Harry Ralston Explained

Birth Name:Harry Ralston
Nationality:American
Occupation:Screenwriter
Director
Producer

Harry Ralston is an American-born screenwriter, director and producer.[1]

Biography

Born to a Jewish family,[2] Ralston began his career working in advertising in New York and then as a journalist covering bullfights for the Mexico City News after which he moved to Los Angeles and wrote and directed the 2000 film The Last Man[3] with Jeri Ryan in her first starring role, and produced the 1999 Tamara Hernandez film Men Cry Bullets.[4] Men Cry Bullets won SXSW and five other festivals[5] and was released later that year.[6] [7] The Last Man won Best Film in the Festival of Fantastic Films in London[8] as well a Lumière Award in the New Orleans Film Festival. It was released by Lion's Gate. He most recently co-wrote the MGM film Mexicali with Roger Avary, Cristian Gudegast & Paul Scheuring and Patrick Kelly.

Notes and References

  1. Blockbuster.com http://www.blockbuster.com/catalog/movieDetails/139081#readMore
  2. Web site: Pfefferman . Naomi . The 'Last Man' Standing . Jewish Journal. March 7, 2002 . The 38-year-old director, who was bar mitzvahed at a New York Reform synagogue....
  3. News: Scott . A. O. . 2002-02-15 . FILM IN REVIEW; 'The Last Man' . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-03-04 . 0362-4331.
  4. http://www.flixster.com/movie/men-cry-bullets Men Cry Bullets – Movie Reviews, Photos & Videos, Layouts & Wallpapers, Fan Club
  5. Web site: Filmmaker magazine . May 30, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306063516/http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/issues/fall1998/fests.php . March 6, 2012 . dead .
  6. Web site: Independent magazine . May 30, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728111018/http://www.independent-magazine.org/node/531 . July 28, 2011 . dead .
  7. http://www.tipjar.com/dan/edwardstencel.htm Edward Stencel on Men Cry Bullets – The Lybarger Links Interview
  8. http://fantastic-films.com/festival/2001/index.html Festival of Fantastic Films