- Scott Spiegel
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name = Scott Spiegel
birthdate =December 24 ,1957
birthplace =Walnut Lake, Michigan Scott Spiegel (born
December 24 ,1957 ) is an American screenwriter, film director and producer. He is best known for co-writing the screenplay for the movie, "Evil Dead II " with longtime friend, film directorSam Raimi , with whom he attended high school inDetroit , Michigan. Spiegel played the role of Scotty in Raimi's "Within the Woods ", which served as a precurser to "The Evil Dead ".When Spiegel first moved to
Los Angeles , he shared a house in with directors Raimi andJoel Coen , producerEthan Coen and actressesHolly Hunter ,Frances McDormand andKathy Bates . He shared yet another house with roommate and film editor,Bob Murawski ("Spider-Man"). In the early '90s, he introduced film directorQuentin Tarantino to producerLawrence Bender , who helped Tarantino get "Reservoir Dogs " made.In 1999, Spiegel directed the
direct-to-video sequel to "From Dusk Till Dawn ", "". Spiegel formed the production company Raw Nerve with film directorsEli Roth , andBoaz Yakin . Raw Nerve produced the film "Hostel" (2005), directed by Roth.Filmography
creenwriter
* "
Stryker's War " aka "Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except" (1985)
* "Evil Dead 2 " (1987)
* "Intruder" (1989)
* "The Rookie" (1990)
* "The Nutt House" (1992)
* "" (1999)Director
* "Intruder" (1989)
* "The Nutt House" (1992)
* "" (1999)
* "" (2003)
* "Spring Break '83 " (2008)Producer
* "
Stryker's War " (1985) (producer)
* "2001 Maniacs " (2005) (producer)
* "Hostel" (2005) (executive producer)
* "" (2007) (executive producer)External links
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