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Emmett Alston. Director: Nine Deaths of the Ninja. Emmett Alston began his career in the 70s as a cinematographer: he shot the gloriously gonzo experimental horror oddity "Moonchild" and the Southern-fried drive-in romp "Country Blue" (Alston also co-produced this latter movie).
- Director, Writer, Cinematographer
- December 22, 1941
- Emmett Alston
Emmett Alston. Director: Nine Deaths of the Ninja. Emmett Alston began his career in the 70s as a cinematographer: he shot the gloriously gonzo experimental horror oddity "Moonchild" and the Southern-fried drive-in romp "Country Blue" (Alston also co-produced this latter movie).
- December 22, 1941
Mar 3, 2016 · In 1981, Emmett Alston, a filmmaker known for New Year’s Evil (1980), was tapped to direct Cannon’s Enter the Ninja, but barely into production, Alston – along with the Enter the Ninja’s original star, karate expert Mike Stone – was fired by producer Menahem Golan, who took over directing duties, leaving Alston deranked to second unit ...
The film was originally intended to be directed by Emmett Alston and to star Mike Stone. Early in the production, Alston was replaced by Golan but stayed on as 2nd unit director, and Stone was replaced with Nero, but stayed on as fight double and fight/stunt coordinator.
Emmett Alston is an American director, writer, and cinematographer. He is best known for his work on the films The Warriors (1979), The Wanderers (1979), and Streets of Fire (1984). Alston was born on December 22, 1941 in the United States.
Death #1: Introductory action scene turns out to be a training exercise. Who outside of army brats pleasuring themselves to navy seal films ever thought watching guys train to kill people in non-montage form was more exciting than actually killing them?
With a special affinity for entertaining martial arts action pictures, Alston directed the incredibly inane tongue-in-cheek spoof "Nine Deaths of the Ninja", and wrote the script for the fun "Deliverance" rip-off "Hunter's Blood."
