Tom DeSimone (born 1939) is an American director, writer, producer and
editor, perhaps best known for directing the cult films Chatterbox
(1977), Hell Night (1981), and The Concrete Jungle (1982).Writer/
director, Tom DeSimone, was born in Cambridge MA. He received his
Bachelor's Degree in directing from Emerson College in Boston and then
headed West to UCLA where he earned a Master's Degree in Motion
Picture production. Following graduation Tom worked briefly as Post
Production Supervisor at Bosustow Productions in West Los Angeles,
after which he formed his own production company for the burgeoning
adult film market which presented the opportunity to produce and
direct feature films and a lucrative career in that industry followed.
CHATTERBOX, the cult musical sexcapade, released by American
International, was Tom's crossover film from the adult film world to
mainstream Hollywood features. The title "cult film director" seemed
to follow Tom's career. His horror feature, HELL NIGHT, starring Linda
Blair and his send-up of women's prison films, REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS,
starring Wendy O Williams remain on everyone's list of genre classics.
THE CONCRETE JUNGLE and New World Pictures, ANGEL III THE FINAL
CHAPTER, followed. After signing with Creative Artist's Agency he
moved from features to television where the remainder of his career
has been in directing episodic television for various production
studios and networks including. Lorimar, Warner Bros, MGM Television,
CBS Television, and USA Network. Tom also did a one-year stint in
Mexico City where he directed all 120 episodes of the Telenova,
ACAPULCO BAY, for Televisa Studios. His awards include a Golden Eagle
award/Cine Film Festival for his short, WOODEN LULLABY; a UCLA Film
School scholarship for his film, THE GAME, and a Lifetime Achievement
award in the 2005 Gayvn Hall of Fame . Tom now resides in Palm Springs
CA. See lessDeSimone began his career as a director of numerous adult
films in the late 1960s, including several gay pornography films under
the pseudonym Lancer Brooks. His 1970 film The Collection was the
first X-rated gay feature film to include dialogue and a plot. He
would later become known for directing the cult film Chatterbox
(1977), produced by Bruce Cohn Curtis. Curtis would then hire him to
direct his subsequent film, the cult slasher film Hell Night (1981).He
also directed the films The Concrete Jungle and Reform School Girls,
and the television series Freddy's Nightmares and Dark Justice.
editor, perhaps best known for directing the cult films Chatterbox
(1977), Hell Night (1981), and The Concrete Jungle (1982).Writer/
director, Tom DeSimone, was born in Cambridge MA. He received his
Bachelor's Degree in directing from Emerson College in Boston and then
headed West to UCLA where he earned a Master's Degree in Motion
Picture production. Following graduation Tom worked briefly as Post
Production Supervisor at Bosustow Productions in West Los Angeles,
after which he formed his own production company for the burgeoning
adult film market which presented the opportunity to produce and
direct feature films and a lucrative career in that industry followed.
CHATTERBOX, the cult musical sexcapade, released by American
International, was Tom's crossover film from the adult film world to
mainstream Hollywood features. The title "cult film director" seemed
to follow Tom's career. His horror feature, HELL NIGHT, starring Linda
Blair and his send-up of women's prison films, REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS,
starring Wendy O Williams remain on everyone's list of genre classics.
THE CONCRETE JUNGLE and New World Pictures, ANGEL III THE FINAL
CHAPTER, followed. After signing with Creative Artist's Agency he
moved from features to television where the remainder of his career
has been in directing episodic television for various production
studios and networks including. Lorimar, Warner Bros, MGM Television,
CBS Television, and USA Network. Tom also did a one-year stint in
Mexico City where he directed all 120 episodes of the Telenova,
ACAPULCO BAY, for Televisa Studios. His awards include a Golden Eagle
award/Cine Film Festival for his short, WOODEN LULLABY; a UCLA Film
School scholarship for his film, THE GAME, and a Lifetime Achievement
award in the 2005 Gayvn Hall of Fame . Tom now resides in Palm Springs
CA. See lessDeSimone began his career as a director of numerous adult
films in the late 1960s, including several gay pornography films under
the pseudonym Lancer Brooks. His 1970 film The Collection was the
first X-rated gay feature film to include dialogue and a plot. He
would later become known for directing the cult film Chatterbox
(1977), produced by Bruce Cohn Curtis. Curtis would then hire him to
direct his subsequent film, the cult slasher film Hell Night (1981).He
also directed the films The Concrete Jungle and Reform School Girls,
and the television series Freddy's Nightmares and Dark Justice.
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