John A. Russo

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birthdate = 1939
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John A. Russo (born 1939), sometimes credited as Jack Russo or John Russo, is an American screenwriter and film director most commonly associated with the 1968 horror classic "Night of the Living Dead". As a screenwriter, his credits include "Night of the Living Dead", "The Majorettes", "Midnight", and "Santa Claws" the latter two he also directed. He has also performed small roles as an actor, most notably the first zombie who is stabbed in the head in "Night of the Living Dead" as well as cameos in "There's Always Vanilla" and "House of Frankenstein 1997". John Russo is also the founder and one of the co-mentors along with Russell Streiner of the John Russo Movie Making Program at DuBois Business College in DuBois, Pennsylvania.

Filmography

As screenwriter and director

* "Saloonatics" (2002)
* "Santa Claws" (1996) (as John Russo)
**aka " 'Tis the Season"
*"Scream Queens' Naked Christmas" (1996)
**aka "Naked Christmas" (USA)
*"Heartstopper" (1993)
**aka "Dark Craving" (USA: video title)
*"Midnight 2" (1993)
**aka "Midnight 2: Sex, Death and Videotape" (USA: video title)
*"Midnight" (1982) (also novel)
**aka "Backwoods Massacre"
*"The Booby Hatch" (1976) (screenplay) (story)
**aka "Dirty Book Store"
**aka "The Liberation of Cherry Janowski"

As screenwriter only

*"Voodoo Dawn" (1990)
**aka "Strange Turf" (USA)
*"The Majorettes" (1986) (also novel) (as John Russo)
**aka "One by One"
*"Night of the Living Dead" (1968) (screenplay; co-written by George A. Romero) (as John Russo)
**aka "Night of Anubis"
**aka "Night of the Flesh Eaters"

As director only

*"Scream Queens Swimsuit Sensations" (1992) (V) (as John Russo)

As an actor

*"House of Frankenstein 1997" (1997) (miniseries) .... Honor Guard
*"Santa Claws" (1996) (as John Russo) .... Detective
**aka " 'Tis the Season"
*"The Inheritor" (1990) .... Unknown role
*"The Majorettes" (1986) (as John Russo) .... Coroner (Dr. Gibson)
**aka "One by One"
*"There's Always Vanilla" (1971) (uncredited) .... Music producer
**aka "The Affair"
*"Night of the Living Dead" (1968) (uncredited) .... Washington military reporter/Ghoul in house

As producer

* "Children of the Living Dead" (2001) (executive producer)
* "Santa Claws" (1996) (producer)
**aka " 'Tis the Season"
* "Night of the Living Dead" (1990) (producer)
*"The Majorettes" (1986) (producer)
**aka "One by One"
*"There's Always Vanilla" (1971) (producer)
**aka "The Affair"

Documentary appearances

*"UnConventional" (2004) .... Himself
*"The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic" (1999) (V) .... Himself :"Note: this is a "making-of" special featured on the DVD edition of the 1990 remake of "Night of the Living Dead"."
*"A-Z of Horror" (1997) (mini) TV Series .... Himself
**aka "Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror" (UK: complete title)
*"Night of the Living Dead: 25th Anniversary Documentary" (1993) (V) .... Himself:"Note: this is a 25th Anniversary special featured on a video release of the original "Night of the Living Dead" film."
* "Horror F/X" (1989) (V) .... Himself :"Note: Russo interviews frequent collaborator and fellow Pittsburgh horror movie maker, Tom Savini, in this low-budget shot-on-video documentary."
*"Drive-In Madness!" (1987) .... Himself
**aka "Screen Scaries" (USA: video title)

Bibliography

*"Majorettes" (1979) ISBN 0-671-82315-9
*"Limb to Limb" (Pocket Books, mass market paperback original, 1981) ISBN 0-671-41690-1
*"The Awakening" (Pocket Books, mass market paperback original, 1983) ISBN 0671-45259-2
*"Making Movies" (1989) ISBN 0-440-50113-X
*"Return of the Living Dead" ISBN 1-55197-508-4
*"Scare Tactics" (1992) ISBN 0-440-50355-8
*"Hell's Creation" (Ravenmor Publications, mass market paperback original, 1995) ISBN 1-55197-060-0
*"How to Make Your Own Feature Movie for $10,000 or Less" (1995) ISBN 0-935016-10-4

Comics

With Avatar Press he is writing a number of comic books: [ [http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=11592 WWC XTRA: Picking the Brains of a “Living Dead” Legend with Avatar Press] , August 13, 2007, Comic Book Resources]

*"Escape of the Living Dead" [ [http://www.avatarpress.com/escape/ Escape of the Living Dead - Avatar Press ] ]
*"George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead" [ [http://www.avatarpress.net/v/nightofthelivingdead/ George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead - Avatar Press] ]
*"Plague of the Living Dead" [ [http://www.avatarpress.net/v/plagueofthelivingdead/ Plague of the Living Dead - Avatar Press] ]

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0751652|name=John Russo
* [http://dbcollege.com/web-content/pages/movie_making.html John Russo Movie Making Program at DuBois Business College]