Bert I. Gordon
Regissör, Producent, Författare, Editor
24 september 1922 — 8 mars 2023 (100 år)
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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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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Bert I. Gordon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
| 2015 | |
| 1989 | |
| 1987 | |
| 1983 | |
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| 1982 | |
| 1977 | |
| 1976 | The Food of the GodsPå Plex |
| 1973 | The Mad BomberPå Plex |
| 1972 | |
| 1970 | |
| 1966 | |
| 1965 | |
| 1962 | The Magic SwordPå Plex |
| 1961 | |
| 1960 | TormentedPå Plex |
| 1960 | |
| 1958 | Earth vs the SpiderPå Plex |
| 1958 | War of the Colossal BeastPå Plex |
| 1958 | Attack of the Puppet PeoplePå Plex |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | |
| 1955 | |
| 1954 |
| 2015 | Secrets of a Psychopath · as Executive Producer |
| 1989 | |
| 1987 | |
| 1983 | |
| 1982 | |
| 1977 | |
| 1976 | The Food of the GodsPå Plex |
| 1973 | The Mad BomberPå Plex |
| 1972 | |
| 1966 | |
| 1965 | |
| 1962 | The Magic SwordPå Plex |
| 1961 | |
| 1960 | TormentedPå Plex |
| 1960 | |
| 1958 | Earth vs the SpiderPå Plex |
| 1958 | War of the Colossal BeastPå Plex |
| 1958 | Attack of the Puppet PeoplePå Plex |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | |
| 1955 | |
| 1954 |
| 2015 | |
| 1987 | |
| 1983 | |
| 1982 | |
| 1976 | The Food of the Gods · as ScreenplayPå Plex |
| 1973 | The Mad Bomber · as ScreenplayPå Plex |
| 1972 | |
| 1970 | How to Succeed with Sex · as Screenplay |
| 1957 | The Amazing Colossal Man · as Screenplay |
| 1957 | |
| 1954 |
| 1983 |
| 2021 | Hollywood in the Atomic Age - Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! · as Self (archive Footage)På Plex |
| 1977 | Empire of the Ants · as Visual Effects |
| 1977 | Empire of the Ants · as Screenstory |
| 1976 | The Food of the Gods · as Visual EffectsPå Plex |
| 1973 | The Mad Bomber · as Director Of PhotographyPå Plex |
| 1965 | Village of the Giants · as Visual Effects |
| 1965 | Village of the Giants · as Screenstory |
| 1962 | The Magic Sword · as Visual EffectsPå Plex |
| 1962 | The Magic Sword · as ScreenstoryPå Plex |
| 1961 | Famous Ghost Stories · as Story |
| 1960 | Tormented · as Visual EffectsPå Plex |
| 1960 | Tormented · as StoryPå Plex |
| 1960 | The Boy and the Pirates · as Visual Effects |
| 1960 | The Boy and the Pirates · as Story |
| 1958 | Earth vs the Spider · as ScreenstoryPå Plex |
| 1958 | War of the Colossal Beast · as ScreenstoryPå Plex |
| 1958 | Attack of the Puppet People · as StoryPå Plex |
| 1955 | King Dinosaur · as Story |
| 1954 | Serpent Island · as Director Of Photography |
| 1954 | Serpent Island · as Supervising Editor |