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James Gunn (born August 5, 1970, Saint Louis, Missouri) is an American writer, film maker, actor, musician and cartoonist. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (737x637, 147 KB)Promotional Photograph for the movie Slither from Press Packet handed out by Universal. ...
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August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ...
1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...
Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates: Country United States State Missouri County Independent City Mayor Francis G. Slay (D) Area - City 66. ...
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Biography
He is the brother of actor Sean Gunn, actor and political writer Matt Gunn, producer Patrick Gunn (previously Vice President of Artisan Entertainment) and writer Brian Gunn, who usually works with their cousin, Mark Gunn. He is married to actress Jenna Fischer. James and all of his male siblings attended the same high school, St. Louis University High. Sean Gunn (born May 22, 1974) is an American actor, most famous for his role as Kirk Gleason on the television show Gilmore Girls on the WB. Born and raised in St. ...
Matt Gunn is a writer and entertainer from St. ...
Artisan Entertainment was a privately-held independent American movie studio that has been owned by Lions Gate Entertainment, since 2003. ...
Brian Gunn is a screenplay and television writer born in Saint Louis, Missouri. ...
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The original main entrance to Saint Louis University High School faces Oakland Avenue. ...
Gunn began his film making career with Troma Entertainment, for whom he wrote and co-directed Tromeo and Juliet (1996). After contributing to several other Troma films, Gunn wrote, produced and performed in his own superhero comedy, The Specials, directed by Craig Mazin and featuring several notable actors including Rob Lowe, Thomas Haden Church, Melissa Joan Hart (in a brief cameo), Judy Greer and Jamie Kennedy. Kennedy was instrumental in getting the film made, having been shown the script by James' brother Sean. Gunn also lived in Kennedy's guest house while shooting the film. The Specials was made very quickly on a very low budget, and was moderately successful, but the quality of the screenplay got James noticed and, in his own words, launched his career. Gunn also met his wife, Jenna Fischer, on the film. Troma is a film production and distribution company, founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974. ...
Tromeo and Juliet is cult-classic film released in 1996 by the famed B-movie production company, Troma pictures. ...
The Specials is the title of a 2000 comedic, cult movie about a group of superheroes on their day off. ...
Craig Mazin is an American screenwriter, director, and labor leader. ...
Rob Lowe (2003) Robert Rob Lowe (born March 17, 1964) is an American actor who was a member of the Brat Pack. ...
Thomas Haden Church at the premiere of Sideways. ...
Melissa Joan Hart (born April 18, 1976) is an American actress who is best known for playing the title roles in two successful television series, Clarissa Explains It All and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. ...
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James Harvey Kennedy (born May 25, 1970) is an Irish-American comedian and actor. ...
Official headshot of Jenna Fischer. ...
Gunn's first major Hollywood screenplay was Scooby-Doo (2002). He has since written scripts for a number of films, including the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004). Gunn became the first screenwriter in cinema history to write back-to-back #1 for the weekend box office hits, with Dawn of the Dead on March 19, 2004 and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed on March 26, 2004. Scooby-Doo is a 2002 live-action film, based upon the popular Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo. ...
Dawn of the Dead is a loose, reimagined remake of George A. Romeros 1978 film. ...
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed is a 2004 American movie sequel. ...
March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Gunn's directorial debut was Slither; a comedy horror film that borrowed conventions and themes from classic alien invasion films such as The Blob, Shivers and Night of the Creeps. Slither was a box office bomb, earning a disappointing $3,880,270 in its opening weekend, and grossing a worldwide box office total of $12.2 million, substantially less than its total budget of $29.5 million (when marketing costs are included). [1] Although, Slither did receive an 84% favorable rating among the consensus of critics tracked by Rottentomatoes.com[2]. Consequently, Slither's poor box office performance may have a profoundly negative affect on the future of the horror / comedy genre, discouraging studios from producing them.[3] In spite of it's box office failure Slither still managed to pick up the 2006 Fangoria Chainsaw Award for the Highest Body Count. The film also garnered nominations in the categories of Relationship From Hell, Dude You Dont Wanna Mess With and Looks That Kill[4]. The movie was also featured in the April 14th, 2006 issue of Entertainment Weekly, as #1 on "The Must List"; "Ten Things We Love This Week." [5]. Slither is a 2006 Universal horror / comedy film, written and directed by James Gunn. ...
For other meanings of this term, see Blob The Blob is an independently made American science-fiction film from 1958. ...
Shivers (also known as The Parasite Murders, or They Came from Within) is a 1975 Canadian horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg. ...
Night of the Creeps is a 1986 horror film written and directed by Fred Dekker, starring Tom Atkins, Jason Lively, and Jill Whitlow. ...
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Fangoria is a nationally-distributed US film fan magazine specializing in the genres of horror, psycho and exploitation films, in regular publication since 1979. ...
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Gunn has also written a novel, The Toy Collector and with Lloyd Kaufman, All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger a book about Kaufman and Troma. During his college years, he also wrote comics for several college newspapers and underground magazines. The Toy Collector is a novel written by James Gunn, published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc in 2000. ...
Troma co-founder and president; Lloyd Kaufman Lloyd Kaufman is an American film director and producer. ...
All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger is the autobiography of Lloyd Kaufman, published by Berkely Boulevard, a subsidiary of Penguin Putnam, in 1998. ...
As a musician, Gunn released one album with his band, The Icons, Mom, We Like It Here on Earth (1994). He has written music for the films The Low Life (1994), as well as Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2. The Icons were a rock band formed in St. ...
Trivia - The character of Charles Gunn from the TV series Angel is named in his and his brother Sean's honour.
Charles Gunn (born 1978 in Los Angeles, California) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon and introduced by Garry Campbell for the cult television program, Angel. ...
Partial filmography Slither is a 2006 Universal horror / comedy film, written and directed by James Gunn. ...
LolliLove is a mockumentary co-written by, directed by, and starring Jenna Fischer. ...
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed is a 2004 American movie sequel. ...
Dawn of the Dead is a loose, reimagined remake of George A. Romeros 1978 film. ...
Scooby-Doo is a 2002 live-action film, based upon the popular Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo. ...
The Specials is the title of a 2000 comedic, cult movie about a group of superheroes on their day off. ...
Tromeo and Juliet is cult-classic film released in 1996 by the famed B-movie production company, Troma pictures. ...
Bibliography - All I Need to Know About Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger with Lloyd Kaufman (1998)
- The Toy Collector (2000)
- Make Your Own Damn Movie: Secrets of a Renegade Director (introduction) (2003)
The Toy Collector is a novel written by James Gunn, published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc in 2000. ...
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