George Mihalka
Encyclopedia
George Mihalka is a Hungarian
-born Canadian
filmmaker. He is (best) known for his slasher film
My Bloody Valentine
, which has gained a large cult
following since its release in 1981.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
-born Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
filmmaker. He is (best) known for his slasher film
Slasher film
A slasher film is a type of horror film typically involving a psychopathic killer stalking and killing a sequence of victims in a graphically violent manner, often with a cutting tool such as a knife or axe...
My Bloody Valentine
My Bloody Valentine (film)
My Bloody Valentine is a 1981 Canadian slasher film released in the wake of the popularity of the slasher genre that had overtaken the 1970s...
, which has gained a large cult
Cult film
A cult film, also commonly referred to as a cult classic, is a film that has acquired a highly devoted but specific group of fans. Often, cult movies have failed to achieve fame outside the small fanbases; however, there have been exceptions that have managed to gain fame among mainstream audiences...
following since its release in 1981.
Selected films
Feature films- Faith, Fraud & Minimum WageFaith, Fraud & Minimum WageFaith, Fraud & Minimum Wage is a comedy film adaption of Canadian playwright Josh MacDonald's play Halo. The film is directed by George Mihalka, and stars Callum Keith Rennie and Martha MacIsaac.- Plot :...
(2010) - Windsor ProtocolWindsor ProtocolWindsor Protocol is a 1996 British-Canadian television thriller film directed by George Mihalka and starring Kyle MacLachlan, Macha Grenon, Chris Wiggins, Lisa Bronwyn Moore, John Colicos and Eugene Clark. It is based on the novel by Jack Higgins....
(1996) - Bullet to BeijingBullet to BeijingBullet to Beijing is a 1995 made-for-television film that continues the adventures of the fictional spy Harry Palmer, who appeared in the 1960s films The Ipcress File, Funeral in Berlin, and Billion Dollar Brain, based on books by author Len Deighton...
(1995) - La FloridaLa Florida (film)La Florida is a Quebec comedy film, released in 1993. The film was directed by George Mihalka, and written by Suzette Couture and Pierre Sarrazin.-Synopsis:...
(1992) - The Blue ManThe Blue Man (film)The Blue Man is a 1985 Canadian film directed by George Mihalka.The film is also known as Eternal Evil .-Cast:*Winston Rekert as Paul Sharpe*Karen Black as Janus*John Novak as Kauffman*Patty Talbot as Jennifer Sharpe...
(1985) - ScandaleScandale (film)Scandale is a 1982 Canadian comedy film.A band of government workers decide to make some fast bucks by making a blue movie in the Quebec's Parlement.-Cast:* Sophie Lorain - Lucille* Nanette Workman - Nanette Workman...
(1982) - My Bloody ValentineMy Bloody Valentine (film)My Bloody Valentine is a 1981 Canadian slasher film released in the wake of the popularity of the slasher genre that had overtaken the 1970s...
(1981)