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Jim Wynorski

Directing Born Aug 14, 1950 Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA 24 credits

Biography

Jim Wynorski (born August 14, 1950) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer.

Wynorski has been making B-movies and exploitation movies since the early 1980s, and has directed over 150 feature films. His earliest films were released to movie theaters, but his later works have predominantly been released to cable or the straight-to-video market. He often works under pseudonyms such as "Jay Andrews," "Arch Stanton," "H.R. Blueberry," "Tom Popatopolis," and "Noble Henry." His movies often spoof horror films: Cleavagefield, for example, parodies Cloverfield, The Bare Wench Project parodies The Blair Witch Project, and Para-Knockers Activity parodies Paranormal Activity. A character in the film The Final Destination is named after him.

In 2009, the documentary Popatopolis, directed by Clay Westervelt and named for one of Wynorski's pseudonyms, chronicled Wynorski during the making of his soft-core horror film, The Witches of Breastwick. The film serves as a partial biography, with clips from many of his previous films and includes interviews with Wynorski, his contemporaries, cast, and crew.

In 2016, he directed Nessie & Me, the character Jack O’Grady directly references Wynorski's earlier films Dinocroc vs. Supergator and Piranhaconda when he encounters Nessie at the start of the film, hinting that Nessie & Me is canon to those film series, as well as Monster Cruise, with many characters from it appearing in Nessie & Me as well.

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Film

American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

as Eddie

Full filmography

  • Hard to Die (1990) as Porno Director
  • American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (2009) as Eddie
  • Chopping Mall (1986) as Killbots (voice)
  • Not of This Earth (1988) as Radio Announcer (Voice)
  • Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow (2022)
  • Treasure Hunt (2003) as Jim
  • Bigfoot or Bust (2022) as Self
  • Giantess Battle Attack! (2022) as Jim Wynorski
  • Big Bad Mama II (1987) as Police Officer / Radio Announcer (uncredited)
  • The Wasp Woman (1995) as Friendly Man at Bar
  • Alien Escape (1997) as Lester
  • Corman's World (2011) as Self - Filmmaker
  • Passion and Romance: Ocean of Dreams (1997) as Captain Rockford
  • Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans (1987) as Dying Soldier
  • Masseuse (1996) as Pig Truck Driver
  • Komodo vs. Cobra (2005) as Jungle Scientist (uncredited)
  • Dinocroc vs. Supergator (2010) as Roy Jensen
  • Body Chemistry 4: Full Exposure (1995) as Hanging Judge
  • Brain Dead (2007) as Sheriff Bodine
  • Raptor (2001) as Man in Sheriff's Station (uncredited)
  • The Devil Wears Nada (2009) as Sydney (uncredited)
  • Bikini Drive-In (1995)
  • Demolition High (1996) as Police Sniper (uncredited)
  • Gargoyle: Wings of Darkness (2004) as Bogdan