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Matthew Bright

Matthew Bright

American film director

Matthew Bright (born June 8, 1952) is a former film director, writer and actor.

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His first credits were as writer and actor in Richard Elfman's 1980 film Forbidden Zone, portraying the twins Squeezit and René Henderson. 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).[1]

Bright wrote and directed the 1996 exploitation film Freeway and its 1999 direct-to-video sequel.[2][3]

In his last work, Tiptoes, Bright's original 150-minute cut was reduced to 90 minutes by his producers without his consent, leading to him vocally criticizing the producers on stage.[citation needed] Following this 2003 production's negative reception, he has not directed any further films.

Filmography

References

  1. [1]
    Grow, Kory (November 6, 2015). "Danny and Richard Elfman on Cult Classic 'Forbidden Zone'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  2. [2]
    staff. "Anton Sirius interviews Matthew Bright, director of Freeway & Freeway II: Confessions of a Trick..." Aint It Cool News. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "MATTHEW BRIGHT". www.punkglobe.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020.


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