Mike Stanley (filmmaker)

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Mike Stanley
Born (1963-01-31) January 31, 1963 (age 61)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter, producer, editor
Known forHorror films

Mike Stanley (born January 31, 1963) is an American director, screenwriter, producer and editor, known for his work in the horror genre. [1] [2]

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Biography

Stanley was born in Detroit, Michigan and began filming horror shorts on Super 8 film while in high school. [3] [4] In 1984 Stanley established his production company Filmlab Showcase Pictures and during that same year created a horror anthology series called Tales From Beyond, which ran on public access television during the 1980s. [5]

In 1991 Stanley made the film Dead is Dead. [6] Filming took place in Michigan and New York and its budget was financed entirely by Stanley. [7] [8] [9] [10] Stanley would later work with John A. Russo as a cinematographer for the documentary film Zombie Jamboree and later shot a series of short films and continues to make features. [11] [12]

Filmography

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  6. ↑ Interview with Mike Stanley Fox 2 News Detroit. 13 March 1992.
  7. ↑ Larue, Timothy. "Horror flick was filmed in Roseville", "The Macomb Daily", US 29 April 1988.
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