Jean-Paul Oullette
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Career
Jean-Paul Ouellette is a film Director, Producer and Writer, that has achieved a certain amount of success, mostly in the H.P. Lovecraft movie adaptation circle with The UnnamableThe Unnamable (film)
The Unnamable, based on H.P. Lovecraft's short story "The Unnamable", was a film made in 1988 about a group of university students that made the poor decision to stay, over-night, in a 'haunted house'. Mark Kinsey Stephenson played the lead role, Randolph Carter , alongside Charles King...
and its sequel The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter is a 1993 horror film. It incorporates elements from the short story "The Statement of Randolph Carter" by H.P...
. He directed these, wrote them and produced them.
Other than being a bit of a hit in the Lovecraft circle, Ouellette has had a hand in many other cinematic/ television created entities, such as James Cameron
James Cameron
James Francis Cameron is a Canadian-American film director, film producer, screenwriter, editor, environmentalist and inventor...
's The Terminator
The Terminator
The Terminator is a 1984 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, co-written by Cameron and William Wisher Jr., and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, and Linda Hamilton. The film was produced by Hemdale Film Corporation and distributed by Orion Pictures, and filmed in Los...
. He now works mainly for television but is still contributing to the motion picture industry.
Life
Ouellette was born in Boston and began film making at the age of 14, and began doing it professionally once he finished college, where he studied English and Graphic Design. Once finishing college he moved to Los Angeles to be taught by Russ MeyerRuss Meyer
Russell Albion "Russ" Meyer was a U.S. motion picture director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, actor and photographer....
. He then went on to be taught by Orson Welles
Orson Welles
George Orson Welles , best known as Orson Welles, was an American film director, actor, theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television and radio...
and finally Don Richardson
Don Richardson
Don Richardson was an American fiddler who may have made the first country music recording in 1914, eight years before the first generally recognised country recording was made in 1922.-External links:**...
. He has worked for such film companies as New Line Cinema
New Line Cinema
New Line Cinema, often simply referred to as New Line, is an American film studio. It was founded in 1967 by Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne as a film distributor, later becoming an independent film studio. It became a subsidiary of Time Warner in 1996 and was merged with larger sister studio Warner...
, Cannon Pictures, New World Cinema and Orion Pictures
Orion Pictures
Orion Pictures Corporation was an American independent production company that produced movies from 1978 until 1998. It was formed in 1978 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and three former top-level executives of United Artists. Although it was never a large motion picture producer, Orion...
.
Credits as Producer
- Manual (2006)
- Everyone's Got OneEveryone's Got OneEveryone's Got One is the debut album from English alternative rock band Echobelly. Gaining a favourable response from critics, the album reached number 8 in the UK Albums Chart.-Tracklisting:All songs written by Sonya Madan and Glenn Johansson....
(2005) - Spaghetti & Matzo Balls (2005)
- The Messenger (2003)
- The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph CarterThe Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph CarterThe Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter is a 1993 horror film. It incorporates elements from the short story "The Statement of Randolph Carter" by H.P...
(1993) - The UnnamableThe UnnamableThe Unnamable may mean:* The Unnamable , a 1953 novel by Samuel Beckett* "The Unnamable" , by H. P. Lovecraft* The Unnamable , a 1988 movie based on the H. P. Lovecraft short story...
(1988)
Writing credits
- The Messenger (2003)
- The Strangler's Wife (2002)
- The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph CarterThe Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph CarterThe Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter is a 1993 horror film. It incorporates elements from the short story "The Statement of Randolph Carter" by H.P...
(1993) - The Unnamable (film)The Unnamable (film)The Unnamable, based on H.P. Lovecraft's short story "The Unnamable", was a film made in 1988 about a group of university students that made the poor decision to stay, over-night, in a 'haunted house'. Mark Kinsey Stephenson played the lead role, Randolph Carter , alongside Charles King...
(1988) - Top Kids (1987) (tv)
Directorial credits
- Cercie in New York (2008)
- The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph CarterThe Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph CarterThe Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter is a 1993 horror film. It incorporates elements from the short story "The Statement of Randolph Carter" by H.P...
(1993)
... aka H.P. Lovecraft's The Unnamable Returns
... aka The Unnamable Returns
- Chinatown Connection (1990)
- The Unnamable (film)The Unnamable (film)The Unnamable, based on H.P. Lovecraft's short story "The Unnamable", was a film made in 1988 about a group of university students that made the poor decision to stay, over-night, in a 'haunted house'. Mark Kinsey Stephenson played the lead role, Randolph Carter , alongside Charles King...
(1988)
... aka H.P. Lovecraft's The Unnamable
Other Credits
- Automatic Drip (2004) (first assistant director)
- The TerminatorThe TerminatorThe Terminator is a 1984 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, co-written by Cameron and William Wisher Jr., and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, and Linda Hamilton. The film was produced by Hemdale Film Corporation and distributed by Orion Pictures, and filmed in Los...
(1984) (second unit director: action)
External links
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0653500/
- http://www.yankeeclassic.com/ycp/resume/dir.html