Matthew Bright(born June 8, 1952) is a former film director, writer and actor.
Matthew Bright | |
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| Born | June 8, 1952 United States |
| Other names | Toshiro Boloney |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, film director, writer, actor |
| Years active | 1978–2003 |
His first credits were as writer and actor inRichard Elfman's1980 filmForbidden Zone,portraying the twins Squeezit and René Henderson. The film includes his two sado-masochisticcharacters 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, composerDanny Elfman).[1]
Bright wrote and directed the 1996 exploitation filmFreewayand its1999 direct-to-video sequel.[2][3]
In his last work,Tiptoes,Bright's original 150-minute cut was reduced to 90 minutes by his producers without his consent, leading to him vocally criticizing the producers on stage.[citation needed]Following this 2003 production's negative reception, he has not directed any further films.
Filmography
edit- Forbidden Zone,writer/actor (1980)
- Wildfire,writer (1988)
- Guncrazy,writer (1992)
- Dark Angel: The Ascent,writer (1994)
- Shrunken Heads,writer (1994)
- Freeway,writer/director (1996)
- Modern Vampires,writer (1998)
- Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby,writer/director (1999)
- Ted Bundy,writer/director (2002)
- Schwaz,writer/director (2002)
- Tiptoes,writer/director (2003)
References
edit- ^Grow, Kory (November 6, 2015)."Danny and Richard Elfman on Cult Classic 'Forbidden Zone'".Rolling Stone.RetrievedMarch 23,2020.
- ^staff."Anton Sirius interviews Matthew Bright, director of Freeway & Freeway II: Confessions of a Trick..."Aint It Cool News.RetrievedMarch 23,2020.
- ^"MATTHEW BRIGHT".www.punkglobe.com.RetrievedMarch 23,2020.
External links
edit- Matthew BrightatIMDb
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