Jon Hess (director)

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Jon Hess is a film and television director and producer. He is the director of Watchers starring Corey Haim and Michael Ironside. He co-produced American History X .

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Hess has a Master of Fine Arts from the American Film Institute and, as of 2008, he was an instructor at the Vancouver Film School.

He directed the ill-received film Watchers (1988). Reviewer Bill Cosford of The Miami Herald wrote that "wisely... keeps the camera off the effect for most of the film". [1]

In a review of Excessive Force (1993), which Hess directed, Richard Harrington of The Washington Post referred to Hess as a "hack director". [2]

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References

  1. "Film's special effects produce lame monster". The Miami Herald. March 22, 1989. p. 48. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  2. "Stumbling Stereotypes: 'Excessive Force' Is a Cop-Out Movie". The Palm Beach Post. May 18, 1993. p. 48. Retrieved March 10, 2021.