Matthew Bright
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person Matthew Bright (born June 8, 1952) is a film director, producer, writer and actor.
His first credits were as writer and actor in Richard Elfman's 1980 film Forbidden Zone, portraying the twins Squeezit and René Henderson. The film includes his two sado-masochistic characters living in a garbage can, spit on, raped and tortured in an alternate dimension's kingdom and decapitated by Satan (played by Bright's real-life friend, composer Danny Elfman).<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Bright wrote and directed the 1996 exploitation film Freeway and its 1999 direct-to-video sequel, Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby with Natasha Lyonne in the lead.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Bright collaborated with Richard Elfman again, twice in the 1990's, writing the screenplays for Elfman's 1994 Charles Band produced film Shrunken Heads, and his 1998 dark-comedy horror film Modern Vampires.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Bright's next film Tiptoes debuted in a 150-minute director's cut at Harry Knowles' Butt-Numb-A-Thon film festival.<ref name=nytimes>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=rabin/> At the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, where the 90-minute version screened, Bright criticized the film and lambasted the producers for re-editing his film, leading them to drag him off stage.<ref name=yahoo/> Subsequently, Bright would later say the film's failure hurt his career.<ref name=yahoo>"The Insane Story Behind Tiptoes – A Comedy Starring Gary Oldman As A Dwarf". Yahoo!. March 14, 2016."..yet it’s been called one of the worst and most tasteless movies ever made."</ref> The film went on to receive negative reviews, with some calling it one of the worst movies ever made.<ref name=yahoo/><ref name=rabin>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Forbidden Zone | Template:No | Template:Yes |
| 1988 | Wildfire | Template:No | Template:Yes |
| 1992 | Guncrazy | Template:No | Template:Yes |
| 1994 | Dark Angel: The Ascent | Template:No | Template:Yes |
| Shrunken Heads | Template:No | Template:Yes | |
| 1996 | Freeway | Template:Yes | Template:Yes |
| 1998 | Modern Vampires | Template:No | Template:Yes |
| 1999 | Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby | Template:Yes | Template:Yes |
| 2002 | Ted Bundy | Template:Yes | Template:Yes |
| Schwaz | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | |
| 2003 | Tiptoes | Template:Yes | Template:Yes |
References
External links
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