Alan Ormsby

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name= Alan Ormsby


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Alan Ormsby (born 1944) is an American director, screenwriter, make up artist, actor and author. He is best known for his work in the horror genre.

Film career

Ormsby began work in feature films with the Bob Clark directed "Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things" (1972). In addition to writing the film's script, Ormsby played the lead Alan and provided the film's make-up effects. Two years later, Ormsby and Clark re-teamed on "Deranged" and "Deathdream". "Deranged", a horror film inspired by serial killer Ed Gein, saw Clark producing with Ormsby writing and co-directing the feature (with Jeff Gillen), while "Deathdream" saw Clark directing another Ormsby script.

The early 1980s saw Ormsby continue as a screenwriter with Ormsby providing the scripts for "My Bodyguard" (1980), Paul Schrader's "Cat People" (1982) and Clark's "" (1983). Ormsby returned to directing with the "Popcorn". Written by Ormsby, the film production saw him leave the director's chair early on, to be replaced by "Porky's" actor Mark Herrier. The only footage shot by Ormsby that remains in the final film are the scenes from the faux horror films shown in the theater. In 1996, he co-wrote "The Substitute", which became a successful series of films.

Other works

In addition to his work in film, Ormsby is known for having authored the 1970s special make-up effects book "Movie Monsters". He also created the popular doll , which would be featured on The Pee-wee Herman Show and Uncle Floyd's variety show.

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