John Harrison

John Harrison

Birthday: 1948-01-01

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Biography: John Harrison began his career directing rock videos and working as 1st Asst. Director for famed horror director,George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead (1968)/Creepshow (1982)). Harrison wrote and directed multiple episodes of Romero's classic TV series,Tales from the Darkside (1983)m], before helming Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990), for Paramount Pictures, which won Harrison the Grand Prix du Festival at Avoriaz, France. Harrison co-wrote the animated feature,Dinosaur (2000), for Disney. He also wrote the adaptation of Clive Barker's fantasy novels, "Abarat", also for Disney. In the Fall of '06, Harrison reunited with mentor George Romero to produce Romero's film, Diary of the Dead (2007). His action suspense thriller, Blank Slate (2008), for producer Dean Devlin, which Harrison wrote and directed, aired as a twenty-episode micro-series on TNT in the Fall of 2008. Clive Barker's Book of Blood (2009), which he wrote and directed, was released in the Fall 2009. His 6-hour miniseries adaptation of Frank Herbert's monumental bestseller, Dune (2000), which he directed, was an Emmy Award-winning success in the U.S., then internationally, both in its broadcast premieres and subsequently in home video. Harrison's Children of Dune (2003), another 6-hour miniseries encompassing the next two novels of Frank Herbert's mythic adventure series which he wrote and co-produced, was also an Emmy winner for the Sci-Fi Channel.

Movies

The World’s End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead'
The World’s End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead'

A new, feature-length documentary, filmed for the Special Edition Scream Factory Blu-Ray Release of ...

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King on Screen
King on Screen

1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since, more than 50 directors ...

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Effects
Effects

Some crew members of a company shooting a horror film begin to suspect that the "killings" in the mo...

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After Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh Filmmaking
After Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh Filmmaking

A documentary that looks back at the making of a "lost" movie made by an enterprising group of Pitts...

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Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'
Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'

Details the making of Stephen King & George A. Romero's 1982 horror anthology classic, from conc...

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Knightriders
Knightriders

A medieval reenactment troupe struggles to maintain its family-like dynamic amid pressure from local...

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Blank Slate
Blank Slate

An amnesiac, sentenced to Death Row for a murder she can't remember committing, is given a second ch...

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Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables

A detailed look into the making of Tales from the Darkside: The Movie....

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Dawn of the Dead
Dawn of the Dead

During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team...

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Jack's Back
Jack's Back

A young doctor is suspected when a series of Jack the Ripper copycat killings is committed. However,...

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