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Mick Garris 
Mick Garris during the 2007 Writers Guild of America strikeBorn December 4, 1951
Santa Monica, California, United StatesOccupation Director, producer, writer Mick Garris (born December 4, 1951) is an American filmmaker and screenwriter born in Santa Monica, California.[1]
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Biography
He is best known for his adaptations of Stephen King stories, such as directing the horror film Sleepwalkers starring Madchen Amick[2] and is the creator of the Showtime series Masters of Horror.[3] Garris won a 1986 Edgar Award for an episode he wrote for the Steven Spielberg-produced television series Amazing Stories. Garris directed the FEARnet web series Post Mortem.[4] He hosted the double feature re-release of The People Under the Stairs and The Serpent and The Rainbow on 20 February 2010 in the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica.[5] He contributes to the web series Trailers From Hell. Garris was also the co-screenwriter and executive producer of Hocus Pocus.[6] Garris will also be directing the film adaption of Stephen King's novel Bag of Bones.[7]
Awards
- Garris received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2006 New York City Horror Film Festival. He received the award in person after a screening of his Masters of Horror episode "Valerie on the Stairs".
Personal life
Garris is an atheist.[8]
Selected filmography
- Fuzz Bucket (1986)
- Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)
- Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990)
- Sleepwalkers (1992)
- The Stand (1994)
- The Shining (1997)
- Riding the Bullet (2004)
- Masters of Horror - "Chocolate" (2005)
- Masters of Horror - "Valerie on the Stairs" (2006)
- Desperation (2006)
As writer
- *batteries not included (1987)
- Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)
- The Fly II (1989)
- Hocus Pocus (1993)
- Riding the Bullet (2004)
- Masters of Horror - "Haeckel's Tale" (2005)
- Masters of Horror - "Chocolate" (2005)
See also
References
- ^ New York Times
- ^ New York Times
- ^ Promo for Mick Garris' Post Mortem
- ^ Mick Garris Talks Post Mortem, Happy Town, and More
- ^ Event Report: Wes Craven Double Feature at The Aero / Talks My Soul to Take and Scream 4
- ^ New York Times
- ^ Exclusive: Mick Garris Talks Adapting Stephen King's Bag of Bones for Television
- ^ Ugo.com
External links
- Mick Garris at the Internet Movie Database
- Mick Garris at AllRovi
- Mick Garris on FEARnet
- NYC Horrorfest
Films directed by Mick Garris 1980s Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)1990s 2000s Riding the Bullet (2004) · Stephen King's Desperation (2006)Psycho series Robert Bloch's novels Films Psycho (1960) · Psycho II (1983) · Psycho III (1986) · Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990) · Psycho (1998)Directors Screenwriters Characters Other Bates Motel (1987) · Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho (1990) · Robert Bloch's Psychos (1997) · Psycho (1998) · Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho (2010) · The Psycho Legacy (2010)Wikimedia Categories:- 1951 births
- American atheists
- American screenwriters
- American film directors
- American television directors
- American television writers
- Horror film directors
- Edgar Award winners
- Living people
- People from Santa Monica, California
- American film director, 1950s birth stubs
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