Bert I. Gordon

Diretor, Produtor, Escritor, Editor

24 de setembro de 1922 — 8 de março de 2023 (100 anos)
Bert Ira Gordon (born September 24, 1922 in Kenosha, WI) was an American film director most famous for such science fiction and horror B-movies as The Amazing Colossal Man and Village of the Giants.

Most of Gordon's work was in the idiom of giant monster films, for which he used rear-projection to create the special effects. His nickname "Mister B.I.G." was a reference both to his initials and to his preferred technique for making super-sized creatures.

Gordon held a degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He began his career directing television commercials before moving to film in 1954 to produce Serpent Island. In 1957, he began his prolific association with American International Pictures.

In 1960, he wrote, produced and directed The Boy and the Pirates, starring then active and popular child star Charles Herbert alongside Gordon's own daughter, Susan. The trio appeared together in the celebrity lineup at the 2006 Monster Bash in Pittsburgh, as The Walt Disney Company's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) spiked interest in previous "pirate" films.

Empire of the Ants (1977) featured a pre-Dynasty Joan Collins, who later said of the film that it was her worst acting experience, but by then the loosely-based modernized H. G. Wells tale had been elevated to cult film status.

While none of his films received significant critical attention, his work attained popularity in some circles. Cult TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) has featured several of his films, which the accompanying episodes are often regarded as some of the show's best.

Gordon passed away on March 8, 2023, at 100 years old.

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Filmes e Séries no Plex

  • A Fúria das Feras Atômicas
    A Fúria das Feras Atômicas1976
  • A Maldição da Aranha
    A Maldição da Aranha1958
  • Atormentados
    Atormentados1960
  • Dr. Encolhedor aka O Ataque das Pessoas Marionetes
    Dr. Encolhedor aka O Ataque das Pessoas Marionetes1958
  • A Espada Mágica
    A Espada Mágica1962
  • War of the Colossal Beast
    War of the Colossal Beast1958
  • O Bombardeiro
    O Bombardeiro1973

Conhecido Por

  • O Ataque das Formigas Gigantes
    O Ataque das Formigas Gigantes1977
  • A Fúria das Feras Atômicas
    A Fúria das Feras Atômicas1976
  • A Maldição da Aranha
    A Maldição da Aranha1958
  • Atormentados
    Atormentados1960
  • Dr. Encolhedor aka O Ataque das Pessoas Marionetes
    Dr. Encolhedor aka O Ataque das Pessoas Marionetes1958
  • O Começo do Fim
    O Começo do Fim1957
  • O Monstro Atômico
    O Monstro Atômico1957
  • A Espada Mágica
    A Espada Mágica1962
  • War of the Colossal Beast
    War of the Colossal Beast1958
  • A Cidade dos Gigantes
    A Cidade dos Gigantes1965
  • King Dinosaur
    King Dinosaur1955
  • A Maldição do Monstro Sinistro
    A Maldição do Monstro Sinistro1957
  • O Feiticeiro
    O Feiticeiro1972
  • O Bombardeiro
    O Bombardeiro1973
  • O Estranho Retrato
    O Estranho Retrato1966
  • O Menino e os Piratas
    O Menino e os Piratas1960
  • Força Satânica
    Força Satânica1989
  • A Grande Aposta
    A Grande Aposta1985
  • Testemunha do Diabo
    Testemunha do Diabo1981
  • Secrets of a Psychopath
    Secrets of a Psychopath2015

Filmography

2015
1987
1983
1982
1976
The Food of the Gods · as ScreenplayNo Plex
1973
The Mad Bomber · as ScreenplayNo Plex
1972
1970
How to Succeed with Sex · as Screenplay
1957
The Amazing Colossal Man · as Screenplay
1957
1954

1977
Empire of the Ants · as Visual Effects
1977
Empire of the Ants · as Screenstory
1976
The Food of the Gods · as Visual EffectsNo Plex
1973
The Mad Bomber · as Director Of PhotographyNo Plex
1965
Village of the Giants · as Visual Effects
1965
Village of the Giants · as Screenstory
1962
The Magic Sword · as Visual EffectsNo Plex
1962
The Magic Sword · as ScreenstoryNo Plex
1961
1960
Tormented · as Visual EffectsNo Plex
1960
Tormented · as StoryNo Plex
1960
The Boy and the Pirates · as Visual Effects
1960
1958
Earth vs the Spider · as ScreenstoryNo Plex
1958
War of the Colossal Beast · as ScreenstoryNo Plex
1958
Attack of the Puppet People · as StoryNo Plex
1955
King Dinosaur · as Story
1954
Serpent Island · as Director Of Photography
1954
Serpent Island · as Supervising Editor