Tim Sullivan (director)

Tim Sullivan is an American film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter born July 2, 1964 in South Plainfield, New Jersey.

His interest in film began as a teenager when he landed a job as a production assistant on the 1983 cult horror film, "Return of the Aliens: The Deadly Spawn". Sullivan majored in film studies at New York University, and his first writer/director/producer credit was the short "A Christmas Treat (1985)". After graduating NYU, he worked as a production assistant on such award winning films as "Three Men and a Baby", "Cocktail", "Coming To America", and "The Godfather III". [ [http://twitchfilm.net/archives/2005/01/interview_with.html Twitch Film: Interview with Tim Sullivan by by Dave Canfield] ] [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0838374/filmoyear Tim Sullivan filmology by year] ]

Career

Throughout his career, Sullivan has worn many hats, including acting. Much like Alfred Hitchcock and M. Night Shyamalan, he has cast himself for roles in his own films. He was production manager for the independent films, "If Looks Could Kill" (1986) and "America Exposed" (1990), and produced New Line Cinema's "Detroit Rock City" which starred Edward Furlong and James DeBello. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0838374/filmotype Tim Sullivan filmology by profession] ] After working in development at New Line Cinema for five years, Sullivan formed his own production company, New Rebellion Entertainment. [ [http://www.inbaseline.com/company.aspx?company_id=2084002 Inbaseline.com: New Rebellion entertianment] ] [ [http://www.myspace.com/newrebellion Tim Sullivan speaks of New Rebellion Entertainment at Myspace] ]

Sullivan's mainstream directorial debut was the well-received Lion's Gate's horror-comedy, "2001 Maniacs" (2005) starring Robert Englund and Lin Shaye. This was followed by "Snoop Dogg's Hood of Terror" (2005) (as co-writer and producer) and "Driftwood (2006)", a supernatural thriller about troubled youths at a reform camp starring Raviv Ullman and Talan Torriero. [ [http://www.comingsoon.net/news/talentnews.php?id=28387 Coming Soon] ] His next projects in production are "Brothers of the Blood (2008)", a romantic vampire tale that stars Thomas Dekker of "The Sara Connor Chronicles", and a sequel to "2001 Maniacs" titled, "2001 Maniacs: Beverly Hellbillys (2008)". [ [http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2473&Itemid=99 IESB.net "Exclusive Video Interview: Tim Sullivan and Thomas Dekker Are “Brothers of the Blood” by Robert Sanchez (transscribed)] ]

References

External links

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* [http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/interview/175 Bloody Disgusting: Interview by Elaine Lamkin]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=27107093 Tim Sullivan at Myspace]
* [http://www.dreadcentral.com/story/exclusive-details-sullivans-clowns Dread Central: "Finding the Clowns" by Johnny Butane]
* [http://www.film.com/celebrities/tim-sullivan/14572850 Film.com: Tim Sullivan recent filmology]
* [http://www.amazon.com/Driftwood-Raviv-Ullman/dp/B000UYN9MM Amazon.com: Sullivan film "Driftwood"]
* [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=10171 CBR: interview/article about Tim Sullivan and Chris Kobin by Emmett Furey]
* [http://www.iconsoffright.com/IV_Tim.htm Icons of Fright: interview with Tim Sullivan]
* [http://www.esplatter.com/main/sullivaninterview.htm ES Splater: Interview with Tim Sullivan]
* [http://www.dreadcentral.com/interviews/sullivan-tim-2001-maniacs Dred Central: interview of Tim Sullivan by Ryan Rotten]
* [http://www.spout.com/players/P___206609/default.aspx Spout: Sullivan's popular films]
* [http://www.411mania.com/movies/columns/63112/411-Movies-Interview:--Driftwood-Director-Tim-Sullivan-Interview.htm 411 Mania: interview with Tim Sullivan by Tony Farinella]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5143/is_200501/ai_n18602731 Findarticles.com: "Duo share nightmares.(Chris Kobin and Tim Sullivan in movie of Tobe Hooper)(Brief Article)"]
* [http://www.horror-fanatics.com/interviews/timsullivan.html Horror Fanatics: interview of Tim Sullivan by Michelle Fatale]
* [http://twitchfilm.net/archives/2005/01/interview_with.html Twitch Film: interview with Tim Sullivan by Dave Canfield]
* [http://www.dvdreview.com/html/dvd_review_-_detroit_rock_city_interview.shtml DVD Review: Article on 'Detroit Rock City]
* [http://www.movieweb.com/dvd/news/98/19698.php Movieweb: DVD announcement and review of "Driftwood"]
* [http://www.dvdfile.com/news/special_report/interviews/directors/adam_rifkin.html DVD File: Review of "Detroit Rock City]
* [http://www.colonelscrypt.com/Interviews/Tim%20Sullivan/index.htm Colonel's Crypt: Interview of Tim Sullivan]