Jeff Lieberman (born October 16, 1947)[1] is an American film director and screenwriter, known for his cult horror and thriller films Squirm (1976), Blue Sunshine (1978) and Just Before Dawn (1981).
Jeff Lieberman | |
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Born | (1947-10-16) October 16, 1947 (age 75) Brooklyn, New York City, New York |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | School of Visual Arts |
Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
Jeff Lieberman was born in 1947 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.[2] He made his feature film debut as the writer and director of the nature horror film Squirm (1976), about earthworms inundating a small Southern town and wreaking havoc.[3] His following film, Blue Sunshine (1978), followed a series of murders in Los Angeles, connected to the killers' use of a certain strain of LSD.[4] Blue Sunshine screened at the Cannes Film Festival, as well as the London Film Festival and Edinburgh International Film Festival.[4] In 1981, Lieberman wrote and directed the slasher film Just Before Dawn, about a group of campers stalked by a killer in the backwoods of Oregon.[5]
In 1988, Lieberman wrote and directed Remote Control, a science fiction film following a video store clerk who discovers a videotape circulating in his store is brainwashing its viewers.[6] He subsequently wrote the screenplay for The NeverEnding Story III (1994).[6] He later wrote and directed the satirical comedy horror film Satan's Little Helper (2004).[7]
Year | Title | Notes |
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1972 | The Ringer | Short film |
1976 | Squirm | |
1978 | Blue Sunshine | |
1980 | Doctor Franken | Television film |
1981 | Just Before Dawn | |
1988 | Remote Control | |
1994 | But... Seriously | Documentary |
1995 | Sonny Liston: The Mysterious Life and Death of a Champion | Television film |
2004 | Satan's Little Helper | |
Year | Title | Notes |
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1972 | The Ringer | |
1973 | Blade | |
1976 | Squirm | |
1978 | Blue Sunshine | |
1980 | Doctor Franken | |
1981 | Just Before Dawn | |
1988 | Remote Control | |
1994 | The Neverending Story III | |
2004 | Satan's Little Helper | |
2006 | 'Til Death Do Us Part | Television series; creator, 3 episodes |
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