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Matt Bettinelli-Olpin (born February 19, 1978) is an American director, writer, actor, and musician. He is a founding member of the punk band Link 80 and co-creator of the filmmaking collectives Chad, Matt & Rob and Radio Silence. He is best known for his work in horror films, including V/H/S, Southbound, Ready or Not and Scream.

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
Bettinelli-Olpin in 2013
Born (1978-02-19) February 19, 1978 (age 44)
California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • actor
  • musician
Years active1993–present
Musical career
GenresPunk rock
Instrument(s)
Guitar
LabelsAsian Man
WebsiteRadio Silence

Early life


Raised in Oakland, California, Bettinelli-Olpin attended Chabot Elementary, Claremont Middle School and Bishop O'Dowd High School. He attended college at the University of California, Santa Cruz.[1]


Career



Music


Bettinelli-Olpin formed the Bay Area punk band Link 80[2] in 1993. On the band's first two albums, 17 Reasons and Killing Katie, Bettinelli-Olpin played guitar, sang backing vocals and co-wrote the lyrics with singer Nick Traina.[2][3] After leaving Link 80, Bettinelli-Olpin worked as a music journalist and interviewed bands including Alkaline Trio, Dropkick Murphy's, Lawrence Arms, Avail, Blur, Violent Femmes, the Breeders, the Mars Volta and the Psychedelic Furs.[4][5]

In 2016, Bettinelli-Olpin played guitar in a Link 80 reunion for the Asian Man Records 20th Anniversary. On June 17 and 18, the band played two sold-out shows at the San Francisco's Bottom of the Hill. Before the shows, a video tribute to singer Nick Traina was shown.[6] On May 21, 2021, a Link 80 cover of Rancid's "Junkie Man" was released from Lavasock Records' upcoming 25th anniversary tribute to Rancid's punk rock classic ...And Out Come the Wolves featuring Bettinelli-Olpin on vocals.[7]

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin at 924 Gilman Street, 1997.
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin at 924 Gilman Street, 1997.

Film


In 1999, Bettinelli-Olpin directed Alkaline Trio's first music video (Goodbye Forever) while attending the University of California, Santa Cruz and, in the early 2000s, was roommates with The Lonely Island and appeared in many of their early shorts. While working in the mailroom at New Line Cinema, he formed the filmmaking collective Chad, Matt & Rob in 2007 and Radio Silence in 2011.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]


Chad, Matt & Rob


Bettinelli-Olpin co-founded Chad, Matt & Rob with Chad Villella and Rob Polonsky in 2007. The group is known for their unique blend of comedy, adventure, sci-fi and horror. According to an interview in IndieWire, Bettinelli-Olpin worked in the mailroom and later as the office manager at New Line Cinema, where the group would sneak in after hours to use the offices as their sets.[15] Among their numerous short films is the viral found footage style video Roommate Alien Prank Gone Bad and five installments of their first-of-its-kind series of Interactive Adventures. Their work online has over 100,000,000 views.[16][17]


Radio Silence


After the dissolution of Chad, Matt & Rob, Bettinelli-Olpin formed Radio Silence with Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez and Chad Villella. The group co-directed the 10/31/98 segment of the feature film V/H/S.[18] The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival[19] and was released theatrically by Magnolia Pictures in October 2012.[20][21] The following year, they made Devil's Due for 20th Century Fox and in 2015, their film Southbound premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was released theatrically by the Orchard on February 5, 2016.[22][23][24][25]

In 2019, Bettinelli-Olpin co-directed the well-reviewed comedic thriller Ready or Not with Tyler Gillett for Fox Searchlight. The film stars Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Andie MacDowell, and Mark O'Brien.[26]

In March 2020, it was announced that Bettinelli-Olpin would co-direct the fifth installment of the Scream franchise, alongside Tyler Gillett, with Kevin Williamson serving as executive producer.[27] The film was released on January 14, 2022.[28][29]

In all of his films, Bettinelli-Olpin has used music by Asian Man Records artists including Alkaline Trio, Link 80, MU330, Laura Stevenson and the Cans and The Atom Age.


Discography



Filmography


FilmYearDirectorWriterActorEditorProducerNotes
Chad, Matt & Rob2011YesYesYesYesYes
V/H/S2012YesYesYesYesYes
Devil's Due2014YesNoNoNoNo
Southbound2015YesYesYesYesYes
Ready or Not2019YesNoNoNoNo
V/H/S/942021NoNoNoNoYes
Scream2022YesNoNoNoNo[lower-alpha 1]
Untitled sixth Scream film2023YesNoNoNoNo[31]

References


  1. Bettinelli-Olpin additionally makes an uncredited cameo appearance as Halloween antagonist Michael Myers in a film within the film within a film Stab 8.[30]
  1. G4 Attack of the Show ("Around the Net") http://revver.com/video/919676/cmr-on-g4-tvs-attack-of-the-show/
  2. Punknews.org. "Link 80 - 17 Reasons". www.punknews.org.
  3. Punknews.org. "Link 80". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  4. "Campus Circle - Alkaline Trio". Campus Circle. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  5. "Campus Circle - Richard Butler". Campus Circle. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  6. Link 80 (20 June 2016). "Nick Traina (Memorial Video)". Archived from the original on 2021-12-13 – via YouTube.
  7. "Stream Link 80's "Junkie Man" cover from upcoming Rancid 'And Out Come the Wolves' tribute LP". brooklynvegan.com. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  8. "- YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  9. "The Lonely Island". www.thelonelyisland.com. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  10. "Scare-A-Thon: The Stories Behind "V/H/S," The Best, Most Unique Horror Anthology Movie In Years". Complex. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  11. "V/H/S" directors, Radio Silence, take on Found Footage Frankenstein Story Archived 2013-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
  12. "Radio Silence Eyes Frankenstein Found-Footage Film". 25 April 2012.
  13. quint. "Quint thinks V/H/S, a found footage horror anthology, is the first great horror flick to screen..." Aint It Cool News. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  14. Jeff Weiss (May 24, 2011). "Music is one big joke to the Lonely Island". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  15. Erbland, Kate (2019-08-21). "How Radio Silence Went From YouTube Celebrities to Studio Auteurs". IndieWire. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  16. Lawton, Christopher (2009-02-04), "Video Sites Entice Users To Stay and Play." Wall Street Journal
  17. Miska, Brad (2011-12-02). "[OMFG] Our Film 'V/H/S' Will Premiere at Sundance 2012, First Look!". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  18. Zeitchik, Steven (2011-10-13), "Wingard, West headline new Bloody Disgusting film." Los Angeles Times http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2011/10/ti-west-inkeepers-bloody-disgusting-adam-wingard-youre-next.html
  19. Barnes, Brooks (2011-12-01). "Delusional Teenagers and Other Sundance Offerings". The Carpetbagger. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  20. Lowe, Justin (2012-01-27). "V/H/S: Sundance Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  21. Fernandez, Daniel Miller,Jay A.; Miller, Daniel; Fernandez, Jay A. (2012-01-26). "Sundance 2012: Magnolia Pictures Acquiring Horror Flick 'V/H/S' for North of $1 Million (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  22. "The Orchard Buys Anthology Horror Movie 'Southbound' After Toronto Debut". 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  23. "New film from "V/H/S" standouts Radio Silence gets date". Fangoria. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  24. "First Generation "V/H/S": Radio Silence". Diabolique. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  25. Erbland, Kate. "Toronto International Film Festival Reveals Midnight Madness and Vanguard Slate".
  26. Miska, Brad (October 18, 2018). "Adam Brody Joins Samara Weaving In Radio Silence's 'Ready or Not'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  27. Gemmill, Allie (March 12, 2020). "'Scream 5' Scores 'Ready or Not' Team Radio Silence to Direct (& Scare Us Silly)". Collider. Archived from the original on April 29, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  28. Miska, Brad (August 28, 2020). "Relaunch of 'Scream' Slashing Into Theaters on January 14, 2022!". BloodyDisgusting. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  29. Kroll, Justin (June 24, 2020). "New Scream Movie From Spyglass Media Will Be Released by Paramount (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  30. u/RadioSilenceMTC (January 27, 2022). "Dreadit AMA: We're Radio Silence, the filmmaking team of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett and Chad Villella. Directors of SCREAM (2022). AMA!". Reddit. Retrieved January 27, 2022. u/s1dneypresc0tt: Just like Wes, did you guys ever consider having your own cameos in the movie? u/RadioSilenceMTC: Yes! We actually cameo in some of the Stab8 footage that will hopefully see the light of day at some point -- but you can see Matt and Tyler in one of the thumbnails on the Youtube page! u/RadioSilenceMTC: And Matt is Michael Myers on the TV behind Movie Randy (Tyler took the picture and Chad is holding his phone flashlight to light it. Studio movie!){{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  31. D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 10, 2022). "'Scream' Sequel Seeing Return Of Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding & Jenna Ortega". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 7, 2022.




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