About

Known credits:
28
Birthday:
1945-01-01
Place of birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Website:
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Gary Sherman

Overview

Gary Sherman, (born 1945), is an American film director, producer, and writer from Chicago, Illinois. He began his career directing short films, commercials, industrials, and documentaries while still an undergraduate at IIT's Institute of Design. After graduating, Gary moved to London, England, where he continued directing commercials and also co-wrote and directed his first feature film, Death Line starring Donald Pleasence. The British Film Institute called this debut "The Most Significant Directorial Debut of the Year".

Upon relocating to Los Angeles, California, he continued writing and collaborating on many feature scripts. He also wrote and directed several television pilots. Avco-Embassy producer Ronald Shusett asked Sherman to direct the 1981 horror film Dead & Buried, and Sherman followed that film with the action-thriller Vice Squad shot by Stanley Kubrick's DP John Alcott. Like Death Line, these films often polarized critics and audiences and have since gone on to become genre classics.

Next he co-wrote and directed the thriller Wanted: Dead or Alive starring Rutger Hauer and Gene Simmons. Teamed with Gene, the award-winning Rock Against Drugs public service campaign for MTV came about as well as the pilot for the ABC series Sable.

Known for

Acting
2022 Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story Actor Self 59
Average
2020 Tales of the Uncanny Actor Self 59
Average
2019 Memory: The Origins of Alien Actor Self 59
Average

Directing
2006 39: A Film by Carroll McKane Directing Director N/A
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1991 Murderous Vision Directing Director N/A
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1990 After the Shock Directing Director 58
Average
1990 Lisa Directing Director 58
Average
1988 Poltergeist III Directing Director 55
Average
1987 Wanted: Dead or Alive Directing Director 58
Average
1984 The Streets Directing Director N/A
N/A
1982 Mysterious Two Directing Director 59
Average
1982 Vice Squad Directing Director 59
Average
1981 Dead & Buried Directing Director 60
Fair
1972 Death Line Directing Director 58
Average

Writing
2002 The Glow Writing Teleplay 58
Average
1990 Fire and Rain Writing Writer 58
Average
1990 After the Shock Writing Writer 58
Average
1990 Lisa Writing Writer 58
Average
1988 Poltergeist III Writing Screenplay 55
Average
1987 Wanted: Dead or Alive Writing Writer 58
Average
1984 The Streets Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1982 Mysterious Two Writing Writer 59
Average
1980 Phobia Writing Story 58
Average
1979 Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1972 Death Line Writing Original Story 58
Average

Production
1991 Murderous Vision Production Producer N/A
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1990 Lisa Production Producer 58
Average
1988 Poltergeist III Production Executive Producer 55
Average