Scott Spiegel

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Scott Spiegel
Born (1957-12-24) December 24, 1957 (age 67)
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, film director, producer, actor
Years active1977–present

Scott Spiegel (born December 10, 1957) is an American screenwriter, film director, producer and actor. [1] He co-wrote the screenplay for Evil Dead II with longtime friend, film director Sam Raimi, with whom he attended Wylie E. Groves High School in Birmingham, Michigan. Spiegel played the role of Scotty in Raimi's Within the Woods , which served as a precursor to The Evil Dead , where Spiegel was replaced by Richard DeManincor (Hal Delrich).

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Early life

Spiegel grew up in Birmingham, Michigan. He attended Walnut Lake Elementary school and then went on to attend West Maple Jr. High School. It was here that Scott met Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell. Spiegel worked at the local grocery market across from Walnut Lake Elementary School.

Career

When Spiegel first moved to Los Angeles, he shared a house with film directors Raimi, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen and actresses Holly Hunter, Frances McDormand and Kathy Bates. He shared yet another house with roommate and film editor Bob Murawski ( Spider-Man ). In the early 1990s, he introduced film director Quentin Tarantino to producer Lawrence Bender, who helped Tarantino get Reservoir Dogs made.

In 1999, Spiegel directed the direct-to-video sequel From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money . Spiegel formed the production company Raw Nerve with film directors Eli Roth, and Boaz Yakin. Raw Nerve produced the film Hostel (2005), directed by Roth.

He was also the executive producer of the film Cain Hill, which was released in 2017 and starring Gemma Atkinson, Michael Parr and Tony Cook.

Filmography

YearFilm Director (Executive)
Producer
Writer Actor RoleNotes
1977 It's Murder!
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Detective Short film
1978 Clockwork
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The Killer
Within the Woods
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Scotty
1979 Attack of the Helping Hand
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1980 The Blind Waiter
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Chef
1982 Cleveland Smith: Bounty Hunter
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Native
1985 Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
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Pin Cushion
1987 Evil Dead II
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1989 The Dead Next Door
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Richards
Intruder
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Bread Man
Robot Ninja [2]
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1990 The Rookie
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Lionheart
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Pool Fight Bookie
Darkman Dockworker #5
1992 The Nutt House
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Credited as Peter Perkinson
1995 The Quick and the Dead
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Gold Teeth Man
1999 From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
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2004 Spider-Man 2
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Rooftop Pizza Thief
My Name Is Modesty
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Direct-to-DVD
2005 2001 Maniacs
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Hostel
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2007 Hostel: Part II
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2009 Drag Me to Hell
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Mourner at Death Feast
2011 Hostel: Part III
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Direct to DVD
2017 Dark Ascension
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2019 QT8: The First Eight
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HimselfDocumentary
2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
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Souls of the DamnedVoice
TBA The Temple
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TBA Spring Break '83
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Collaborations

Attack of the
Helping Hand
The Blind
Waiter
Intruder The Nutt
House
From Dusk
Till Dawn 2
My Name
Is Modesty
Hostel:
Part III
Bruce Campbell
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Raymond Cruz
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Barry Livingston
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Sam Raimi
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Emil Sitka
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References

  1. Morales, Juan (May 6, 2007). "His Friends: A Who's Who. Him: Just ...Who?". The New York Times .
  2. Hamman, Cody (2018-06-12). "Robot Ninja will kick ass on a 30th anniversary Blu-ray release". JoBlo. Retrieved 2023-03-29.