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Robert Kurtzman is a Actor, Director, Story, Co-Producer, Director of Photography, Special Effects Makeup Artist, Visual Effects Coordinator and Makeup Effects American born on 25 november 1964 at Crestline (USA)

Robert Kurtzman

Robert Kurtzman
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Nationality USA
Birth 25 november 1964 (59 years) at Crestline (USA)

Robert Kurtzman (born November 25, 1964) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and special effects creator.

Biography

Robert Kurtzman a commencé sa carrière dans le cinéma au milieu des années 1980. Il est connu pour son travail en tant que maquilleur et technicien des effets spéciaux pour des créatures et a notamment travaillé sur les films Predator (1987), Evil Dead 2 (1987), L'Enfant du cauchemar (1989), Tremors (1990), Danse avec les loups (1990), Misery (1990), Evil Dead 3 (1992), Vendredi 13 : Jason va en enfer (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), Freddy sort de la nuit (1994), L'Antre de la folie (1994), Scream (1996), The Faculty (1998), La Ligne verte (1999), Vanilla Sky (2001), Bubba Ho-tep (2002), Hulk (2003), Identity (2003), Hostel (2005), Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013) et Le Monde fantastique d'Oz (2013).

Il a fondé en 1988 la société d'effets spéciaux K.N.B. EFX Group avec Gregory Nicotero et Howard Berger et a remporté avec eux le Saturn Award du meilleur maquillage pour Vampires (1998) et le prix du meilleur maquillage au Festival international du film de Catalogne pour Cabin Fever (2002). Il a quitté K.N.B. EFX Group en 2002 pour créer sa propre société, Precinct 13.

Il a imaginé l'histoire d'Une nuit en enfer (1996), film dont il a été également co-producteur. Il a réalisé les films Wishmaster (1997), The Rage (2007) et Deadly Impact (2010). On lui doit également le slasher Buried Alive sorti en 2007 avec notamment l'acteur Tobin Bell.

Best films

Vanilla Sky (2001)
(Makeup Supervisor)
Spy Kids (2001)
(Makeup Effects)
Hostel (2006)
(Visual Effects Coordinator)
Misery (1990)
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)
(Makeup Effects)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
(Story)

Usually with

Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Robert Kurtzman (48 films)

Display filmography as list

Actor

Wishmaster
Wishmaster (1997)
, 1h30
Directed by Robert Kurtzman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Tammy Lauren, Andrew Divoff, Chris Lemmon, Wendy Benson-Landes, Tony Crane, Jenny O'Hara
Roles Piano Wire Guy (uncredited)
Rating58% 2.902182.902182.902182.902182.90218
A narrator, Angus Scrimm, explains that when "God breathed life into the universe…the light gave birth to Angels…the earth gave birth to man..the fire gave birth to the djinn, creatures condemned to dwell in the void between the worlds." If a person wakes a djinn, that person will receive three wishes but the third wish will free legions of djinn on Earth. In 1127, the djinn (Andrew Divoff) asks a Persian emperor to make his second wish. When the emperor wishes to see wonders, the djinn uses his powers to torture and mutilate people in the palace. Before the emperor can make his third wish, Zoroaster (Ari Barak), a sorcerer, explains the consequences of the third wish and reveals a fire opal, which pulls the djinn inside and traps him.
Night of the Creeps, 1h29
Directed by Fred Dekker
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Comedy science fiction films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Comedy horror films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Disaster films
Actors Jason Lively, Jill Whitlow, Tom Atkins, Allan Kayser, David Paymer, Dave Alan Johnson
Roles Beta Zombie
Rating66% 3.3497153.3497153.3497153.3497153.349715
In 1959, on board a spacecraft, two aliens race to keep an experiment from being released by a third member of the crew. The seemingly possessed third alien shoots the canister into space where it crashes to Earth. Nearby, a college man takes his date to a parking spot when they see a falling star and investigate. It lands in the path of an escaped criminally insane mental patient. As his date is attacked by the axe-wielding maniac, the boy finds the canister, from which a small slug-like thing jumps out and into his mouth.

Director

Deadly Impact, 1h36
Directed by Robert Kurtzman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Actors Sean Patrick Flanery, Joe Pantoliano, Carmen Serano, Amanda Wyss, Greg Serano
Rating52% 2.6012252.6012252.6012252.6012252.601225
Detective Tom (Sean Patrick Flanery) and his partner Ryan Alba (Greg Serano) have spent the last three years unsuccessfully trying to locate the Lion (Joe Pantoliano), an international hitman that has always eluded their grasp. They believe that they've found his location via a tipster but instead find Tom’s wife Kelly (Michelle Greathouse) tied up in a basement filled with explosives, surrounded by a black outline. The Lion calls Tom and commands him to kill Kelly or risk the entire house blowing up and killing everyone inside. Any attempt to evacuate the house or rescue Kelly will result in everyone getting blown up and the Lion will not accept any substitutions, as he wants Tom to suffer for messing up the Lion's network in the Southwest USA. His only mercy is that Tom may turn out the lights in the basement. With no other option, Tom has the lights turned off and he shoots and kills Kelly.
The Rage
The Rage (2007)
, 1h26
Directed by Robert Kurtzman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Actors Andrew Divoff, Misty Mundae, Jeff Doucette, Anthony Clark, Reggie Bannister, Christopher Allen Nelson
Rating42% 2.105742.105742.105742.105742.10574
A mad scientist named Dr. Viktor Vasilienko (Andrew Divoff) is disillusioned with capitalist society and creates a virus that is designed to make people rage with anger. In his hidden laboratory in the woods, he begins testing the virus on innocents. His experiments don't go as planned and his infected victims escape into the wilderness. There, the infection spreads as vultures eat the remains of the test subjects and become out of control with the compulsion to eat human flesh.
Buried Alive, 1h34
Directed by Robert Kurtzman
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror
Actors Tobin Bell, Max Sandvoss
Rating39% 1.9742351.9742351.9742351.9742351.974235
The film opens with Rene (Leah Rachel) in the bath, with her cousin, Zane (Terence Jay) also in the bathroom, and they have a conversation. Suddenly, he pushes her underwater, and she begins to drown. While looking up at his face from under the water, she sees the visage of an old woman above her. She then wakes up, and we find out that she has fallen asleep and begun to drown. Her boyfriend Danny (Steve Sandvoss) wakes her up, and the two make out.
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies, 1h31
Directed by Jack Sholder, Robert Kurtzman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Andrew Divoff, Paul Johansson, Bokeem Woodbine, Carlos Leon, Robert LaSardo, Vyto Ruginis
Rating51% 2.5555152.5555152.5555152.5555152.555515
During an attempted robbery of a museum, the fire opal that contains the Djinn is accidentally released by a stray gunshot. One of the burglars, a beautiful young woman named Morgana Truscott (Holly Fields), steals the gem and is forced to abandon her partner during the escape. The Djinn escapes and kills the remaining burglar when he accidentally wishes he'd never been born. As the police enter the museum, the demon finishes forming into full size, revealing the Djinn (Andrew Divoff). The Djinn surrenders to the police and is led away.
Wishmaster
Wishmaster (1997)
, 1h30
Directed by Robert Kurtzman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Tammy Lauren, Andrew Divoff, Chris Lemmon, Wendy Benson-Landes, Tony Crane, Jenny O'Hara
Rating58% 2.902182.902182.902182.902182.90218
A narrator, Angus Scrimm, explains that when "God breathed life into the universe…the light gave birth to Angels…the earth gave birth to man..the fire gave birth to the djinn, creatures condemned to dwell in the void between the worlds." If a person wakes a djinn, that person will receive three wishes but the third wish will free legions of djinn on Earth. In 1127, the djinn (Andrew Divoff) asks a Persian emperor to make his second wish. When the emperor wishes to see wonders, the djinn uses his powers to torture and mutilate people in the palace. Before the emperor can make his third wish, Zoroaster (Ari Barak), a sorcerer, explains the consequences of the third wish and reveals a fire opal, which pulls the djinn inside and traps him.

Scriptwriter

The Rage
The Rage (2007)
, 1h26
Directed by Robert Kurtzman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Actors Andrew Divoff, Misty Mundae, Jeff Doucette, Anthony Clark, Reggie Bannister, Christopher Allen Nelson
Roles Story
Rating42% 2.105742.105742.105742.105742.10574
A mad scientist named Dr. Viktor Vasilienko (Andrew Divoff) is disillusioned with capitalist society and creates a virus that is designed to make people rage with anger. In his hidden laboratory in the woods, he begins testing the virus on innocents. His experiments don't go as planned and his infected victims escape into the wilderness. There, the infection spreads as vultures eat the remains of the test subjects and become out of control with the compulsion to eat human flesh.
From Dusk Till Dawn, 1h48
Directed by Robert Rodríguez
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Comedy-drama, Horror comedy, Action, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Vampires in film, Road movies, Comedy horror films, Striptease
Actors George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis, Salma Hayek, Tom Savini
Roles Story
Rating71% 3.59853.59853.59853.59853.5985
Two brothers, Seth and Richard "Richie" Gecko, having just robbed a bank, stop at a liquor store to pick up a map. When the arrival of Texas Ranger Earl McGraw threatens their getaway, they kill him and the cashier, burning down the store in the process. During the gunfight, Richie is shot in the hand. Fleeing a combined force of FBI and local police, they head towards Mexico where a contact has arranged a safe-house for them. Along the way they stop at a motel and unload a bank teller whom they are holding hostage. While Seth goes out to "sight see" checking on the border and to buy fast food burgers, Richie brutally rapes and murders the teller. Seth, who pictures himself as a professional thief, becomes furious over Richie's sadistic behavior.

Producer

The Dead Matter, 1h29
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Vampires in film, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Andrew Divoff, Jason Carter, Tom Savini, Tom Nagel, Jim O’Rear, Jessica Cameron
Roles Producer

Gretchen (Sean Serino), a young woman, becomes desperate to contact her brother after his passing. She discovers an amulet that allows her to control the dead—which she uses to try and contact him. The amulet also allows results in the calling forth of a small army of zombies, comedically called "Post-Mortem Americans" in the film. This amulet is a sought after relic, pursued by two feuding vampires who have been at odds for millennia: Vellich (Andrew Divoff) and Sebed (Tom Savini). After encountering the vampires, Gretchen and her friends are joined by the vampire-hunter McCallister (Jason Carter), who had originally stolen the amulet from Vellich. McCallister helps Gretchen and her friends combat the villains, and the film ends with a final showdown between the protagonists and the vampires. The film was called a "vampire-zombie hybrid movie" by the Columbus Dispatch.
The Rage
The Rage (2007)
, 1h26
Directed by Robert Kurtzman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Actors Andrew Divoff, Misty Mundae, Jeff Doucette, Anthony Clark, Reggie Bannister, Christopher Allen Nelson
Roles Producer
Rating42% 2.105742.105742.105742.105742.10574
A mad scientist named Dr. Viktor Vasilienko (Andrew Divoff) is disillusioned with capitalist society and creates a virus that is designed to make people rage with anger. In his hidden laboratory in the woods, he begins testing the virus on innocents. His experiments don't go as planned and his infected victims escape into the wilderness. There, the infection spreads as vultures eat the remains of the test subjects and become out of control with the compulsion to eat human flesh.
My First Mister, 1h49
Directed by Christine Lahti
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Albert Brooks, Leelee Sobieski, John Goodman, Carol Kane, Desmond Harrington, Michael McKean
Roles Co-Executive Producer
Rating71% 3.5959053.5959053.5959053.5959053.595905
In an effort to secure employment at the upscale Century City Mall in Los Angeles, Jennifer (Sobieski), an 18-year-old "goth-punk" girl who just graduated from high school, makes a nuisance of herself at a clothing store run by 49-year-old Randall Harris (Brooks), who eventually hires her on a trial basis as a stockroom clerk. Jennifer refers to herself simply as "J", and thus asks Randall if it's okay if she calls him "R", to which he accedes.
From Dusk Till Dawn, 1h48
Directed by Robert Rodríguez
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Comedy-drama, Horror comedy, Action, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Vampires in film, Road movies, Comedy horror films, Striptease
Actors George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis, Salma Hayek, Tom Savini
Roles Co-Producer
Rating71% 3.59853.59853.59853.59853.5985
Two brothers, Seth and Richard "Richie" Gecko, having just robbed a bank, stop at a liquor store to pick up a map. When the arrival of Texas Ranger Earl McGraw threatens their getaway, they kill him and the cashier, burning down the store in the process. During the gunfight, Richie is shot in the hand. Fleeing a combined force of FBI and local police, they head towards Mexico where a contact has arranged a safe-house for them. Along the way they stop at a motel and unload a bank teller whom they are holding hostage. While Seth goes out to "sight see" checking on the border and to buy fast food burgers, Richie brutally rapes and murders the teller. Seth, who pictures himself as a professional thief, becomes furious over Richie's sadistic behavior.

Cameraman

The Rage
The Rage (2007)
, 1h26
Directed by Robert Kurtzman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Actors Andrew Divoff, Misty Mundae, Jeff Doucette, Anthony Clark, Reggie Bannister, Christopher Allen Nelson
Roles Director of Photography
Rating42% 2.105742.105742.105742.105742.10574
A mad scientist named Dr. Viktor Vasilienko (Andrew Divoff) is disillusioned with capitalist society and creates a virus that is designed to make people rage with anger. In his hidden laboratory in the woods, he begins testing the virus on innocents. His experiments don't go as planned and his infected victims escape into the wilderness. There, the infection spreads as vultures eat the remains of the test subjects and become out of control with the compulsion to eat human flesh.