William Girdler(1947-1978)

Died when the helicopter in which he was a passenger hit electrical power lines and crashed. He was 30 years old.

[Starlog issue 13, 1978] Manitù, lo spirito del male (1978) was something that was never done before. So I did it. It's a cross between L'esorcista (1973) and Guerre stellari (1977). It has a lot of shock in it as well. I'm a director who believes a lot in the instant shock theory as well as build up shock. Under the [Alfred Hitchcock] theory, it's better to build an audience up, then get them to relax, then hit them over the head with everything you got. It keeps them constantly tense.