Scott Spiegel

Infobox actor


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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 director Sam Raimi, with whom he attended high school in Detroit, 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 and Joel Coen, producer Ethan Coen and actresses Holly Hunter, Frances McDormand and Kathy Bates. He shared yet another house with roommate and film editor, Bob Murawski ("Spider-Man"). In the early '90s, he introduced film director Quentin Tarantino to producer Lawrence 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 directors Eli Roth, and Boaz 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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