Jack Perez

Jack Perez
Born
United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter

Jack Perez is an American film and television director, screenwriter and film professor.[1] He directed the comedy-thriller Some Guy Who Kills People[2] executive produced by John Landis.[3] He also directed Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus, whose trailer went viral,[4] and was named by Yahoo! as one of the top 10 trailers of 2009, with more trailer views than Avatar.[5]

His first feature film, "America’s Deadliest Home Video" (1991) was a groundbreaker in the found-footage field - an ahead-of-its-time application of the vérité-video form to the horror/crime genre.[6]

He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Filmography

Name Year
America's Deadliest Home Video 1991
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys 1995
Xena: Warrior Princess (pilot) 1995
The Big Empty 1997
La Cucaracha 1998
Unauthorized Brady Bunch: The Final Days 2000
Unauthorized: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story 2000
Temptation Island 2001
Temptation Island 2 2002
Monster Island 2004
Wild Things 2 2004
666: The Child 2006
Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus 2009
Polar Bear Payback (video game) 2010
T is for Tantrum (short film) 2011
Some Guy Who Kills People 2012
Blast Vegas 2013
The Family Lamp 2016
Where's Roman? 2017
Drone Wars 2017
Hyena 2021

References

  1. ^ "Jack Perez - About This Person". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2008. Archived from the original on 15 January 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  2. ^ Quinn, Anthony (5 October 2012). "Some Guy Who Kills People, Jack Perez". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  3. ^ Mount, Paul (15 October 2012). "Interview: Jack Perez, Director of SOME GUY WHO KILLS PEOPLE". Starburst. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  4. ^ "SHARKS, SEQUELS AND SHEMP-ING: An Interview With Jack Perez, Part 1". Schlockmania!. 4 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  5. ^ Goldberg, Matt (28 December 2009). "Yahoo! Movies Lists the 10 Most-Watched Trailers of 2009". Collider. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  6. ^ Gingold, Michael (2019-05-10). "DVD Review: America's Deadliest HomeVideo". Fangoria. Retrieved 2019-05-10.


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