Matthew Bright (born June 8, 1952) is a former film director, writer and actor.
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Matthew Bright | |
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Born | (1952-06-08) June 8, 1952 (age 69) United States |
Other names | Toshiro Boloney |
Occupation | Producer, film director, writer, actor |
Years active | 1978–2003 |
His first credits were as writer and actor in Richard Elfman's 1980 film Forbidden Zone, portraying the twins Squeezit and René Henderson.[1] The film includes his two sado-masochistic characters living in a garbage can, spit on, raped and tortured in an alternate dimension's kingdom and decapitated by Satan (played by Bright's real-life childhood best friend, composer Danny Elfman).[2]
Bright is notable for writing and directing the 1996 exploitation film Freeway and its 1999 direct-to-video sequel.[3][4]
In his last work, Tiptoes, Bright's original 150-minute cut, was reduced to 90 minutes by his producers without his consent, leading to Bright to vocally criticise the producers on stage. Following the re-edited cut's negative reception, Bright has not directed another film as of 2022.
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