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Alan Ormsby is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Makeup Artist and Makeup Effects American born on 1944

Alan Ormsby

Alan Ormsby
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Nationality USA
Birth 1944 (80 years)

Alan Ormsby (born December 14, 1943) is an American director, screenwriter, make up artist, actor and author.

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Bob Clark
Bob Clark
(5 films)
Tom Savini
Tom Savini
(2 films)
Nancy Parsons
Nancy Parsons
(2 films)
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Filmography of Alan Ormsby (15 films)

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Actor

Dead of Night, 1h28
Directed by Bob Clark
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, War, Action, Horror, Slasher
Themes Medical-themed films, Politique, Vampires in film, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Political films, Disaster films
Actors Richard Backus, John Marley, Lynn Carlin, Henderson Forsythe, Arthur Anderson, Arthur Anderson
Roles Bystander
Rating65% 3.296483.296483.296483.296483.29648
In Vietnam, US soldier Andy Brooks is shot by a sniper and falls to the ground. As he dies, he hears his mother's voice calling out, "Andy, you'll come back. You've got to. You promised." The voice becomes sinister and muffled as Andy's eyes close. Sometime later, his family receives notice of his death in combat.
Lenny
Lenny (1974)
, 1h51
Directed by Bob Fosse
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Politique, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, LGBT-related films, Political films, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Dustin Hoffman, Valerie Perrine, Jan Miner, Gary Morton, Kathryn Witt, Ted Sorel
Roles Man in Audience of Cellar Club (uncredited)
Rating74% 3.747693.747693.747693.747693.74769
The film jumps between various sections of Bruce's life, including scenes of when he was in his prime and the burned-out, strung-out performer who, in the twilight of his life, used his nightclub act to pour out his personal frustrations. We watch as up-and-coming Bruce courts his "Shiksa goddess", a stripper named Honey. With family responsibilities, Lenny is encouraged to do a "safe" act, but he cannot do it. Constantly in trouble for flouting obscenity laws, Lenny develops a near-messianic complex which fuels both his comedy genius and his talent for self-destruction. Worn out by a lifetime of tilting at Establishment windmills, Lenny Bruce dies of a morphine overdose in 1966.
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things, 1h27
Directed by Bob Clark
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Comedy horror films, Disaster films
Actors Alan Ormsby, Bruce Solomon, Bob Sherman
Roles Alan
Rating53% 2.651622.651622.651622.651622.65162
The story focuses on a theatre troupe, led by Alan (Alan Ormsby). He is a mean-spirited director, who travels with the others by boat to a small island that is mainly used as a cemetery for deranged criminals, to have a night of fun and games. Once on the island Alan tells his group, which he refers to as his "children"— numerous stories relating to the island's history and buried inhabitants. he leads them to a cottage where they are supposed to spend the night. He then opens a chest they had brought with them, puts on a mystical robe and says that they are to prepare for the summation at midnight. Alan takes sheer delight in torturing his cast with threats of firing them if they do not do as he pleases which always makes them go along with his plan. At midnight using a grimoire, Alan begins a séance to raise the dead after digging up the body of a man named Orville Dunworth (Seth Sklarey). Though the original intent of the ritual may have been solely as a joke, Alan appears disappointed that nothing happens.

Director

Popcorn
Popcorn (1991)
, 1h37
Directed by Mark Herrier, Alan Ormsby
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Slasher
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films, Films about insects, Giant monster films, Comedy horror films, Disaster films
Actors Jill Schoelen, Tom Villard, Kelly Jo Minter, Dee Wallace, Tony Roberts, Ray Walston
Rating58% 2.9483852.9483852.9483852.9483852.948385
College film student and aspiring film writer Maggie Butler (Jill Schoelen) has been having recurring dreams of a young girl named Sarah who is caught in a fire and being chased by a strange man who is trying to kill her. She records what she remembers on an audio tape and plans on making the story into a film. Maggie lives with her mother Suzanne (Dee Wallace Stone), who has been receiving strange, demonic prank calls recently. On her way to class, a boy she has been seeing named Mark (Derek Rydall) embraces her and tries to get her go to his place. Maggie shuns his advances, explaining that she can't be distracted from writing her script.
Deranged
Deranged (1974)
, 1h22
Directed by Alan Ormsby, Bob Clark
Genres Thriller, Horror comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Serial killer films, Comedy horror films
Actors Roberts Blossom, Cosette Lee, Rory Calhoun, Leslie Carlson, Nina Axelrod, John Ratzenberger
Rating62% 3.1453953.1453953.1453953.1453953.145395
Ezra Cobb lives with his mother in an unidentified region of the Midwest. His mother, a religious fanatic, has indoctrinated him since childhood to hate women. Upon her death, Ezra digs her up again, believing that she is still alive.

Scriptwriter

The Substitute, 1h33
Directed by Ole Bornedal
Origin Danemark
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Paprika Steen, Ulrich Thomsen, Raymond Cruz, Sofie Gråbøl, Sonja Richter, William Forsythe
Rating58% 2.9478452.9478452.9478452.9478452.947845
Un extra-terrestre prend possession du corps d'une femme puis devient professeur.
The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option, 1h31
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Films about education, Films about school violence
Actors Treat Williams, Angie Everhart, Patrick Kilpatrick, Bill Nunn, Tim Abell, J. Don Ferguson
Roles Characters
Rating47% 2.3642.3642.3642.3642.364
Karl Thomasson (Williams), an ex-Special Forces soldier and retired mercenary, is now working as a police detective. One day, he is approached by his old army buddy Teague who gives him a mission: working undercover at a military school where Ted, Teague's nephew, is one of the cadets. Teague believes that the cadets and the student faculty are part of a white supremacist cult being run at the school. Karl accepts the mission and begins working as a history teacher at the school, seeking to expose and eradicate the cult.
The Substitute, 1h50
Directed by Robert Mandel
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Films about education, Films about school violence
Actors Tom Berenger, Ernie Hudson, Diane Venora, Glenn Plummer, Cliff De Young, Richard Brooks
Roles Writer
Rating60% 3.0120553.0120553.0120553.0120553.012055
Shale (Berenger) is a mercenary and a Vietnam veteran who returns home to Miami after a botched covert operation in Cuba in which three men from his platoon were killed. He surprises his girlfriend, Jane Hetzko (Diane Venora) at her apartment and is warmly welcomed. On the outside, Jane is a schoolteacher at inner-city Columbus High School, an institution with a gang problem, complete with metal detectors and gates protecting its boundaries. She also clashes with Juan Lacas (Anthony), leader of the KOD ("Kings of Destruction") gang and has her leg broken in a beating while attacked on a morning jog. Jane and Shale believe this to be related to the KOD, which prompts the latter to go undercover as an Ivy League-educated, government-affiliated substitute teacher for his girlfriend's class.
The Disappearance of Nora, 1h38
Directed by Joyce Chopra
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Veronica Hamel, Bryan Cranston, Dennis Farina, Stephen Collins, Leon Russom
Roles Writer
Rating52% 2.6231852.6231852.6231852.6231852.623185
A beautiful woman is lost in the Las Vegas desert. She did not remember who she is or how she got there, so the manager of a casino makes offers to help.
Popcorn
Popcorn (1991)
, 1h37
Directed by Mark Herrier, Alan Ormsby
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Slasher
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films, Films about insects, Giant monster films, Comedy horror films, Disaster films
Actors Jill Schoelen, Tom Villard, Kelly Jo Minter, Dee Wallace, Tony Roberts, Ray Walston
Rating58% 2.9483852.9483852.9483852.9483852.948385
College film student and aspiring film writer Maggie Butler (Jill Schoelen) has been having recurring dreams of a young girl named Sarah who is caught in a fire and being chased by a strange man who is trying to kill her. She records what she remembers on an audio tape and plans on making the story into a film. Maggie lives with her mother Suzanne (Dee Wallace Stone), who has been receiving strange, demonic prank calls recently. On her way to class, a boy she has been seeing named Mark (Derek Rydall) embraces her and tries to get her go to his place. Maggie shuns his advances, explaining that she can't be distracted from writing her script.
Touch and Go, 1h41
Directed by Robert Mandel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Michael Keaton, María Conchita Alonso, Ajay Naidu, John Reilly, Richard Venture, Lara Jill Miller
Roles Writer
Rating57% 2.855542.855542.855542.855542.85554
Bobby Barbato (Keaton) is a pro athlete in ice hockey. As always, he expects cheering crowds and beautiful women coming after him. But one day, a gang of youths begin to mug him but he manages to fend them off and then catches the youngest member of the gang, Louis DeLeon (Naidu). He then gives Louis a ride home and meets his mother, Denise (Alonso). After a fight, Bobby moves on with his life but then he and Denise begin to fall for each other and Louis eventually becomes close friends with the hockey player.
Porky's II: The Next Day, 1h35
Directed by Bob Clark
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy, Sex comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Children's films
Actors Dan Monahan, Wyatt Knight, Mark Herrier, Roger Wilson, Cyril O'Reilly, Tony Ganios
Roles Writer
Rating50% 2.5087752.5087752.5087752.5087752.508775
After dealing to Porky the "fatal" blow that was coming to him, the gang from Angel Beach is ready for a new challenge: The High School Drama Club is producing a Shakespeare Festival in which the gang is participating. Unfortunately, a religious leader named Bubba Flavel wants to halt the production because he and his group, "The Righteous Flock," maintain that Shakespeare is indecent and profane. As part of their effort to keep their school-based Shakespeare production on track, the gang from Angel Beach seeks out the help of Seward County Commissioner Gebhardt, who initially promises the gang from Angel Beach that he will pull some strings to keep the Angel Beach High Shakespeare Festival running. However, after the county commissioners, who all will shortly be standing for re-election, vote unanimously to shut down the Shakespeare Festival, the gang quickly learns that Commissioner Gebhardt has reneged on his promises to the Angel Beach gang because he feared that allowing the Shakespeare Festival to proceed would harm his re-election chances. The local Ku Klux Klan chapter joins the movement to shut down the Shakespeare festival because its members object to an American Indian (Runningfox's Seminole character) playing Romeo opposite a white girl Juliet (Wendy). Flavel, who has previously exposed his bigoted nature, welcomes the Klan's support of his movement. The Angel Beach gang then begins plotting their retaliation and revenge against Flavel, Commissioner Gebhardt, the rest of the county commissioners, and the Klan.
Cat People
Cat People (1982)
, 1h58
Directed by Paul Schrader
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Erotic, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about animals, Films about families, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, Annette O'Toole, Ruby Dee, Ed Begley Jr.
Rating61% 3.098653.098653.098653.098653.09865
Irena Gallier travels to New Orleans to reconnect with her brother Paul. Both orphaned after their parents died, Irena has been in foster care her entire life. Paul, not so lucky, spent his childhood in and out of institutions and jail. They return to Paul's home where his Creole housekeeper Female (pronounced feh-MAH-leh) helps Irena settle into her brothers house.
The Little Dragons, 1h30
Directed by Curtis Hanson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Charles Lane, Ann Sothern, Chris Petersen, Sally Boyden, Rick Lenz, Joe Spinell
Roles Writer
Rating41% 2.0985452.0985452.0985452.0985452.098545
Brothers, Zack and Woody (portrayed by real-life brothers Chris and Pat Petersen) are young karate students who embark on a weekend camping trip with their grandfather J.J. (Charles Lane). Along the way they meet a new friend, Carol Forbinger (Sally Boyden) and her parents (Rick Lenz and Sharon Clark). When the Forbinger family encounters a tough-talking backwoods mother (Ann Sothern) and her two bumbling sons (Joe Spinell and John Davis Chandler) who decide to hold Carol captive believing they can collect a sizeable ransom, the "karate kids" must find a way to use their martial arts skills to rescue the Forbinger girl with a little help from their grandfather and some new friends they meet along the way.
My Bodyguard, 1h36
Directed by Tony Bill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Children's films
Actors Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Matt Dillon, Martin Mull, Ruth Gordon, Joan Cusack
Roles Writer
Rating70% 3.54553.54553.54553.54553.5455
Clifford Peache (Chris Makepeace) lives in an upscale Chicago luxury hotel with his father (Martin Mull), who manages the hotel, and his eccentric but loving grandmother (Ruth Gordon). Clifford spends his nights with his family relaxing on the rooftop patio and spying on the neighbors through a telescope. He is the new kid at Lake View High School, where he arrives in a hotel limousine.