Lucky McKee
Lucky McKee | |
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| McKee in March 2007 | |
| Born | Edward Lucky McKee (1975年11月01日) November 1, 1975 (age 49) Jenny Lind, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, producer, director, actor |
Edward Lucky McKee[1] (born November 1, 1975) is an American director, writer, and actor, largely known for the 2002 cult film May .[2] He is best known for his work in horror films.
Life and career
[edit ]McKee was born in Jenny Lind, California. He has directed "Sick Girl", the 10th episode of the first season of the popular Showtime TV series Masters of Horror . He directed the film The Woods , which was released on DVD October 3, 2006. Lucky McKee also co-directed the hard-to-find horror film All Cheerleaders Die , which is not currently in print.[3]
McKee optioned Jack Ketchum's novel The Lost and produced the film adaptation directed by Chris Sivertson. McKee also adapted Ketchum's Red, and co-directed the film, which premiered out of competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.[4] Shooting was halted when Red was almost completed, with McKee as director, in December, 2006. Shooting resumed in Maryland following a hiatus of more than six months, with a different director, Norwegian Trygve Allister Diesen. No explanation has been offered for the shared directing credit.
In 2013, a remake of All Cheerleaders Die was written and directed by McKee and Chris Sivertson.[5] [6] He also directed and wrote the segment "Ding Dong" of the anthology film Tales of Halloween .[7]
Filmography
[edit ]As director (feature-length)
[edit ]- All Cheerleaders Die (2001, co-directed with Chris Sivertson)
- May (2002)
- The Woods (2006)
- Red (2008, directed part of the film before being removed and replaced with Trygve Allister Diesen)
- The Woman (2011)
- All Cheerleaders Die (2013, co-directed with Chris Sivertson, remake of the 2001 film)
- Blood Money (2017)
- Kindred Spirits (2019)
- Old Man (2022)
As director (short form)
[edit ]- "Sick Girl" (2006, episode of the TV series Masters of Horror )
- "Blue Like You" (2008, short film)
- "Ding Dong" (2015, segment of the anthology film Tales of Halloween )
- "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)", a music video for AJ Lambert (2021)
- "Time of the Monkey" (2023, episode of the TV series Pokerface )
As an actor
[edit ]- Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!! (1996, short film by Rian Johnson) as Woodsy
- May (2002) as Guy Making Out in Elevator
- The Big, Weird Normal (2002) as Weegee and Bean
- Hollywould (2003) as Friend
- Roman (2006, also writer) as Roman
- Blue Like You (2008) as Patrick
References
[edit ]- ^ Linekin, Kim (July 10, 2003). "Nuts in May". Eye Weekly . Retrieved 2007年04月22日.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ Jason Buchanan (2013). "Lucky McKee". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2013年10月05日.
- ^ "Horror Yearbook Interview". Archived from the original on 2007年06月26日. Retrieved 2007年05月14日.
- ^ "Peach Arch Acquires Ketchum Sequel 'Offspring: The Woman', Lucky McKee to Direct!". 14 February 2010.
- ^ "Fangoria.com". Archived from the original on 2013年08月03日. Retrieved 2013年08月09日.
- ^ The New York Times
- ^ "Tales of Halloween Interview Spotlight: Lucky McKee". 27 January 2015.
External links
[edit ]- Lucky McKee at IMDb