Allan Moyle (born 1947 in Shawinigan, Quebec) is a Canadian film
director. He is best known for directing the films Pump Up the Volume
(1990) and Empire Records (1995).His first major film was Times Square
(1980). During the editing of the film he clashed with producer Robert
Stigwood who reportedly wanted dialogue scenes removed and replaced
with more musical sequences, so that the accompanying soundtrack
recording could be expanded to a double-album. Moyle refused to make
the cuts so Stigwood fired him and made the cuts himself.In the
eighties he wrote a novel that was never published but became the
basis for his screenplay of his movie Pump Up the Volume, which he
also directed. It was released in 1990.Moyle has since directed The
Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992), Empire Records (1995), New
Waterford Girl (1999) - for which he won the Best Direction Canadian
Comedy Award in 2001, XChange, and the made-for-TV movies Jailbait
(2000) and Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story (2004). His
film, Weirdsville, debuted at and headlined the 2007 Slamdance Film
Festival in January, the film's stars include Taryn Manning.
director. He is best known for directing the films Pump Up the Volume
(1990) and Empire Records (1995).His first major film was Times Square
(1980). During the editing of the film he clashed with producer Robert
Stigwood who reportedly wanted dialogue scenes removed and replaced
with more musical sequences, so that the accompanying soundtrack
recording could be expanded to a double-album. Moyle refused to make
the cuts so Stigwood fired him and made the cuts himself.In the
eighties he wrote a novel that was never published but became the
basis for his screenplay of his movie Pump Up the Volume, which he
also directed. It was released in 1990.Moyle has since directed The
Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992), Empire Records (1995), New
Waterford Girl (1999) - for which he won the Best Direction Canadian
Comedy Award in 2001, XChange, and the made-for-TV movies Jailbait
(2000) and Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story (2004). His
film, Weirdsville, debuted at and headlined the 2007 Slamdance Film
Festival in January, the film's stars include Taryn Manning.
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