Gary Sherman (born 28 August 1945), is an American film director,
screenwriter, and producer from Chicago, Illinois. He is best known
for his prolific work in the horror film genre, directing films such
as Death Line, Dead & Buried, and Poltergeist III.Sherman began his
career directing short films, commercials, industrials, and
documentaries while still an undergraduate at IIT's Institute of
Design. After graduating, Gary moved to London, England, where he
continued directing commercials and also co-wrote and directed his
first feature film, Death Line starring Donald Pleasence. The British
Film Institute called this debut "The Most Significant Directorial
Debut of the Year".Upon relocating to Los Angeles, California, he
continued writing and collaborating on many feature scripts. He also
wrote and directed several television pilots. Avco-Embassy producer
Ronald Shusett asked Sherman to direct the 1981 horror film Dead &
Buried, and Sherman followed that film with the action-thriller Vice
Squad shot by Stanley Kubrick's DP John Alcott. Like Death Line, these
films often polarized critics and audiences and have since gone on to
become genre classics.Next he co-wrote and directed the thriller
Wanted: Dead or Alive starring Rutger Hauer and Gene Simmons. Teamed
with Gene, the award-winning Rock Against Drugs public service
campaign for MTV came about as well as the pilot for the ABC series
Sable.
screenwriter, and producer from Chicago, Illinois. He is best known
for his prolific work in the horror film genre, directing films such
as Death Line, Dead & Buried, and Poltergeist III.Sherman began his
career directing short films, commercials, industrials, and
documentaries while still an undergraduate at IIT's Institute of
Design. After graduating, Gary moved to London, England, where he
continued directing commercials and also co-wrote and directed his
first feature film, Death Line starring Donald Pleasence. The British
Film Institute called this debut "The Most Significant Directorial
Debut of the Year".Upon relocating to Los Angeles, California, he
continued writing and collaborating on many feature scripts. He also
wrote and directed several television pilots. Avco-Embassy producer
Ronald Shusett asked Sherman to direct the 1981 horror film Dead &
Buried, and Sherman followed that film with the action-thriller Vice
Squad shot by Stanley Kubrick's DP John Alcott. Like Death Line, these
films often polarized critics and audiences and have since gone on to
become genre classics.Next he co-wrote and directed the thriller
Wanted: Dead or Alive starring Rutger Hauer and Gene Simmons. Teamed
with Gene, the award-winning Rock Against Drugs public service
campaign for MTV came about as well as the pilot for the ABC series
Sable.
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