Jeff Lieberman (born October 16, 1947)[1] is an American film director and screenwriter, known for his cult horror and thriller films Squirm (1976), Blue Sunshine (1977) and Just Before Dawn (1981).
Jeff Lieberman | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 16, 1947 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | School of Visual Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Biography
editJeff Lieberman was born in 1947 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.[2] He made his feature film debut as the writer and director of the nature horror film Squirm (1976), about earthworms inundating a small Southern town and wreaking havoc.[3] His following film, Blue Sunshine (1977), followed a series of murders in Los Angeles, connected to the killers' use of a certain strain of LSD.[4] Blue Sunshine screened at the Cannes Film Festival, as well as the London Film Festival and Edinburgh International Film Festival.[4] In 1981, Lieberman wrote and directed the slasher film Just Before Dawn, about a group of campers stalked by a killer in the backwoods of Oregon.[5]
In 1988, Lieberman wrote and directed Remote Control, a science fiction film following a video store clerk who discovers a videotape circulating in his store is brainwashing its viewers.[6] He subsequently wrote the screenplay for The NeverEnding Story III (1994).[6] He later wrote and directed the satirical comedy horror film Satan's Little Helper (2004).[7]
Filmography
editAs director
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | The Ringer | Short film |
| 1976 | Squirm | |
| 1977 | Blue Sunshine | |
| 1980 | Doctor Franken | Television film |
| 1981 | Just Before Dawn | |
| 1988 | Remote Control | |
| 1994 | But... Seriously | Documentary |
| 1995 | Sonny Liston: The Mysterious Life and Death of a Champion | Television film |
| 2004 | Satan's Little Helper |
As screenwriter
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | The Ringer | |
| 1973 | Blade | |
| 1976 | Squirm | |
| 1977 | Blue Sunshine | |
| 1980 | Doctor Franken | |
| 1981 | Just Before Dawn | |
| 1988 | Remote Control | |
| 1994 | The Neverending Story III | |
| 2004 | Satan's Little Helper | |
| 2006 | 'Til Death Do Us Part | Television series, creator, 3 episodes |
References
edit- ^ "Jeff Lieberman". AllMovie. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ Towlson 2016, p. 131.
- ^ Towlson 2016, p. 130.
- ^ a b Towlson 2016, p. 132.
- ^ Towlson 2016, pp. 131–132.
- ^ a b Towlson 2016, p. 133.
- ^ Towlson 2016, p. 130, 133–134.
Bibliography
edit- Towlson, Jon (2016). Elizabeth McCarthy; Bernice M. Murphy (eds.). Lost Souls of Horror and the Gothic: Fifty-Four Neglected Authors, Actors, Artists and Others. North Carolina Jefferson: McFarland. pp. 130–134. ISBN 9781476626536.
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