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5.2 Crew.
5.2.1 Peter Jackson.
Peter Jackson (Writer-Director) has won many awards and received worldwide attention for his first three films, "Bad Taste," "Meet the Feebles" and "Dead Alive" (aka "Braindead"). "Bad Taste," a science-fiction comedy that was started as a short and finished as a feature, premiered at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival and went on to become an international cult classic. His next film, "Meet the Feebles," a unique and offbeat adult puppet spectacular, garnered enthusiastic critical and audience acclaim. "Dead Alive" (aka "Braindead"), Jackson's first and only "zombie" movie, won 16 awards at film festivals around the world, casting Jackson into the international spotlight. Born in Wellington, New Zealand on Halloween Day in 1961, Jackson's interest in filmmaking started when he was a child. At age eight, armed with his parents Super-8 home movie camera, young Peter began making a series of mini-epics using his neighborhood pals as cast and crew. In later years, after acquiring a 16mm camera, Jackson began work on "Bad Taste," financed fully from his weekly wages as a photo engraver for a local newspaper, the Wellington Evening Post. After seeing the first 75 minutes of the film, the New Zealand Film Commission gave Jackson funding to complete the picture and ultimately set him on his path as a writer-director. The actors were Jackson's fellow photoengravers. Jackson's offbeat take on life stems from a strong childhood diet of television and other early influences, such as "Monty Python's Flying Circus," Gerry Anderson's "Thunderbirds," the 1933 "King Kong" and the films of Buster Keaton. "Heavenly Creatures," Jackson's most recent production is his fourth film. He is currently working on two projects, "Jack Brown, Genius," a film by New Zealand director Tony Hiles on which Jackson is co-producer, special effects supervisor, and 2nd unit director, as well as "The Frighteners," a feature length screenplay that he is writing for acclaimed Hollywood director Robert Zemeckis. Jackson also recently secured a first-look production deal with Miramax Films. Jackson's current project is "The Frighteners," with Michael J. Fox. Filming is taking place in Christchurch in June 1995. [mk]
Filmography as Producer: Bad Taste (1987) Meet the Feebles (1989) Heavenly Creatures (1994) (co-producer)
Filmography as Director: Bad Taste (1987) Meet the Feebles (1989) Braindead (1992) (aka Dead Alive (1992)) Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Filmography as Writer: Bad Taste (1987) Meet the Feebles (1989) Braindead (1992) (aka Dead Alive (1992)) Heavenly Creatures (1994)
