Rupert Hitzig (born August 15, 1938) is an American director, producer, actor and screenwriter. He graduated from Harvard University.[1]
Rupert Hitzig | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 15, 1938 |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer, actor and screenwriter |
Career
editWith executive producer Berry Gordy he produced The Last Dragon (1985), directed by Michael Schultz and written by Louis Venosta.[2] With Robert Boris he wrote the screenplay for Electra Glide in Blue (1973), directed by James William Guercio and starring Robert Blake, Billy Green Bush and Mitchell Ryan.[3] With Alan Landsburg he produced Jaws 3-D (1983), directed by Joe Alves and James Contner as director of photography.[4]
He was looking to direct his first film for under a million of dollars. Chris Black grabbed a copy of The Boy Who Cried Devil and passed it along. Thanks to Black, Richard Corey, Scott Hill and Hitzig, started Night Visitor (1989).[5]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Director | Assistant director | Producer | Writer | Actor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | The Curse of Hezekiah | ✓ | ||||
| TBA | Stuff It | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| 2009 | Dialogues | ✓ | ||||
| 2006 | Four Weeks in May | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| T.E.A.M.W.O.R.K. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| 2003 | Static | ✓ | ||||
| Box Time: Playhouse | ✓ | |||||
| 2002 | NASCAR Victory Lane: All Access | ✓ | ||||
| 1998 | Nowhere Land | ✓ | ||||
| 1994 | Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart | ✓ | ||||
| 1993 | Real Stories of the Highway Patrol | ✓ | ||||
| 1990 | Backstreet Dreams | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| 1989 | Night Visitor | ✓ | ||||
| 1987 | The Squeeze | ✓ | ||||
| 1985 | The Last Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| 1983 | Jaws 3-D | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| 1981 | Wolfen | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Cattle Annie and Little Britches | ✓ | |||||
| 1980 | Thanksgiving Special | ✓ | ||||
| Happy Birthday, Gemini | ✓ | |||||
| 1979 | Third Annual Final Warning!! | ✓ | ||||
| 1978 | How to Pick Up Girls! | ✓ | ||||
| Second Final Warning | ✓ | |||||
| 1977 | Final Warning | ✓ | ||||
| 1976 | Ivan the Terrible | ✓ | ||||
| Return to Earth | ✓ | |||||
| The Second Annual Comedy Awards | ✓ | |||||
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell | ✓ | ||||
| 1974 | Energy Crisis | ✓ | ||||
| 1973 | Electra Glide in Blue | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Much Ado About Nothing | ✓ | |||||
| Birds of Prey | ✓ | |||||
| 1970 | NBC Children's Theatre | ✓ |
References
edit- ^ Brockway, Merrill (2010). Surprise was My Teacher: Memories and Confessions of a Television Producer/director who Came of Age During Television's Adolescence. Sunstone Press. p. 49. ISBN 9780865347489.
- ^ Orange, B. Alan (July 27, 2015). "The Last Dragon 30th Anniversary Blu-ray Trailer". MovieWeb. Watchr Media. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ Guiso, Giovanna (January 18, 2019). "Cinema e Motori – "Electra Glide In Blue" l'altra faccia delle 2 ruote anni '70". AF Digitale (in Italian). Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ Zone, Ray (July 29, 2012). 3-D Revolution: The History of Modern Stereoscopic Cinema. University Press of Kentucky. p. 118. ISBN 9780813140704.
- ^ Borseti, Francesco (August 16, 2016). It Came from the 80s!: Interviews with 124 Cult Filmmakers. McFarland Publishing. p. 170. ISBN 9781476625638.