Charles B. Pierce - Фильмы

Charles B. Pierce (June 16, 1938 – March 5, 2010) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, set decorator, cinematographer and actor, and is considered one of the first independent filmmakers. Пирс directed thirteen фильмы over the span of 26 years, but is best known for his cult hits The Legend of Boggy Creek (1973) and The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976). Пирс was born in Hammond, Индиана, but moved to Arkansas early in his childhood. After working in производство вакансии at television stations, Pierce moved to Texarkana and started an advertising agency. He made his директорского debut with The Legend of Boggy Creek, a ложно documentary-style film inspired by the legend of the Bigfoot-like Фуке Монстр. The film was funded largely by a donation from an advertising client, and Pierce rented a local movie theater to exhibit it. The low-budget film grossed roughly $25 миллионов. Пирс followed the success with several inexpensive, региональный films set in Southeastern and Southwestern United States. Among them were The Town That Dreaded Sundown, based on the true story of the Phantom Killer murders in Texarkana. Пирс continued режиссуре фильмов into the 1980s, when he wrote the story for the Клинт Иствуд фильм Внезапный Удар (1983). For that screenplay, he is said to have written the phrase, "Go ahead, make my day"," which became one of the most famous movie quotes in history. After years of pressure from producers, Пирс directed a Boggy Creek sequel, Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues (1985), which he considered the worst film of his career. The sequel was featured in a 1999 episode of the comedy television series Mystery Science Theater 3000, which ultimately increased Pierce's visibility. Pierce died of natural causes in Dover, штат Теннесси. His work has been cited as an influence on the horror фильм The Blair Witch Project (1999).