Peter Jackson
Birthday: 1961-10-31
Place of Birth: Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand
Biography: Sir Peter Robert Jackson, (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter, known for his Lord of the Rings film trilogy, adapted from the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien. He is also known for his 2005 remake of King Kong and as the producer of District 9. He won international attention early in his career with his "splatstick" horror comedies, before coming to mainstream prominence with Heavenly Creatures, for which he shared an Academy Award Best Screenplay nomination with his wife, Fran Walsh. Jackson has been awarded three Academy Awards in his career, including the award for Best Director in 2003. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Movies
Braindead
When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begin...
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Good Taste Made Bad Taste
A very informative documentary on the making of Peter Jackson's gore classic Bad Taste. Highlights i...
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Forgotten Silver
The life story of Colin McKenzie, a forgotten pioneer of international cinema who was born in rural ...
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Bad Taste
A team from the intergalactic fast food chain Crumb's Crunchy Delights descends on Earth, planning t...
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Close Up
More than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press Conferenc...
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Ringers: Lord of the Fans
'Ringers: Lord of the Fans' is a feature-length documentary that explores how "The Lord of the Rings...
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King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
Academy Award - winning filmmaker Peter Jackson invites you behind the scenes of his latest movie to...
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The Sci-Fi Boys
Legendary all-stars of cinema bring to life the evolution of science-fiction and special effects fil...
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Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
Following the immense success of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson directs King Kong (200...
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Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
There’s only one person who so accurately personifies movie magic in the history of film, and that m...
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Attack of the Doc!
Before the rise of big tech, social media and Marvel movies, Attack of the Show! chronicled the rise...
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Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
The documentary looks at the rise to celebrity status of NZ actor and musician Bret McKenzie, who ap...
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DNZ: The Real Middle Earth
Jim Hickey travels around New Zealand discovering the real people behind the making of the Lord of t...
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The Making of The Lord of the Rings Collection
Created by filmmaker Costa Botes (personally selected by Peter Jackson), this documentary uses raw f...
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The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Aristocratic Italian roots, a close family connection to James Bond novelist Ian Fleming, wartime ex...
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Behind the Bull
When Forgotten Silver — the story of pioneer filmmaker Colin McKenzie — unspooled on 29th October 19...
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The Making of 'The Two Towers'
A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of 2002's "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers." Cre...
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Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
The special focuses on how Star Wars is relevant today and the history that inspired it, and also ma...
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Peter Jackson's Military Treasures
An exclusive look at Oscar-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson's secret passion – an astonishing collect...
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Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
The story of The Beatles' last song featuring exclusive footage and commentary....
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The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
With the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who about to film, the "classic" Doctors Peter Davison, Colin Ba...
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The Making of 'The Frighteners'
Documentary about the making of the 1996 horror-comedy....
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Meet the Feebles
Heidi, star of the "Meet The Feebles Variety Hour" discovers her lover Bletch the Walrus is cheating...
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Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
A documentary about the influences on Tolkien, covering in brief his childhood and how he detested t...
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West of Memphis
The documentary tells the hitherto unknown story behind an extraordinary and desperate fight to brin...
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Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the Feebles
This documentary looks at how the strings were pulled on Peter Jackson's low-budget puppet movie Mee...
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Hot Fuzz
Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the slee...
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A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
A documentary about the making of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'....
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The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'
A documentary about the making of 'The Long and Short of It'....
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Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
Documentary exploring the parallels between 'The Return of the King' and real events and people in h...
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Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
The making of Peter Jackson's adaptation of Tolkien's classic work....
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The Long and Short of It
A workman gets some unexpected help from two people of vastly different sizes....
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The Valley
The story is mainly about a cyclops and the misadventures of a boy, that takes place in the valley t...
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Lord of the Brush
"Lord of the Brush" details the artist John Howe's history and passion for J.R.R. Tolkien's works. J...
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The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
"The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz" - a featurette narrated by Sydney Pollack....
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The Making of 'The Return of the King'
A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of 2003's "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the K...
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forc...
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Heavenly Creatures
Precocious teenager Juliet moves to New Zealand with her family and soon befriends the quiet, broodi...
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The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
Making of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King....
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The Characters of Star Wars
The Characters of Star Wars is a Video Documentary included in the 2004 DVD release of the Star Wars...
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his ...
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the ...
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River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
James Nesbitt moved to New Zealand in 2011 when he landed the role of Bofur in Peter Jackson's Hobbi...
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and...
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treas...
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The Frighteners
Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster...
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The Lovely Bones
After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken ...
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Mortal Engines
Many thousands of years in the future, Earth’s cities roam the globe on huge wheels, devouring each ...
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained t...
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King Kong
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel ...
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The Race for Everest
The dramatic story of the British expedition that made the first ascent of Everest. Combining inter...
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The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of 2001's "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of th...
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No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
A look at the digital effects in Terminator 2: Judgment Day....
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RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
The astonishing story of the genesis, production, worldwide success, and legacy of King Kong (1933),...
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The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of Star Wars is a Video Documentary included in the 2004 DVD of t...
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Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
For over a half century, Ray Harryhausen has amazed and inspired countless filmmakers and fans aroun...
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