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- Stuart Gordon was a cult director known for his wacky strand of comedy-horror and penchant for wildly gory special effects. He got his start in experimental theater before gaining attention with his bold feature debut Re-Animator. From there, he continued to explore horror, sci-fi, and film noir, often collaborating with actor Jeffrey Combs.
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Born in Chicago, Gordon became known for experimental and sometimes controversial live theater at the University of Wisconsin in the late 1960s. Moving back to Chicago, he founded and led the Organic Theater Company. In the early 1980s, Gordon went to California to pursue movie making.
- Fortress
- Robot Jox
- Edmond
- Stuck
- King of The Ants
- The Pit and The Pendulum
- Space Truckers
- The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
- Dolls
- Castle Freak
The independent sci-fi film Fortress takes place in a dystopian future where the world's population is controlled by making pregnancy illegal, and Fortress' plot centers around a rebellious couple who break that law and are implanted with an incarcerating explosive by the government. Financially, Fortress was successful and even greenlit for a sequ...
Robot Jox is a dystopian science fiction film about how war is spearheaded by giant robotic machines in the distant future. Though an experienced sci-fi author wrote the film, Robot Jox comes across as a run-of-the-mill dystopian narrative lacking impactful action. The film's best aspects are its locations, as the principal photography was shot in ...
A repressed man, Edmond Burke, discovers from a fortune teller that he is not where he belongs in life, encouraging him to leave his wife and discover what he lacks. The strength of Edmond comes when the plot focuses on the internal conflict of its protagonist because the battle against his own repressed rage results in more intriguing material tha...
Stuart Gordon steps into the territory of black comedy for his last film, the 2007 thriller Stuck, which sees a caregiver accidentally hit a homeless man with her car after a night of celebration before leaving him to die. Stuck is based on a true story and can lean too heavily on the uncomfortable details surrounding that story than necessary, whi...
King of the Ants is one of the few Stuart Gordon-directed movies that does not include Re-Animator actor Jeffrey Combs and sees a house painter find himself at war with a group of mobsters after they double-cross him in a contractor's scam. Many critics view the neo-noir thriller as one of Gordon's best works since Re-Animator. Even with a low budg...
The Pit and the Pendulum is an adaptation of an Edgar Allen Poe story of the same name. During the Spanish Inquisition in 1942, the Grand Inquisitor Torquemada attempts to place an innocent wife of a baker in his torture chamber. The only apparent downside to this atmospheric period piece from Stuart Gordon is its slow pacing - since the original P...
Space Truckers is a sci-fi movie that follows the story of John Canyon, a swashbuckling pilot of a cargo spaceship who discovers he has been hired to transport a great number of killer robots to Earth. Featuring Dennis Hooper (who stars in the cult classic Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2), the film relies on its star cast to make its grisly environment v...
In The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, a group of five friends down on their luck decide to pool their money to buy a brilliant white suit. They soon learn that the suit they're sharing comes with magical powers that seem to offer them their heart's desires. Joe Mantegna (David Rossi of Criminal Minds) joins a cast of exceptionally talented comedic actor...
Dolls is a 1987 horror film that centers around a group of six people who get stranded in a storm and are forced to sleep over in the mansion of a mysterious puppeteer. The reviews for Dolls were generally good at the time of its release, but critic Roger Ebert famously criticized Stuart Gordon for not taking full advantage of the plot's potential....
Castle Freak is a 1995 direct-to-video horror film that has performances, camerawork, and production value far beyond its relatively small budget. The plot follows a couple with a strained marriage and their blind daughter who inherit a castle, where a strange monster lurks in the basement and kills whoever crosses its path. Castle Freak inspired a...
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He is also known for frequently murdering his wife, actress Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, in many of his films.
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Mar 25, 2020 · While he is obviously best known for that instant classic, Gordon would prove to be much more than a one-trick pony with an eclectic resume, encompassing everything from groundbreaking theatrical explorations to a number of fascinating projects well outside of the typical parameters of the horror genre.
Stuart Gordon. Director. 11 August 1947 to 24 March 2020. An American director best known for the HP Lovecraft adaptation Re-Animator (1985), Gordon’s gory debut feature fell foul of the censors en route to becoming a cult classic horror-comedy.
Mar 27, 2020 · Stuart Gordon, a director best known for lavishly lurid horror films with a piercing sense of humor, notably the cult favorite “Re-Animator,” died on Tuesday in Van Nuys, Calif. He was 72.
