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Sean S. Cunningham

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Like William Girdler, Oliver Hellman or even Ed Wood, Sean S. Cunningham had a successful career of starting films cheap and fast. Originally from New York, Cunningham had a vast knowledge of directing films and came to Hollywood. He started about the same time Wes Craven did. Cunningham meet Craven and decided to make a comedy-romance film called Together... See full bio »

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Hide HideProducer (23 titles)
2009 The Last House on the Left (producer)
 
2009 Friday the 13th (producer)
 
2009 His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
2003 Freddy vs. Jason (producer)
 
2002 Terminal Invasion (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2001 Jason X (executive producer)
 
2001 XCU: Extreme Close Up (producer)
 
1993 Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (producer)
 
1993 My Boyfriend's Back (producer)
 
1992 House IV (video) (producer)
 
1989 The Horror Show (producer)
 
1989 DeepStar Six (producer)
 
1987 House II: The Second Story (producer)
 
1986 House (producer)
 
1985 The New Kids (producer)
 
1983 Spring Break (producer)
 
1980 Friday the 13th (producer)
 
1978 Here Come the Tigers (producer)
 
1978 Manny's Orphans (producer)
 
1973 Case of the Full Moon Murders (producer)
 
1972 The Last House on the Left (producer)
 
1971 Together (producer)
 
1970 The Art of Marriage (documentary) (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (13 titles)
2006 Trapped Ashes (segment "Jibaku")
 
2002 Terminal Invasion (TV movie)
 
2001 XCU: Extreme Close Up
 
1989 DeepStar Six
 
1985 The New Kids
 
1983 Spring Break
 
1982 A Stranger Is Watching
 
1980 Friday the 13th
 
1978 Here Come the Tigers
 
1978 Manny's Orphans
 
1973 Case of the Full Moon Murders
 
1971 Together
 
1970 The Art of Marriage (documentary)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1986 Reiselust (TV series documentary)
 
1971 Together
 
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1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street (director: chase scene - uncredited)
 
1981 Friday the 13th Part 2 (director: 'Friday the 13th Part 1' footage)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
2011 Dark Dreamers (TV series) (completed)
– Sean S. Cunningham
 
Show ShowThanks (6 titles)
2011 Voorhees (Born on a Friday) (short) (special thanks)
 
2011 Monsterpiece Theatre Volume 1 (special thanks)
 
2010 Emerging Past (video) (inspiration)
 
2008 D.O.D. (short) (very special thanks)
 
2006 Delivery (video) (special thanks)
 
1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street (special thanks - as Sean Cunningham)
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
2012 Monster Man (TV series) (pre-production)
Himself
– Seeing Double/Pilot (2012) … Himself
 
2009 The Movie Loft (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 July 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 The Man Behind the Legacy: Sean S. Cunningham (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The House That Freddy Built (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Never Sleep Again: The Making of 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Hitchcocked! (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Perfect Scary Movie (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The 100 Scariest Movie Moments (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Genesis: Development Hell (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (TV documentary)
Himself (as Sean Cunningham)
 
2003 Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th' (video documentary short)
Himself (as Sean Cunningham)
 
2003 Celluloid Crime of the Century (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left' (video documentary short)
Himself (as Sean Cunningham)
 
2002 The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Jason X' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Welcome to Primetime (video documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (video documentary)
Himself
 

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The Last House on the Left -- Clip; Emma pretends to seduce Francis Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film -- A documentary on the history of the slasher film. The Last House on the Left -- Clip: Emma shows her visitors to the guest house
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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Sean Cunningham

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Personal Quote:

You can't do anything new with special effects; you can't get any mileage out of killing more people or being more graphic, because it's all been done - you should excuse the expression - to death. The pornography of violence is similar to the pornography of sex, in that when it's presented without substance it becomes a turn-off and it self-destructs. See more »

Trivia:

At the same time that he was putting together Friday the 13th, he was also working on a kiddie sports movie called Here Come the Tigers. Both he and the studio thought that the latter would be a major hit and that the former would be lucky to get green-lit. Friday the 13th turned out to be a box office hit, but Here Come the Tigers was a box office flop. See more »

Trademark:

Uses atmospheric cinematography from Barry Abrams in both Friday the 13th and A Stranger is Watching. See more »

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