Michael Mazo
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Michael Mazo is a film director, writer and producer whose works are mainly in the action, horror and science fiction genres, but whose work also includes a documentary about ice hockey.
Mazo co-wrote and directed the 1993 science fiction film Time Runner
which starred Mark Hamill
as a person from the future who escapes an alien attack by going into a wormhole and back in time. The Toronto Star panned the film ("Trashy flick is lost in space") stating, "[o]nly 10 minutes into the story, Time Runner falls apart" and that Mazo "has a great fondness for close-ups of military footwear ".
Mazo's work also includes the 1994 action film Crackerjack
(director), the horror film Possession (director), and the science fiction films Empire of Ash
(co-writer, director and producer) and Empire of Ash III
(director and producer).
The CBC called his documentary, Lottery on Ice, "a surprisingly intimate exploration of a fourteen-year old boy and his parents, risking everything-even the family itself-all for the dream of playing in the NHL."
Mazo co-wrote and directed the 1993 science fiction film Time Runner
Time Runner
Time Runner is a 1993 science fiction film starring Mark Hamill. The film is currently streaming on Netflix.-Plot:During an alien invasion in the year 2022, fighter pilot Michael Raynor is sent back in time to the year 1992. Raynor enlists the help of scientist Karen Donaldson in an attempt to...
which starred Mark Hamill
Mark Hamill
Mark Richard Hamill is an American actor, voice artist, producer, director, and writer, best known for his role as Luke Skywalker in the original trilogy of Star Wars. More recently, he has received acclaim for his voice work, in such roles as the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series, Firelord...
as a person from the future who escapes an alien attack by going into a wormhole and back in time. The Toronto Star panned the film ("Trashy flick is lost in space") stating, "[o]nly 10 minutes into the story, Time Runner falls apart" and that Mazo "has a great fondness for close-ups of military footwear ".
Mazo's work also includes the 1994 action film Crackerjack
Crackerjack (1994 film)
Crackerjack is a 1994 adventure film directed by Michael Mazo and starring Thomas Ian Griffith, Nastassja Kinski and Christopher Plummer.-Plot:...
(director), the horror film Possession (director), and the science fiction films Empire of Ash
Empire of Ash
Empire of Ash is a post-apocalyptic science fiction movie from 1988. The movie was re-released in 1989 as Empire of Ash II. It was followed by one sequel: Empire of Ash III....
(co-writer, director and producer) and Empire of Ash III
Empire of Ash III
Empire of Ash III is a post-apocalyptic science fiction movie from 1989. It is sequel to movie known as Empire of Ash or Empire of Ash II....
(director and producer).
The CBC called his documentary, Lottery on Ice, "a surprisingly intimate exploration of a fourteen-year old boy and his parents, risking everything-even the family itself-all for the dream of playing in the NHL."