Jeff Lieberman | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 16, 1947 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | School of Visual Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Jeff Lieberman (born October 16, 1947)[1] is an American film director and screenwriter, known for his cult horror and thriller films Squirm (1976), Blue Sunshine (1977) and Just Before Dawn (1981).
Biography
Jeff Lieberman was born in 1947 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.[2] He made his feature film debut as the writer and director of the nature horror film Squirm (1976), about earthworms inundating a small Southern town and wreaking havoc.[3] His following film, Blue Sunshine (1977), followed a series of murders in Los Angeles, connected to the killers' use of a certain strain of LSD.[4] Blue Sunshine screened at the Cannes Film Festival, as well as the London Film Festival and Edinburgh International Film Festival.[4] In 1981, Lieberman wrote and directed the slasher film Just Before Dawn, about a group of campers stalked by a killer in the backwoods of Oregon.[5]
In 1988, Lieberman wrote and directed Remote Control, a science fiction film following a video store clerk who discovers a videotape circulating in his store is brainwashing its viewers.[6] He subsequently wrote the screenplay for The NeverEnding Story III (1994).[6] He later wrote and directed the satirical comedy horror film Satan's Little Helper (2004).[7]
Filmography
As director
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | The Ringer | Short film |
| 1976 | Squirm | |
| 1977 | Blue Sunshine | |
| 1980 | Doctor Franken | Television film |
| 1981 | Just Before Dawn | |
| 1988 | Remote Control | |
| 1994 | But... Seriously | Documentary |
| 1995 | Sonny Liston: The Mysterious Life and Death of a Champion | Television film |
| 2004 | Satan's Little Helper | |
As screenwriter
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | The Ringer | |
| 1973 | Blade | |
| 1976 | Squirm | |
| 1977 | Blue Sunshine | |
| 1980 | Doctor Franken | |
| 1981 | Just Before Dawn | |
| 1988 | Remote Control | |
| 1994 | The Neverending Story III | |
| 2004 | Satan's Little Helper | |
| 2006 | 'Til Death Do Us Part | Television series, creator, 3 episodes |
References
- ↑ "Jeff Lieberman". AllMovie. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ↑ Towlson 2016, p. 131.
- ↑ Towlson 2016, p. 130.
- 1 2 Towlson 2016, p. 132.
- ↑ Towlson 2016, pp. 131–132.
- 1 2 Towlson 2016, p. 133.
- ↑ Towlson 2016, p. 130, 133–134.
Bibliography
- Towlson, Jon (2016). Elizabeth McCarthy; Bernice M. Murphy (eds.). Lost Souls of Horror and the Gothic: Fifty-Four Neglected Authors, Actors, Artists and Others. North Carolina Jefferson: McFarland. pp. 130–134. ISBN 9781476626536.