James Cullen Bressack Explained
James Cullen Bressack (born c. 1992 in Los Angeles, California) is an American film producer, screenwriter and film director.[1] He is the son of Emmy Award-winning writer Gordon Bressack and voice actress Ellen Gerstell.[2] [3]
Career
Bressack's first feature film, My Pure Joy, was released in 2011. His 2012 film Hate Crime, the story of a Jewish family being terrorized in their home by neo-Nazis, was banned in the UK in 2015 by the BBFC due to the "unremitting manner in which [it] focuses on physical and sexual abuse, aggravated by racist invective."[4]
His 2013 film To Jennifer was filmed entirely using an iPhone.[5] His 2014 horror film Pernicious was described as "The Ring meets Hostel".[6]
In 2015, he started the Grit Film Works production company with Zack Ward, the two co-writing the films Bethany (directed by Bressack and starring Ward, Shannen Doherty and Tom Green) and Restoration (directed by Ward).[7]
He directed the 2017 thriller Limelight.[8] In late 2017, he was reported to be directing supernatural revenge thriller Together, and in 2018 the psychological thriller Alone.[9] [10]
He is Jewish.[11] His film Murder Anyone was adapted from his late dad's play.[12]
Filmography
Films!Year!Title!Director!Writer!Producer!Cinematographer!Editor!Notes2011 | My Pure Joy | | | | | | |
Theatre of the Deranged | | | | | | segments "Andy's Theatre of Derange", "Speak Easy" |
2013 | 13/13/13 | | | | | | [13] |
Hate Crime | | | | | | [14] [15] [16] banned in the United Kingdom in 2015[17] |
To Jennifer | | | | | | |
2014 | White Crack Bastard | | | | | | |
Theatre of the Deranged II | | | | | | segment "Unmimely Demise" |
2015 | Pernicious | | | | | | [18] |
The Condo | | | | | | |
2016 | 2 Jennifer | | | | | | |
2017 | Limelight | | | | | | featuring Paul Vandervort, Sean Kanan, Jonathan Lipnicki, Jenna Jameson, Keith Coogan |
CarGo | | | | | | |
Bethany | | | | | | |
2019 | Beyond the Law | | | | | | |
2020 | The Call | | | | | | |
2021 | Survive the Game | | | | | | |
The Fortress | | | | | | |
2022 | Sally Floss: Digital Detective | | | | | | featuring Vernon Wells, Tara Reid, Eric Roberts |
Hot Seat | | | | | | |
Mike & Fred vs. The Dead | | | | | | featuring Felissa Rose, George Jac, Brian Patrick Butler, Michael C. Burgess, Sadie Katz, Jayce Venditti, Nick Young[19] |
2024 | | | | | | | [20] | |
Short films
- The Pointless Adventure of Brad and Dylan (2004)
- Heroine Junky for Dummies (2005)
- Lunar Impossible (2006)
- Reflecting Love (2008)
- The Moving Chair (2008)
- CollEDGE (2008)
- The Music-Box Killer (2008)
- Unmimely Demise (2011)
- Dr. Suess's There's a Wocket in My Pocket (2012)
- Family Time (2013)
- Unicorn Zombie Apocalypse (2014)
Television
- Oh, We Review! (2010–2012, 19 episodes)
- Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys (2014, TV movie)[21] [22]
Notes and References
- Web site: An Interview With James Cullen Bressack. Moviepilot. 3 October 2014. moviepilot.com. 23 November 2014. 27 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190827002741/http://moviepilot.com/posts/2014/10/04/an-interview-with-james-cullen-bressack-2315909?lt_source=external,manual. dead.
- Hallam, Scott (2014) "Exclusive: Filmmaker James Cullen Bressack Talks Pernicious, Blood Lake, and Thai Translators", Dread Central, November 5, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2015
- Couch, Aaron (2015) "Tom Green Starring in First Horror Film: How a 22-Year-Old Director Landed the Comedian", The Hollywood Reporter, April 14, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015
- Sandwell, Ian (2015) "BBFC bans Hate Crime", screendaily.com, March 3, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015
- Rigney, Todd (2015) "James Cullen Bressack and Hunter Johnson Prepping 2 Jennifer", Dread Central, May 11, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015
- Scheck, Frank (2015) "'Pernicious': Film Review", The Hollywood Reporter, June 22, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2018
- Couch, Aaron (2015) "Two Microbudget Horror Films First on Slate From New Production Company", The Hollywood Reporter, March 9, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015
- Lincoln, Ross A. (2017) "‘Limelight’ Trailer: Fame, Social Media, And The Quest To Sell Your Own Soul", deadline.com, August 11, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2018
- Couch, Aaron (2017) "Supernatural Revenge Movie 'Together' Sets Cast", The Hollywood Reporter, December 11, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2018
- Couch, Aaron (2018) "Indie Thriller 'Alone' Sets Cast", The Hollywood Reporter, June 18, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018
- Web site: Nerdly » UK 'Hate Crime' ban – James Cullen Bressack responds.
- https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/443793/murder-anyone-director-james-cullen-bressack-interview-filmquest-2022/
- Web site: "13/13/13" (DVD Review) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150520153309/http://www.fangoria.com/new/131313-dvd-review/ . 20 May 2015 . 23 November 2014 . Fangoria.
- Web site: Film Review: Hate Crime (2013) . 23 November 2014 . HorrorNews.net.
- Web site: Handler . Amy . Hate Crime (review) . 23 November 2014 . Film Threat.
- Web site: Dolan . Patrick . BLOOD ON A BUDGET IS A PSYCHO SICK LUNATIC . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092606/http://www.rue-morgue.com/2013/04/blood-on-a-budget-is-a-psycho-sicak-lunatic/ . 24 September 2015 . 23 November 2014 . Rue Morgue.
- Web site: Hate Crime Too Much for UK; BBFC Refuses Certificate . 23 November 2014 . Dread Central.
- Web site: 5 November 2014 . Exclusive: Filmmaker James Cullen Bressack Talks Pernicious, Blood Lake, and Thai Translators . Dread Central.
- , retrieved 2023-09-05
- News: Ritman . Alex . 2023-01-17 . 'Stranger Things' Villain Andrey Ivchenko to Star Alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme in 'Darkness of Man' (Exclusive) . . 2023-01-20.
- Web site: Dread Central Search for: HOMEFEATURESREVIEWSWATCH HORROR MOVIES ONLINEVIDEOBOX OF DREAD Advertisement Advertisement 2 Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys (review). 21 May 2014. Dread Central. 23 November 2014.
- News: Genzlinger. Neil. They Want Your Blood. The New York Times. 22 May 2014. Neil Genzlinger. 23 November 2014.