Kimberley Casey (producer) explained

Kimberley Casey
Nationality:American
Other Names:Kimberly Casey, Kim Casey
Occupation:Film producer
Film director
Actress
Years Active:1980s to 1990s

Kimberley Casey is a film producer, film director and occasional actress who was mainly active from the late 1980s to early 1990s. The films she has produced or been part of are usually in the action, exploitation genre. Her production work includes The Bounty Hunter which starred Robert Ginty, Future Force which starred David Carradine, Lost Platoon which starred William Knight and White Fury which starred Deke Anderson and Sean Holton. A good portion of her work has been with film director, David A. Prior. She has made a notable contribution to the action, exploitation film genres during the 1980s and 1990s.

Work

Production and directorial

Along with Fritz Matthews, she produced the 1989 film The Bounty Hunter which Robert Ginty both directed and starred in.[1] [2] Also that year another film she produced Future Force was released. It was directed by David A. Prior and starred David Carradine and Robert Tessier. This was a police film set in the future where the Los Angeles police was run by a private company.[3] [4] Also that year she made her directorial debut, Born Killer,[5] which starred Ty Hardin, Ted Prior and Fritz Matthews. The film was about a group of young woman who have to join forces with a group of war gamers and a Vietnam vet to ward off an escaped psychopath and an evil sheriff.[6] The 1990 film, White Fury was about two ruthless criminals who end up taking the occupants of a cabin hostage.[7] [8] She produced the 1990 documentary That's Action which was described by Variety as something like the B and C grade action version of MGM's documentary That's Entertainment.[9] She both directed and produced the 1991 film Deadly Dancer, which was a tale about dancers in an L.A club being murdered by a psycho. It starred Smith Wordes, Walter W. Cox, Steve Jonson and Shabba-Doo.[10] [11] She co-produced Project Eliminator which starred David Carradine, Frank Zagarino, Hilary English and Brett Baxter Clark.[12]

Also in 1991, the film Cop Out which she produced was released. It was written and directed by Lawrence L. Simeone. It was a story about a detective quitting the police force to pursue the men who murdered a man, a crime for which his brother was framed for.[13]

Actress

She had a few acting roles. One was as Pat, the secretary of Dr. Campbell in the 1988 sci-fi horror film, Night Wars.[14] In the 1989 film She-Wolves of the Wasteland, which was set in a post-apocalyptic time period she played the parts of Scratch, and Rezule Warrior.[15] [16] She had a part as Alicia in the film Future Force that was also released that year.[17]

Filmography

Production
FilmRoleDirectorYearNotes #
The Bounty HunterProducerRobert Ginty1989
Future ForceProducerDavid A. Prior1989
The Lost PlatoonProducerDavid A. Prior 1990
Future ZoneProducerDavid A. Prior 1990
That's ActionProducerDavid A. Prior 1990Documentary
White FuryProducerDavid A. Prior1990
Lock n LoadProducerDavid A. Prior 1990
Deadly Dancer ProducerKimberley Casey 1991
Project EliminatorCo-producerH. Kaye Dyal 1991
Cop-OutProducerLawrence L. Simeone 1991
Direction
FilmRoleYearNotes #
She Wolves of the WastelandSecond assistant director1988as Kimberly Casey
Operation Warzonesecond unit director 1988as Kimberly Casey
Hell on the BattlegroundAssistant director
First assistant director
Second unit director
1988as Kimberly Casey and as Kimberley Casey
Jungle AssaultFirst assistant director1989
Born KillerDirector1989
Deadly DancerDirector1991
Other
FilmRoleDirectorYearNotes #
Death ChaseProduction assistantDavid A. Prior 1988
Night Wars Production coordinator David A. Prior1988as Kimberly Casey
Hell on the BattlegroundDirector of aerial photographyDavid A. Prior 1988
Deadly ReactorProduction manager1989as Kimberly Casey
Actress
FilmRoleDirectorYearNotes #
Night WarsPat, Dr. Campbell's secretaryDavid A. Prior 1988
She Wolves of the WastelandScratch / Rezule WarriorRobert Hayes 1988
Deadly Reactor Agopy PeopleDavid Heavener 1989As Kim Casey
Future ForceAliciaDavid A. Prior1989
Lock 'n' LoadWoman at doorDavid A. Prior 1990as Kimberly Casey
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Notes and References

  1. [Filmweb]
  2. [AllMovie]
  3. 150 Movies You Should Die Before You See, By Steve Miller - - FUTURE FORCE
  4. ’80s Action Movies on the Cheap: 284 Low Budget, High Impact Pictures, By Daniel R. Budnik - Page 220 Future Force
  5. [British Film Institute]
  6. [Turner Classic Movies]
  7. [Rotten Tomatoes]
  8. [Letterboxd]
  9. Variety and Daily Variety Television Reviews 1991-1992, February 25, 1991 - THAT'S ACTION
  10. Horror and Science Fiction Films IV, Donald C. Willis - Page 117
  11. Variety and Daily Variety Television Reviews 1991-1992, February 5, 1991 - DEADLY DANCER
  12. Variety and Daily Variety Television Reviews 1991-1992, August 12, 1991 - Project Eliminator
  13. Letterboxd - Cop-Out 1991 Directed by Lawrence L. Simeone, Crew
  14. Filmvandaag.nl - Night Wars, Alle acteurs
  15. Listal - Cast and credits of She-Wolves of the Wasteland
  16. Letterboxd - Phoenix the Warrior 1988 Directed by Robert Hayes
  17. Turner Classic Movies - Future Force (1989), Cast & Crew
  18. [IMDb]