Alan Ormsby

Alan Ormsby (born December 14, 1943) is an American director, screenwriter, make up artist, actor and author.[1]

Alan Ormsby
BornDecember 14, 1943 (1943-12-14) (age 79)
United States
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter

Film career

Ormsby began work in feature films with the Bob Clark-directed Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972), co-writing the script with Clark, providing the make-up effects and starring as the lead, Alan, alongside his then-wife Anya Ormsby.[2] Two years later, Ormsby and Clark re-teamed on Deathdream, directed by Clark and penned by Ormsby.[3] Deranged (1974), a horror film inspired by serial killer Ed Gein, saw Clark producing with Ormsby writing and co-directing the feature (with Jeff Gillen).[4]

In the 1980s, Ormsby continued working as a screenwriter, penning the screenplays for The Little Dragons (1980),[5] My Bodyguard (1980), Paul Schrader's Cat People (1982) and Clark's Porky's II: The Next Day (1983).[6] Ormsby returned to directing with Popcorn (1991), which he'd also written, but left the production early on and was replaced by Porky's actor Mark Herrier.[7] Ormsby's work includes the three "films-within-a-film" in the finished movie.[8] In the early 1990s, he was initially recruited to write the screenplay for a remake of The Mummy for Joe Dante, although it was later re-written by John Sayles.[9] In 1996, he co-wrote The Substitute.[10]

Other works

In addition to his work in film, Ormsby is known for having authored the 1970s special make-up effects book Movie Monsters, as well as creating the doll Hugo: Man of a Thousand Faces,[11] the latter of which was featured in The Pee-wee Herman Show and on Uncle Floyd's variety show.

References
  1. "Alan Ormsby". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2014. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  2. Janisse, Kier-La (2012). House of Psychotic Women. Godalming, Surrey, England: FAB Press. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-903254-69-1.
  3. "Dead-of-Night - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards". The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on November 13, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  4. "AFI Catalog - Deranged". American Film Institute. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  5. "The Little Dragons (1980)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  6. "AFI Catalog - Alan Ormsby". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  7. Muir, John Kenneth (2011). Horror Films of the 1990s. McFarland Publishing. pp. 170–172. ISBN 9780786440122.
  8. Vanderbilt, Mike (January 19, 2017). "Long out-of-print horror classic Popcorn comes home in a box this spring". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  9. Squires, John (June 8, 2017). "George Romero and Clive Barker Almost Directed 'The Mummy' Remakes in the 90s". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  10. "The Substitute (1996)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  11. Alan Ormsby and Anya Liffey (2017). A Recollection With Star Anya Liffey and Writer/Makeup Artist Alan Ormsby (Deathdream Blu-ray featurette). West Hollywood: Blue Underground. BLU-BD-8020.
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