(reprinted with permission from J.R. Bookwalter)

J.R. BOOKWALTER began his filmmaking career at the tender age of 11 years old in Akron, Ohio during the fall of 1978. Born August 16th, 1966, Bookwalter was raised on DARK SHADOWS, the classic soap opera which his mother used to watch religiously. After graduating high school in 1984, Bookwalter moved to Pennsylvania to take photography classes at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh. When his apartment was robbed a week into his second year there, the fledgling director took it as a sign to return home, and a mere month later he touched base with Detroit, Michigan filmmaker Sam Raimi (THE EVIL DEAD), who would wind up financing his first feature-length effort, THE DEAD NEXT DOOR, largely based on the strength of Bookwalter's old short films. That production dragged on for nearly four years, finally being completed in Los Angeles,where Bookwalter ran into David DeCoteau (CREEPOZOIDS), a producer who was in the early stages of starting his Cinema Home Video distribution company. From 1989 to early 1992, Bookwalter wound up either writing, directing, producing, scoring or mixing the sound for nine features and four special interest videos for DeCoteau. He is also the author of three lively texts on filmmaking. After being dissatisfied with DeCoteau's "quantity over quality" enterprise, Bookwalter went out on his own and made OZONE, a stylish thriller which has received worldwide acclaim. In 1991 used what he learned from DeCoteau to start Tempe Video, his own distribution company. Bookwalter has diversified, largely teaching himself the ins and outs of low-budget production; in addition to the duties listed above, he has also done a bit of acting, explosives work, makeup effects, lighting, cinematography...you name it, and J.R. Bookwalter has probably at least tried it. He feels that working with talents as varied as Raimi, DeCoteau and NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD co-creator John A. Russo has taught him when and where to cut corners in the name of a low-cost movie and when and where to work harder in the name of art. J.R. just completed a relocation to sunny Los Angeles, CA to pursue his next wave of bigger and better projects.

J.R. Bookwalter's Complete Filmography

Director

THE DEAD NEXT DOOR (1985-1989) - Also writer, editor, producer, music score, actor (as "Lloyds).
LOVE TURNS TO DARKNESS Music Video (1986) - Artist: Joy Circuit. Also cinematographer, editor.
P.M.R.C. Music Video (1987) - Artist: Dark Age. Also writer, cinematographer, editor.
ROBOT NINJA (1989) - Also writer, editor, producer, music score, actor (as "Spinell).
KINGDOM OF THE VAMPIRE (1991) - Also story, editor (as "Darryl Squatmpump"), co-producer(with Scott P. Plummer).
OZONE (1992-1994) - Also co-writer (with David A. Wagner), cinematographer, editor, producer.
THE SANDMAN (1995) - Also story, co-writer (with Matthew Jason Walsh), editor, co-producer (with James L. Edwards and Linda Weaver).
POLYMORPH (1996) - Also story, cinematographer, editor, co-producer (with David A. Wagner).

Producer/Editor

BASIC HOW-TO HALLOWEEN MAKEUPS (1987) - Producer (with Scott P. Plummer), editor, music score. This version, released by Amsco Studios Video Distribution, is out of print.
SKINNED ALIVE (1990) - Directed by Jon Killough. Producer, actor (as "Jehovah's Witness"), music score, second unit director.
GHOUL SCHOOL (1990) - Directed by Timothy O'Rawe. Produced by O'Gore Productions.
Executive in charge of production, extra, music score (with Matthew Jason Walsh and Rodney Shields).
SHOCK CINEMA VOL. ONE (1990) - Directed by Bob Hayes. Produced and Hosted by Brinke Stevens. Editor, music score. Also featured guest.
SHOCK CINEMA VOL. TWO (1991) - Directed by Bob Hayes. Produced and Hosted by Brinke Stevens. Editor.
SHOCK CINEMA VOL. THREE: BLOOPERS, BABES & BLOOD (1991) - Writer (with Matthew Jason Walsh), editor (as "Larry Squatpump").
SHOCK CINEMA VOL. FOUR: B-MOVIE MAKEUP EFFECTS (1991) - Writer (with Matthew Jason Walsh), editor (as "Larry Squatpump").
BASIC HOW-TO HALLOWEEN MAKEUPS VOL. ONE (1991) - Directed by Lance Randas.
Producer (with Scott P. Plummer), editor.
ZOMBIE COP (1991) - Directed by Lance Randas. Story, co-producer (with Scott P. Plummer).
CHICKBOXER (1991) - Directed by Scott P. Plummer. Producer (with Scott P. Plummer), actor (as "Video Store Clerk").MAXIMUM IMPACT (1991) - Directed by Lance Randas. Co-story (with Thomas Brown), editor, co-producer (with Scott P. Plummer).
GALAXY OF THE DINOSAURS (1992) - Directed by Lance Randas. Producer, editor (as "Darryl Squatmpump").
HUMANOIDS FROM ATLANTIS (1992) - Directed by Lance Randas. Producer, editor (as "Darryl Squatmpump").
BASIC HOW-TO HALLOWEEN MAKEUPS VOL. TWO (1992) - Directed by Lance Randas.
Producer, editor.
MIDNIGHT 2: SEX, DEATH & VIDEOTAPE (1993) - Directed by John A. Russo. Producer (with David A. Wagner), editor.
THE WITCHING (1993) - Directed by Eric Black. Produced by Todd Sheets. Executive producer (as "Video Outlaw" with Ron Ringhofer), editor (as "Darryl Squatmpump").
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 25TH ANNIVERSARY DOCUMENTARY (1993) - Directed by Thomas Brown. Co-production with Market Square Productions. Producer, editor. Also available in a 55-minute version twin-packed with the feature from Simitar Entertainment.
"PLYMOUTH" Music Video (1996) - Artist: Jo-Ann Barton. Editor. (From the song featured in THE SANDMAN; video includes footage from the feature.)
BLOODLETTING (1997) - Directed by Matthew Jason Walsh. Executive producer (with Ariauna Albright), editor.

Publishing

Attack of the B-Movie Makers (1991) - Also layout and design.
B-Movies in the '90s and Beyond (1992) - Also layout and design.
Thermonuclear Warrior Comic Book #1 (1992) - Publisher, layout and design.
Alternative Cinema Magazine (1993-1996) - Publisher (issues 1-7), editor, layout and design (issues 1-9).
Cool Stuff Magazine #1 (1995) - Publisher, cover layout.
B-Video Distribution (1996) - Also layout and design.

Miscellaneous Credits

DAY OF THE DEAD (1985) - Directed by George A. Romero. Uncredited zombie extra.
THE FLIGHT OF THE SPRUCE GOOSE (1985) - Director unknown. Uncredited production assistant.
IN THE SHADOW OF THE BLADE (1987) - Directed by Jim Pace. Pyrotechnics, location sound recordist.
MURDER WEAPON (1989) - Directed by Ellen Cabot. Makeup effects documentarian.
STEEL & LACE (1990) - Directed by Ernest D. Farino. Uncredited donut-eating police detective.
PUPPETMASTER II (1990) - Directed by David Allen. Special thanks credit (as "Jeff Bookwalter").
BROKEN TOY (1991) - Directed by Thomas Brown. Cinematographer, post sound, video box design.
WINTERBEAST (1992) - Directed by Christopher Thies. Sound re-mix, video box and flyer design.
DEAD IS DEAD (1992) - Directed by Mike Stanley. Sound re-mix, post-production supervisor, video box design.
GIRLFRIENDS (1993) - Directed by Mark Steven Bosko & Wayne A. Harold. End credits, actor (as "Pearle's Father"), video box layout.
DEAD IS DEAD 2: THE INCARNATION (1993) - Directed by Mike Stanley. Music clearance, titles, video box design.
BIMBO PENITENTIARY (aka CUFFDUNK AND ROUNDTREE) (1993) - Director unknown.
Additional sound mix, titles.
TRACES OF DEATH (1993) - Directed by Brain Damage. Music clearance (most of the music featured is by Bookwalter and Matthew Jason Walsh from various Tempe productions).
NAKED INSTINCT (1993) - Directed by Ellen Cabot. Editor (as "Lance Randas").
UNTITLED RAP VIDEO (1993) - Artist: Brothers For The Struggle. Cinematographer.
THE BURNING MOON (1994) - Directed by Olaf Ittenbach. English subtitling (with James L.
Edwards).
MAKING MOVIES (1994) - Directed by John A. Russo. Featured guest on Volume One, discussing production, distribution and marketing.
VIOLENT SHIT (1994) - Directed by Andreas Schnaas. English subtitling (with James L. Edwards).
GALACTIC NINJAS (1995) - Directed by Joshua Isley. Sound mix, video box design.
BIKINI GODDESSES (1995) - Directed by Ellen Cabot. Sound mix, video box and flyer design.
URBAN LEGEND (1996) - Directed by Alan Smithee. Sound mix, post-production supervisor.

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