Mark Pirro (director) explained

Mark Pirro
Birth Date:July 1956
Birth Place:Batavia, New York, US
Occupation:Film director, writer, editor
Employer:Pirromount Pictures[1]
Known For:A Polish Vampire in Burbank (1983)

Mark Pirro (born July 1956) is an American director, writer, and editor.[2] [3] [4] After making A Polish Vampire in Burbank (1983) for just $2,500 and seeing it gross more than half a million dollars in sales, Pirro became a major figure in independent cinema.[5] [6] Having written and begun directing the film himself, he would also star in it following the departure from the production of Grease star Eddie Deezen.[7]

Pirro went on to direct such films as Deathrow Gameshow (1987),[8] Curse of the Queerwolf (1988),[9] [10] Nudist Colony of the Dead (1991),[11] and Buford's Beach Bunnies (1993), the lattermost of which was the film debut of Jim Hanks.[12] He also wrote My Mom's a Werewolf for Crown International Pictures.[13] [14]

A documentary about Pirro's life and career, Hollywood on a Shoestring,[15] premiered at the Raindance Film Festival in London in 2023.[16]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978BunsDirector / WriterShort film
1979The Spy Who Did It BetterDirector / WriterShort film
1983A Polish Vampire in Burbank[17] Director / Writer / EditorStars as Dupah
1987Deathrow GameshowDirector / Writer[18]
1988Curse of the QueerwolfDirector / Writer / Editor
1991Nudist Colony of the DeadDirector / Writer
1993Buford's Beach BunniesDirector / Writer / Editor
1997An Early GraveDirector / WriterTV movie
1998Color-BlindedDirector / Writer / Editor
2000Serena's StirEditor
2001Polish Vampire: Behind the FangsDirector
2003RectumaDirector / Writer / Editor
2005Flaw & OrderEditor
2009The God ComplexDirector / Writer / Editor
2011Chutzpah!Editor
2014The Rage of InnocenceDirector / Writer / Editor
2017Mountain GrrrlDirector / EditorMusic video
2018Celluloid SoulDirector / Writer
2018Millennials of the BlindEditor
2018Speaking Through the SilenceEditor
2021The Deceased Won't Desist!Director / Writer / Editor

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pirromount . Pirromount Pictures . December 9, 2023.
  2. Web site: Curse of the Queerwolf (1987) . https://archive.today/20130808165423/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/11824/Curse-of-the-Queerwolf/overview . dead . August 8, 2013 . Movies & TV Dept. . . Robert Firsching . August 8, 2013.
  3. Web site: Mark Pirro . . December 9, 2023.
  4. Web site: Mark Pirro . . December 10, 2023.
  5. Book: Lindenmuth, Kevin J. . https://books.google.com/books?id=duC17f2AajMC&pg=PA157 . Making Movies on Your Own: Practical Talk from Independent Filmmakers . Distribution . . 9780786405176 . 157 . July 1, 1998 . September 26, 2017 . Google Books.
  6. Book: Quarles, Mike . https://books.google.com/books?id=L5iRMlzjbSEC&pg=PA92 . Down and Dirty: Hollywood's Exploitation Filmmakers and Their Movies . Super 8 . . 9780786462575 . 92–93 . May 1, 2001 . September 26, 2017 . Google Books.
  7. Book: Jones, Stephen . The Essential Monster Movie Guide . . 9780823079360 . 304 . 2000 . October 6, 2017 . Google Books.
  8. Web site: Deathrow Gameshow . October 16, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071016132757/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/12972/Deathrow-Gameshow/overview . . December 9, 2023.
  9. Book: Schwartz . Carol . Olenski . Jim . VideoHound's Cult Flicks & Trash Pics . 2002 . Visible Ink Press . 1-57859-113-9 . 133.
  10. Web site: Curse of the Queerwolf . Tyner . Adam . January 26, 2003 . DVD Talk . August 7, 2013.
  11. News: Low-budget film company makes 'Nudist Colony of the Dead'. . Baltimore Sun. The McClatchy Company. 1991-05-31. 2015-02-07.
  12. Web site: Movie Reviews – The New York Times . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306195456/https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/7426/Buford-s-Beach-Bunnies/overview . dead . 2016-03-06 . Movies & TV Dept. . . Kristie Hassen . 2016 . 2016-05-06.
  13. Book: Mann, Craig Ian . Phases of the Moon: A Cultural History of the Werewolf Film . 2020-09-21 . Edinburgh University Press . 978-1-4744-4113-1 . 144 . en.
  14. Book: Senn, Bryan . The Werewolf Filmography: 300+ Movies . 2017-02-06 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-7910-8 . 162–163 . en.
  15. Web site: Devlen . Matt . Hollywood on a Shoestring . . 2023 . December 9, 2023.
  16. Web site: Powell . Ian . Hollywood on a Shoestring (Industry Screening) . . 2023 . December 9, 2023.
  17. Web site: Mark Pirro, Indie Filmmaker . May 25, 2021 . . StoryBeat with Steve Cuden . December 10, 2023.
  18. Web site: Huls . Jason . INTERVIEW – Mark Pirro . B-Movie Mania . July 5, 2018 . December 10, 2023.

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