Adam Green (filmmaker)
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Background
Adam Green was raised in Holliston, MassachusettsHolliston, Massachusetts
Holliston is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States in the Greater Boston area. The population was 13,547 at the 2010 census. It is part of the region known as MetroWest. Holliston is the only town in Middlesex County that borders both Norfolk and Worcester...
and after finishing high school he graduated from Hofstra University
Hofstra University
Hofstra University is a private, nonsectarian institution of higher learning located in the Village of Hempstead, New York, United States, about east of New York City: less than an hour away by train or car...
in New York.
Green’s very first job out of college was producing and directing local commercials for cable in the Boston area.
Green made his feature film debut with the comedy, Coffee & Donuts, which was in part, based on his own life.
Green founded ArieScope Pictures with Director of Photography, Will Barratt in 1997.
He was the lead singer for the metal band, Haddonfield based out of Salem, Massachusetts at one time. He also worked as the DJ at the world famous Rainbow Bar & Grill on the Sunset Strip
Sunset Strip
The Sunset Strip is the name given to the mile-and-a-half stretch of Sunset Boulevard that passes through West Hollywood, California. It extends from West Hollywood's eastern border with Hollywood at Harper Avenue, to its western border with Beverly Hills at Sierra Drive...
in Hollywood. His upcoming films include the horror comedy, Chillerama, and the big budget children's summer film, Killer Pizza which is being produced by Chris Columbus. On June 26, 2010, he was married in a private ceremony to actress Rileah Vanderbilt by Green's childhood idol turned best friend Dee Snider of the American heavy metal band Twisted Sister.
Coffee & Donuts
Coffee & Donuts was a lighthearted comedy about two friends, Adam and Steve, who strive to get their morning radio program off of the small town air waves of Holliston and into the big time. Meanwhile, Adam struggles to get over a break up with his long-time girlfriend and back into the magnificent and horrendous world of dating. The film was made for only $400 by borrowing equipment from the cable advertising facility that he was working for at the time and by using friends and volunteers for everything from cast to crew. Green starred in the lead role while other parts were played by Steven C. DeWitt Jr., Katie Bove, and Jeff Davison. The movie was bought by Disney/TouchstoneTouchstone Pictures
Touchstone Pictures is an American film production label and is one of several film labels of the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group. Established in 1984, its releases typically feature more mature themes and darker tones than those that are released under the Walt Disney Pictures banner.Touchstone...
and developed as a sit-com for UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
in 2004. The pilot episode’s script was written by Adam Green himself and produced by Tom Shadyac
Tom Shadyac
Thomas Peter "Tom" Shadyac is an American comedian, director, screenwriter, and producer. Shadyac, who was the youngest joke-writer ever for comedian Bob Hope, is widely known for writing and directing the films Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Nutty Professor, Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty, and the...
's Shady Acres. The show was eventually re-developed to be the first original series for the FEARnet cable TV network and re-titled "Holliston". The series is written and directed by Adam Green and stars Green, Joe Lynch, Corri English, and Laura Ortiz. "Holliston" was filmed in the Fall of 2011. It will premiere on television in the Spring of 2012.
Hatchet
Green released HatchetHatchet (film)
Hatchet is a 2006 American slasher film written, produced, and directed by Adam Green.-Plot:Set in the Louisiana bayou, it is the story of the legend of Victor Crowley...
in 2006. The film, described as “old school American horror”, was about a group of tourists on a boat ride of the haunted Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
bayous where they learn the ghastly tale of local legend "Victor Crowley"; a hideously disfigured man who was killed accidentally with a hatchet by the hands of his own father. But when the boat sinks and the ghost story turns out to be real, the group tries urgently to flee the swamp with their lives. This film was instantly revered by horror fans as a "classic" and was even well received by mainstream critics, Harry Knowles
Harry Knowles
Harry Knowles is known for his website called Ain't It Cool News. Knowles is a member of the Austin Film Critics Association.-Biography:...
of Ain't It Cool News
Ain't It Cool News
Ain't It Cool News is a website founded and run by Harry Knowles, dedicated to news, rumors and reviews of upcoming and currently playing films and television projects, with an emphasis on science fiction, fantasy, horror, comic-book and action genres...
hailed the film saying, “Director Adam Green is the real deal – and Victor Crowley is a friggin fantastic horror icon waiting to be unleashed upon all y’all,” and included the film on his Top Ten films of 2006. The film starred Joel David Moore, Kane Hodder
Kane Hodder
Kane Warren Hodder is an American actor and stuntman. Standing , he is best known for his portrayal of Jason Voorhees in four films from the Friday the 13th film series . He is also known for his role as Victor Crowley in Hatchet. -Career:Hodder is the only actor to portray Jason Voorhees more...
, Robert Englund
Robert Englund
Robert Barton Englund is an American actor, voice-actor and director, best known for playing the fictional serial killer Freddy Krueger, in the Nightmare on Elm Street film series. He received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors in...
, and Tony Todd
Tony Todd
Anthony T. "Tony" Todd is an American actor and movie producer, known for his height of 6'5", and deep voice. He is well known for playing the Candyman in the horror movie franchise of the same name, William Bludworth in Final Destination and for guest starring roles on numerous television...
.
Spiral
In 2007 Green released Spiral, which he co-directed with actor, Joel David Moore. The film was about an isolated telemarketer (Moore), whose dysfunctional closeness with his boss is lessened when an idiosyncratic new co-worker enters his life. But as he begins to draw his new friend's portrait, troubling feelings from his past threaten to lead him down a path of annihilation.Frozen
Green wrote and directed the deep-freeze thriller Frozen, which stars Kevin ZegersKevin Zegers
Kevin Joseph Zegers is a Canadian actor and model. He is best known for his leading roles as Josh Framm in the Air Bud series, as well as playing Damien Dalgaard in the Gossip Girl series and the protagonist in Rock Mafia's The Big Bang...
, Emma Bell
Emma Bell
Emma Jean Bell is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Parker O'Neil, one of the main characters in the 2010 film Frozen, and as Amy in The Walking Dead. Bell played the female lead in the thriller-horror film Final Destination 5...
and Shawn Ashmore
Shawn Ashmore
Shawn Robert Ashmore is a Canadian film and television actor, perhaps best known for his role as Jake in the Animorphs television series and Iceman in the X-Men films. He is the twin brother of actor Aaron Ashmore.-Early life:...
. He world premiered the film at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
. The film was released in North American theaters on February 5, 2010 and received some of the best reviews a genre film has received in two decades. The NY Times said that Frozen "delivers maximum fright", while Rex Reed of the NY Post wrote "Frozen is a brilliantly conceived, gut-wrenching horror film. I was so paralyzed with terror by this movie that I chewed a whole pencil in half watching it."
Hatchet II
In December 2009 Green began casting the sequel to HatchetHatchet (film)
Hatchet is a 2006 American slasher film written, produced, and directed by Adam Green.-Plot:Set in the Louisiana bayou, it is the story of the legend of Victor Crowley...
which stars Kane Hodder
Kane Hodder
Kane Warren Hodder is an American actor and stuntman. Standing , he is best known for his portrayal of Jason Voorhees in four films from the Friday the 13th film series . He is also known for his role as Victor Crowley in Hatchet. -Career:Hodder is the only actor to portray Jason Voorhees more...
and Danielle Harris
Danielle Harris
Danielle Andrea Harris is an American film and television actress, best known as a scream queen for her roles in several horror films, four of them in the Halloween series: in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers as Jamie Lloyd and in Halloween and...
. Filming began January 5, 2010 and wrapped at the end of February 2010. Green announced the film at the Sundance world premiere of his last project Frozen and gave fans the first glimpse at footage during the Creation Entertainment: Weekend of Horrors of May 2010 in Los Angeles. The cast did a special autograph signing at the San Diego Comic-Con International.
Director
- Coffee & Donuts (2000)
- HatchetHatchet (film)Hatchet is a 2006 American slasher film written, produced, and directed by Adam Green.-Plot:Set in the Louisiana bayou, it is the story of the legend of Victor Crowley...
(2006) - Spiral (2007) (with Joel David Moore)
- Frozen (2010)
- Hatchet IIHatchet IIHatchet II is a 2010 American slasher film written and directed by Adam Green. It is the sequel to Green's film, Hatchet.Picking up right where the first film ended, Hatchet II follows Marybeth as she escapes the clutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling, killer Victor Crowley...
(2010) - Chillerama (2011)
- Holliston (TV series 2012)
- Digging Up The Marrow (2013)
- Killer Pizza (2013)
Writer
- Coffee & Donuts (2000)
- HatchetHatchet (film)Hatchet is a 2006 American slasher film written, produced, and directed by Adam Green.-Plot:Set in the Louisiana bayou, it is the story of the legend of Victor Crowley...
(2006) - Frozen (2010)
- Hatchet IIHatchet IIHatchet II is a 2010 American slasher film written and directed by Adam Green. It is the sequel to Green's film, Hatchet.Picking up right where the first film ended, Hatchet II follows Marybeth as she escapes the clutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling, killer Victor Crowley...
(2010) - Chillerama (2011)
- Hatchet III (2012)
- Holliston (TV series 2012)
- Digging Up The Marrow (2013)
- Killer Pizza (2013)
Short films
- "A Voice Named Reason" (1996) Writer/Director
- "Columbus Day Weekend" (1999) Writer/Director/Actor
- "Stagefright" (2001) Writer/Director
- "Oh, Sherrie" (2002) Writer/Director
- "Steven's Room" (2003) Writer/Director/Actor
- "The Real World Hollywood" (2003) Writer/Director/Actor
- "Midnight" (2004) Writer/Director
- "Trick Or Treat" (2005) Writer/Director
- "King In The Box" (2006) Writer/Director
- "The Tiffany Problem" (2007) Writer/Director/Actor
- "The Road To FrightFest" (2008) Writer/Director/Actor
- "The Tivo" (2008) Writer/Director
- "Fairy Tale Police" (2008) Writer/Director/Actor
- "Saber" (2009) Writer/Director
- "The Road To FrightFest Part 2: American Douchebags In London" (2009) Writer/Director/Actor
- "Jack Chop" (2009) Writer/Director
- "The Road To FrightFest Part 3: The FrightFest Project" (2010) Writer/Director/Actor
- "Just Take One" (2010) Writer/Director/Actor
- "Sexy Nightmare Slayers" (2011) Writer (created by)/Director
Actor
- Coffee & Donuts (2000) (Adam)
- HatchetHatchetA hatchet is a single-handed striking tool with a sharp blade used to cut and split wood...
(2006) (Buddy #1) - The Eden Formula" (2006) (Maury)
- The Making of 'Hatchet (2007) (Himself)
- Anatomy of a Kill (2007) (Himself)
- A Twisted Tale (2007) (Himself)
- Guts & Gore: The FX of 'Hatchet' (2007) (Himself)
- Meeting Victor Crowley (2007) (Himself)
- Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the CrustGingerdead Man 2: Passion of the CrustGingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust is a 2008 horror-comedy film written and directed by Silvia St. Croix. The film is a sequel to the 2005 release of The Gingerdead Man...
(2008) (Toothless McHomeless) - The Making of 'Spiral (2008) (Himself)
- His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13thFriday the 13th (film series)Friday the 13th is an American horror franchise that comprises twelve slasher films, a television show, novels, comic books, and tie‑in merchandise. The franchise mainly focuses on the fictional character Jason Voorhees, who drowned as a boy at Camp Crystal Lake due to the negligence of the camp...
(2009) (Himself) - Into the Dark: Exploring the Horror Film (2009) (Himself)
- The Psycho Legacy (2009) (Himself)
- Grace: Conception (2009) (Himself)
- Grace: Delivered (2009) (Himself)
- Grace: Family (2009) (Himself)
- Brides of Horror (2010) (Himself)
- "Ultradome" (2010) (Himself)
- "The Rotten Tomatoes Show" (2010) (Himself)
- Hatchet IIHatchet IIHatchet II is a 2010 American slasher film written and directed by Adam Green. It is the sequel to Green's film, Hatchet.Picking up right where the first film ended, Hatchet II follows Marybeth as she escapes the clutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling, killer Victor Crowley...
(2010) (Puking Guy) - Holliston (TV series 2012) (Adam)
Producer
- Coffee & Donuts (2000) (Executive Producer)
- "Grace" (2008) (Producer)
- Hatchet IIHatchet IIHatchet II is a 2010 American slasher film written and directed by Adam Green. It is the sequel to Green's film, Hatchet.Picking up right where the first film ended, Hatchet II follows Marybeth as she escapes the clutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling, killer Victor Crowley...
(2010) (Executive Producer) - "Chillerama" (2011) (Executive Producer)
- "Hatchet III" (2012) (Executive Producer)
- Holliston (TV series 2012) (Executive Producer)
Television
- Cheerleader Camp (2008) Director
- Winter Tales (2007) Writer/Director/Actor
- It’s a Mall World (2007) (mini-series) (Writer)
- Holliston Writer/Actor (2012)