films. His earliest films were released to movie theaters, but his later works have predominantly been released to cable or the straight-to-video market. He often works under pseudonyms such as "Jay Andrews," "Arch Stanton," "H.R. Blueberry," "Tom Popatopolis," and "Noble Henry." His movies often spoof horror films: Cleavagefield, for example, parodies Cloverfield, The Bare Wench Project parodies The Blair Witch Project, and Para-Knockers Activity parodies Paranormal Activity. A character in the film The Final Destination is named after him. In 2009, the documentary Popatopolis, directed by Clay Westervelt and named for one of Wynorski's pseudonyms, chronicled Wynorski during the making of his soft-core horror film, The Witches of Breastwick. The film serves as a partial biography, with clips from many of his previous films and includes interviews with Wynorski, his contemporaries, cast, and crew. In 2016, he directed Nessie & Me, the character Jack O’Grady directly references Wynorski's earlier films Dinocroc vs. Supergator and Piranhaconda when he encounters Nessie at the start of the film, hinting that Nessie & Me is canon to those film series, as well as Monster Cruise, with many characters from it appearing in Nessie & Me as well. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Wynorski, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography50+ titles

We Kill for Love

2023as Self

Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel

2011as Self - Filmmaker

Fugitive Mind

1999Executive Producer

Murderbot

2023Director, Story

Chopping Mall

1986as Killbots (voice)

Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans

1987as Dying Soldier

Air Rage

2001Producer

The Return of Swamp Thing

1989Director

Against the Law

1997as Action Film Director (uncredited)

American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

2009as Eddie

Forbidden World

1982Story

The Bare Wench Project 5: The Final Chapter

2005Director

Screwballs

1983Creative Consultant, Screenplay

Venomous

2002Producer

Piranhaconda

2012Director

Midnight Tease II

1995as Drunk at Bar

Big Bad Mama II

1987as Police Officer / Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Brain Dead

2007as Sheriff Bodine

Flyin' Ryan

2003Thanks

Piranha

1995Animal Wrangler

The Lost Empire

1984Director, Producer, Writer

A Doggone Adventure

2018Producer, Writer

A Doggone Christmas

2016Director, Writer

Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre

2015Director, Writer

Poison

2001Director, Story

Star Hunter

1996Casting

976-Evil II

1992Director

Critical Mass

2001Producer

Hard Bounty

1995Casting, Director, Producer

Dinocroc vs. Supergator

2010as Roy Jensen

Deep Evil

2004Executive Producer

Sorceress

1982Writer

A Doggone Hollywood

2017as Guy at Dog Auditions (uncredited)

Camel Spiders

2011Director, Executive Producer, Producer, Writer

Agent Red

2000Director, Producer

Stealth Fighter

1999Director, Producer

Dinosaur Island

1994Director, Producer

Bad Bizness

2003Director

Friend of the Family II

1996Producer

Komodo vs. Cobra

2005as Jungle Scientist (uncredited)

The Curse of the Komodo

2004Director

Munchie

1992Director, Screenplay

Fire from Below

2009Co-Executive Producer, Director, Writer

Ablaze

2002as Guy Who Owns Porn Club (uncredited)

Raptor

2001as Man in Sheriff's Station (uncredited)

Active Stealth

1999Producer

Sins of Desire

1993Director, Story

Storm Catcher

1999Producer

Submerged

2000Producer

Ghoulies IV

1994Director