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John Pierson is a Actor, Executive producer and Thanks American born on 30 april 1954

John Pierson

John Pierson
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Nationality USA
Birth 30 april 1954 (70 years)

John Pierson (born 10 April 1954) is an American independent filmmaker. He is best known for helping to produce the first works by filmmakers Spike Lee, Richard Linklater, Michael Moore, and Kevin Smith. He is founder and president of Grainy Pictures, Inc., a film and television production company.

He currently lives in Austin, Texas and teaches in the University of Texas Radio-Television-Film department.

Best films

The Blair Witch Project (1999)
(Thanks)

Usually with

Steve Yeager
Steve Yeager
(1 films)
Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith
(1 films)
Scott Mosier
Scott Mosier
(1 films)
Daniel Myrick
Daniel Myrick
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of John Pierson (5 films)

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Actor

How I Got Lost
Genres Drama
Actors Rosemarie DeWitt, Jill Flint, Aaron Stanford, John Pierson, Emily Wickersham
Rating52% 2.6158352.6158352.6158352.6158352.615835
The story involves a young disillusioned banker (Aaron Stanford) as seen through the eyes of his sportswriting best friend (Jacob Fishel), who has emotionally withdrawn since September 11, 2001 and the end of his post-9/11 relationship. When the two decide to leave town, the film becomes a road movie about the hidden gifts of getting lost.

Producer

Chasing Amy, 1h53
Directed by Kevin Smith
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes La bande dessinée, Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Jason Lee, Dwight Ewell, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith
Roles Executive Producer
Rating71% 3.5980553.5980553.5980553.5980553.598055
Holden McNeil (Ben Affleck) and Banky Edwards (Jason Lee) are comic book artists and lifelong friends. Holden is the friendly, more mild-mannered half of the duo; Banky, meanwhile, is the loud and fiery half. Everything is going well for them until they meet Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams) at a comic book convention in New York where they are promoting their comic Bluntman and Chronic. Holden is attracted to Alyssa, but soon learns that she is attracted to women. The two begin hanging out, and a deep friendship develops. Eventually, Holden is no longer able to contain his feelings, and confesses his love to Alyssa. She is initially angry with him, but that night, the two begin a romantic relationship.

Team

The Blair Witch Project, 1h21
Directed by Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film
Actors Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, Joshua Leonard, Sandra
Roles Thanks
Rating64% 3.2483753.2483753.2483753.2483753.248375
In October of 1994, three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found. In the footage, Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams and Joshua Leonard set out to produce a documentary about the fabled Blair Witch. They travel to Burkittsville, Maryland, formerly Blair, and interview locals about the legend of the Blair Witch. The locals tell them of Rustin Parr, a hermit who kidnapped seven children in the 1940s and brought them to his house in the woods where he tortured and murdered them. Parr brought the children into his house's basement in pairs, forcing the first child to face the corner and listen to their companion's screams as he murdered the second child. Parr would then murder the first child. Eventually turning himself in to the police, Parr later pleaded insanity, saying that the spirit of Elly Kedward, a witch hanged in the 18th century, had been terrorizing him and promised to leave him alone if he murdered the children, but was hanged anyway.