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Paul W.S. Anderson
Paul W.S. Anderson gained a fair bit of notoriety in his native England when he directed the ultra-violent Shopping (1994) (which he also wrote), starring Jude Law and Sean Pertwee in a story about thieves who steal by ramming a car into storefronts. The film was banned in some cinemas in England, and became a direct-to-video slightly edited ...
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2 wins & 2 nominations.
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Writer (15 credits)
Writer (15 credits)
1990-1992
El C.I.D.
(TV Series) (written by - 5 episodes)
- Making Amends
(1992)
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- Paradise Mislaid
(1991)
... (written by - as Paul Anderson)
- Getting Even
(1990)
... (written by - as Paul Anderson)
- The Price of Love
(1990)
... (written by - as Paul Anderson)
- Spanish Eyes
(1990)
... (written by - as Paul Anderson)
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Producer (18 credits)
Producer (18 credits)
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Director (17 credits)
Director (17 credits)
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Thanks (2 credits)
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Self (36 credits)
Self (36 credits)
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Archive footage (1 credit)
Archive footage (1 credit)
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[on casting Kit Harrington in Pompeii] I was a huge fan of Kit from Game Of Thrones. He was the one person that I felt really popped in the show, he really stood out from the rest of ensemble. Kit certainly looks like a movie star. I met him and was very impressed. But at that time, he wasn't quite the gladiator that we needed for the movie. But he assured me that he would get there and he became... See more »Trivia:
Sick and tired of having to explain the significance of the raining frogs in Magnolia (1999), he added the initials W.S. to his name to avoid confusion with indie filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson. Unfortunately, the modified name is too similar to another celebrated auteur, Wes Anderson, and Paul is constantly fielding questions about what it's like to work with Bill Murray. See more »Trademark:
Very often, he uses odd tilted high or low angles for a creepy effect to the atmosphere of his films. See more »Star Sign:
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