Mark_Pirro_(director)

Mark Pirro (director)

Mark Pirro (director)

American filmmaker

"Pirromount Pictures" redirects here. Not to be confused with Paramount Pictures.

Mark Pirro (born July 1956) is an American director, writer, and editor.[3][1][4] After making A Polish Vampire in Burbank (1983) for just $2,500 and seeing it gross more than half a million dollars in sales, Pirro became a major figure in independent cinema.[5][6] Having written and begun directing the film himself, he would also star in it following the departure from the production of Grease star Eddie Deezen.[7]

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Pirro went on to direct such films as Deathrow Gameshow (1987),[8] Curse of the Queerwolf (1988),[9][10] Nudist Colony of the Dead (1991),[11] and Buford's Beach Bunnies (1993), the lattermost of which was the film debut of Jim Hanks.[12] He also wrote My Mom's a Werewolf for Crown International Pictures.[13][14]

A documentary about Pirro's life and career, Hollywood on a Shoestring,[15] premiered at the Raindance Film Festival in London in 2023.[16]

Filmography

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    Quarles, Mike (May 1, 2001). "Super 8". Down and Dirty: Hollywood's Exploitation Filmmakers and Their Movies. McFarland. pp. 92–93. ISBN 9780786462575. Retrieved September 26, 2017 – via Google Books.
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    Schwartz, Carol; Olenski, Jim (2002). VideoHound's Cult Flicks & Trash Pics. Visible Ink Press. p. 133. ISBN 1-57859-113-9.
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    Mann, Craig Ian (2020-09-21). Phases of the Moon: A Cultural History of the Werewolf Film. Edinburgh University Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-4744-4113-1.
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    Senn, Bryan (2017-02-06). The Werewolf Filmography: 300+ Movies. McFarland. pp. 162–163. ISBN 978-0-7864-7910-8.
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