Jack Perez

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Jack Perez
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Nationality American
Occupation(s) Film director, screenwriter

Jack Perez is an American film and television director, screenwriter and film professor. [1] He directed the comedy-thriller Some Guy Who Kills People [2] executive produced by John Landis. [3] He also directed Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus , whose trailer went viral, [4] and was named by Yahoo! as one of the top 10 trailers of 2009, with more trailer views than Avatar . [5]

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His first feature film, "America’s Deadliest Home Video" (1991) was a groundbreaker in the found-footage field - an ahead-of-its-time application of the vérité-video form to the horror/crime genre. [6]

He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Filmography

NameYear
America's Deadliest Home Video1991
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys 1995
Xena: Warrior Princess (pilot)1995
The Big Empty1997
La Cucaracha 1998
Unauthorized Brady Bunch: The Final Days2000
Unauthorized: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story2000
Temptation Island2001
Temptation Island 22002
Monster Island 2004
Wild Things 2 2004
666: The Child 2006
Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus 2009
Polar Bear Payback (video game)2010
T is for Tantrum (short film)2011
Some Guy Who Kills People 2012
Blast Vegas 2013
The Family Lamp 2016
Where's Roman? 2017
Drone Wars 2017
Hyena 2021

References

  1. "Jack Perez - About This Person". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2008. Archived from the original on 15 January 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  2. Quinn, Anthony (5 October 2012). "Some Guy Who Kills People, Jack Perez". The Independent . Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  3. Mount, Paul (15 October 2012). "Interview: Jack Perez, Director of SOME GUY WHO KILLS PEOPLE". Starburst . Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  4. "SHARKS, SEQUELS AND SHEMP-ING: An Interview With Jack Perez, Part 1". Schlockmania!. 4 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  5. Goldberg, Matt (28 December 2009). "Yahoo! Movies Lists the 10 Most-Watched Trailers of 2009". Collider . Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  6. Gingold, Michael (2019-05-10). "DVD Review: America's Deadliest HomeVideo". Fangoria . Retrieved 2019-05-10.