Donald G. Jackson
Donald Jackson | |
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| Born | April 24, 1943 Tremont, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | October 20, 2003 (aged 60) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor |
| Spouse | Janet |
Donald G. Jackson (April 24, 1943 – October 20, 2003) was an American filmmaker.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
Born in Tremont, Mississippi, Jackson grew up in Adrian, Michigan. As an adult he struggled to become a filmmaker for many years while working at an auto factory. Finally, in the mid-1970s he made his first feature film, a horror film parody, The Demon Lover. This film was soon followed by the wrestling film, I Like to Hurt People.[3] These films financed his move to Hollywood, California, where he remained until his death.[4] Jackson is perhaps most well known for creating and directing the cult film, Hell Comes to Frogtown.[5]
Throughout his career Jackson worked with several filmmakers including Roger Corman and James Cameron[6] but it was not until he began a long collaboration with American filmmaker Scott Shaw that the team created a method they called zen filmmaking. Zen filmmaking is a distinct style of filmmaking where no scripts are used in the creation of a film.[7][8] Actors who frequently starred in Jackson's films included Joe Estevez and Robert Z'Dar.
Death[edit]
Jackson died of leukemia on October 20, 2003 and was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.[9]
Filmography[edit]
- The Demon Lover (1976)
- I Like to Hurt People (1985)
- Roller Blade (1986)
- UFO: Secret Video (1986)
- Hell Comes to Frogtown (1987)
- Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force (1990)
- The Roller Blade Seven (1991)
- The Legend of the Rollerblade Seven (1992)
- Carjack (1993)
- Return to Frogtown (1993)
- It's Showtime (1993)
- Return of the Roller Blade Seven (1993)
- Pocket Ninjas (1994)
- Queen of Lost Island (1994)
- The Devil's Pet (1994)
- Twisted Fate (1994)
- Kill, Kill Overkill (1994)
- Baby Ghost (1995)[10]
- Little Lost Sea Serpent (1995)
- Big Sister 2000 (1995)
- Raw Energy (1995)
- Rollergator (1996)[11][12]
- Toad Warrior (1996)
- Guns of El Chupacabra (1997)
- Armageddon Boulevard (1998)
- Lingerie Kickboxer (1998)
- Guns of El Chupacabra 2: The Unseen (1999)
- Blade Sisters (1999)
- Ride with the Devil (1999)
- Legend of the Dead Boyz (2001)
- Max Hell Frog Warrior (2002)
Documentary films about Donald G. Jackson[edit]
- Demon Lover Diary (1980)
- Interview: The Documentary (2005)
References[edit]
- ^ Variety: Donald G. Jackson Multihyphenate, 'Roller Blade' director
- ^ Donald G. Jackson Los Angeles Daily News
- ^ Donald G. Jackson: The Final Interview
- ^ Donald G Jackson, Maverick Filmmaker
- ^ Fango Flashback: “HELL COMES TO FROGTOWN” Archived May 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Armour, Adam (2019-04-24). "Legacy of a B-movie artist". The Itawamba County Times. Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ Paste Magazine: The Best of the Bad: The 15 Greatest B-Movie Directors
- ^ Shaw, Scott. "Donald G. Jackson: The Filmmaking and the Filmmaker". zenfilmmaking.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ Donald G. Jackson biography at Find A Grave
- ^ Davies, Clive (2015-03-06). Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won't Write About. SCB Distributors. ISBN 978-1-909394-06-3.
- ^ RiffTrax preview clip on official YouTube channel
- ^ Rollergator|RiffTrax
External links[edit]
- Donald G. Jackson at IMDb
- Collection of articles about Donald G. Jackson
- Donald G. Jackson - The Final Interview
- RiffTrax treatment of Rollergator on official YouTube channel
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