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Brian Yuzna

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Brian Yuzna
Lovecraft visualizes 3 stories in Necronomicon: The Drowned, The Cold and Whispers, about bringing a dead wife and child back to life, extending life and aliens.
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Brian Yuzna was born on 30 August 1949 in Manila, Philippines. He is a writer and producer, known for The Dentist (1996), Beyond Re-Animator (2003) and Faust (2000). He is married to Cathy Yuzna. They have four children.
BornAugust 30, 1949
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BornAugust 30, 1949
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 14 nominations total

    Known for

    The Dentist (1996)
    The Dentist
    5.4
    Movie
    • Director
    • 1996
    Jeffrey Combs, Jason Barry, and Elsa Pataky in Beyond Re-Animator (2003)
    Beyond Re-Animator
    5.7
    Movie
    • Writer(uncredited)
    • 2003
    Mark Frost in Faust (2000)
    Faust
    4.4
    Movie
    • Producer
    • 2000
    Jeffrey Combs and Kathleen Kinmont in Bride of Re-Animator (1990)
    Bride of Re-Animator
    6.2
    Movie
    • Writer
    • 1990

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Shrunk
      • based on the characters created by
      • Pre-production
    • Amphibious Creature of the Deep (2010)
      Amphibious Creature of the Deep
      3.4
      • screenplay
      • 2010
    • Takut: Faces of Fear (2008)
      Takut: Faces of Fear
      5.7
      • Writer
      • 2008
    • Jeffrey Combs, Jason Barry, and Elsa Pataky in Beyond Re-Animator (2003)
      Beyond Re-Animator
      5.7
      • Writer (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • Thomas Dekker, Peter Scolari, Hillary Tuck, and Barbara Alyn Woods in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997)
      Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
      6.0
      TV Series
      • based on characters created by
      • 1997–2000
    • Robin Bartlett, Rick Moranis, Eve Gordon, and Stuart Pankin in Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves! (1997)
      Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves!
      5.0
      Video
      • based on characters created by
      • 1997
    • Necronomicon: Book of Dead (1993)
      Necronomicon: Book of Dead
      5.8
      • story (part 3 and wraparound)
      • 1993
    • Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
      Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
      4.9
      • characters
      • 1992
    • Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1991)
      Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker
      4.6
      Video
      • written by
      • 1991
    • Maud Adams in Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990)
      Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation
      4.2
      Video
      • story
      • 1990
    • Jeffrey Combs and Kathleen Kinmont in Bride of Re-Animator (1990)
      Bride of Re-Animator
      6.2
      • story adapted from "Herbert West Re-Animator" by
      • 1990
    • Rick Moranis, Thomas Wilson Brown, Amy O'Neill, Robert Oliveri, and Jared Rushton in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
      Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
      6.4
      • story
      • 1989
    • From Beyond (1986)
      From Beyond
      6.6
      • adaptation
      • 1986
    • Self Portrait in Brains
      5.6
      • Writer
      • 1978

    Producer

    • I Walked with Zombies
      • producer
      • Post-production
    • Bloody Bridget (2024)
      Bloody Bridget
      7.1
      • associate producer
      • 2024
    • Heather Graham, Barbara Crampton, and Judah Lewis in Suitable Flesh (2023)
      Suitable Flesh
      5.4
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Amphibious Creature of the Deep (2010)
      Amphibious Creature of the Deep
      3.4
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Takut: Faces of Fear (2008)
      Takut: Faces of Fear
      5.7
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Beneath Still Waters (2005)
      Beneath Still Waters
      3.8
      • creative producer
      • producer
      • 2005
    • Aníta Briem in The Nun (2005)
      The Nun
      4.1
      • creative producer
      • producer
      • 2005
    • Rottweiler (2004)
      Rottweiler
      3.1
      • creative producer
      • 2004
    • Julian Sands and Elsa Pataky in Romasanta (2004)
      Romasanta
      5.2
      • creative producer
      • 2004
    • Jeffrey Combs, Jason Barry, and Elsa Pataky in Beyond Re-Animator (2003)
      Beyond Re-Animator
      5.7
      • creative producer
      • producer
      • 2003
    • Darkness (2002)
      Darkness
      5.4
      • creative producer
      • producer
      • 2002
    • Dagon (2001)
      Dagon
      6.2
      • creative producer
      • producer
      • 2001
    • Arachnid (2001)
      Arachnid
      4.0
      • creative producer
      • producer
      • 2001
    • Mark Frost in Faust (2000)
      Faust
      4.4
      • producer
      • 2000
    • Angelica Bridges, Ralf Moeller, and Jeremy Kemp in Conan the Adventurer (1997)
      Conan the Adventurer
      5.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1997
    • Matt Gulbranson in The Unsolved (1997)
      The Unsolved
      Video Game
      • consulting producer
      • 1997

    Director

    • 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero (2011)
      60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
      5.0
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Amphibious Creature of the Deep (2010)
      Amphibious Creature of the Deep
      3.4
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Beneath Still Waters (2005)
      Beneath Still Waters
      3.8
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Rottweiler (2004)
      Rottweiler
      3.1
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Jeffrey Combs, Jason Barry, and Elsa Pataky in Beyond Re-Animator (2003)
      Beyond Re-Animator
      5.7
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Mark Frost in Faust (2000)
      Faust
      4.4
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Corbin Bernsen in The Dentist 2 (1998)
      The Dentist 2
      4.8
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Brad Dourif, Stuart Gordon, Jillian McWhirter, Christopher Roth, Greg Bronson, and Don Shenk in Progeny (1998)
      Progeny
      4.9
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Matt Gulbranson in The Unsolved (1997)
      The Unsolved
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Joe Lara in Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996)
      Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1996
    • Joe Lara in Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996)
      Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1996
    • The Dentist (1996)
      The Dentist
      5.4
      • Director
      • 1996
    • Necronomicon: Book of Dead (1993)
      Necronomicon: Book of Dead
      5.8
      • Director (segments "The Library", "part #3: Whispers")
      • 1993
    • Melinda Clarke in Return of the Living Dead III (1993)
      Return of the Living Dead III
      5.9
      • Director
      • 1993
    • Maud Adams in Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990)
      Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation
      4.2
      Video
      • Director (directed by)
      • 1990
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    • Born
      • August 30, 1949
      • Manila, Philippines
    • Spouse
      • Cathy Yuzna? - present (4 children)
    • Other works
      (???:?) Music video: Appears in the video for "Substitute" by the Ramones.
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      • 5 Interviews

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      Speaks fluent Spanish.
    • Quotes
      [Describing his film Society (1989)] I guess you might say it's about fear and paranoia in Beverly Hills.
    • Trademark
        Often uses harsh, bright lighting and soft blue hues in his movies

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