Adam Green (filmmaker)


Adam Green is an American actor, filmmaker and musician, best known for his work in horror and comedy films, including the [Hatchet (film series)|Hatchet (film)|Hatchet franchise], 2010's Frozen, and the television series Holliston. He was also the lead singer for the hard rock and metal band Haddonfield.
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Early life

Green was born and raised in Holliston, Massachusetts. After finishing high school in 1993, he left for New York to study film and television production at Hofstra University, where he graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science.
After finishing studies, Green worked in Boston making local commercials for Time Warner Cable, where he met his future collaborator Will Barratt. In 1998, the duo founded production company ArieScope Pictures and the following year made their first feature-length film: the semi-biographic comedy Coffee & Donuts. Green starred in the lead role, while other parts were played by Steven C. DeWitt Jr., Katie Bove and Jeff Davison. This amateur production has not been widely released.

Career

Spiral is Joel David Moore's and JD Boreing's thriller, which Green co-directed. The story follows an isolated telemarketer, who befriends a new co-worker and then struggles with troubling past feelings, threatening his personal dignity.
Critics hailed Spiral as "nothing short of brilliant" and "the closest thing you'll get to Hitchcock in this day and age". The film won Gold Vision Award at the 2008 Santa Barbara Film Festival.
Green and Joe Lynch's free weekly filmmaker interview and film commentary podcast launched on GeekNation in May 2013. The name references creators' sitcom Holliston, along with other inside jokes in the content. The talk show was recommended by Entertainment Weekly under the headline "20 podcasts you need to hear in 2015"

''Hatchet'' franchise

Hatchet is the first feature of Green's successful franchise. The horror comedy tributes old-school American slashers and follows a group of tourists, who take a swamp boat ride and wind up pursued by the ghost of local legend Victor Crowley. Theatrically released on September 7, 2007, the film was relatively well received by some critics and earned a worldwide horror cult following, resulting in three sequels for 2010, 2013, and 2017.
Hatchet II is franchise's sequel, starring Kane Hodder and Danielle Harris. Green eagerly promoted his film by pre-advertising, in press and with credits. Filmed in the beginning of the year, sequel premiered at the London FrightFest Film Festival 2010. The theatrical release made headlines when distributor Dark Sky agreed with AMC Theatres to bypass MPAA ratings' board and on October 1, 2010, released the unrated Hatchet II, which got revoked within hours. The officially reported reason by AMC was poor performance, but Green has alluded to controversy with MPAA. Metacritic rated the film 49/100 based on 11 reviews. Rotten Tomatoes reports a 36% approval rating and an average score of 4.2/10 based on 33 reviews; the site's consensus reads: "Funnier and more gleefully gory than most slasher sequels, Hatchet II aims for so-bad-it's-good territory, but can't quite hack it."
Hatchet III is the third feature of Green's franchise, directed by BJ McDonnell and starring Kane Hodder, Danielle Harris, Derek Mears. Production began in April 2012, and the film was released in United States theaters and VOD on June 14, 2013. In press announcements, Green passionately assured fans, disappointed about the substitute director, that he personally oversaw all development. Though Green has clearly stated that Hatchet III is meant to be the end of the story, and that he always had set out to make a trilogy, he has also speculated that this is only the ending to his story of Marybeth and Victor Crowley and that fans could potentially see more Hatchet films in the future with a different storyline, different characters, and different storytellers behind the camera.
Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 55% approval rating based on 22 reviews, and Metacritic rated it 25/100 based on eight reviews.
As part of Green's three-day fundraiser to benefit victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, all three films were shown in Hatchet Marathon on May 30, 2013, and filmmaker made a donation to One Fund Boston.
Victor Crowley is the fourth feature in Green's Hatchet franchise. Written and directed by Green, the film was produced in secret over 2015 and 2016, with Green unveiling the finished film as a complete surprise during a "10th Anniversary Event" for Hatchet at the Arclight Hollywood where it received two standing ovations on August 22, 2017. The film immediately premiered in London four days later as part of UK FrightFest, where it received yet another standing ovation, marking only the second time a film has ever received a standing ovation at FrightFest in the festival's 18-year history. Green took the film on a 52-city theatrical world tour throughout the fall of 2017 in advance of its February 6, 2018 release on home video. The film stars Kane Hodder, Parry Shen, Laura Ortiz, Brian Quinn, Dave Sheridan, Felissa Rose, and Tiffany Shepis.

''Frozen''

Frozen is Green's low-budget thriller, starring Kevin Zegers, Emma Bell and Shawn Ashmore. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was released in North American theaters on February 5, 2010. Metacritic rated it 45/100 based on 16 reviews. Rotten Tomatoes reported a 62% approval rating and an average score of 5.9/10; the site's critical consensus reads: "Writer/director Adam Green has the beginnings of an inventive, frightening yarn in Frozen, but neither the script nor the cast are quite strong enough to truly do it justice."
On the other hand, some critics were pleased with the results. Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times writes: "A minimalist setup delivers maximum fright in nifty little chiller that balances its cold terrain with an unexpectedly warm heart." And Rex Reed presents more impressions in his sensationalist article in The New York Observer: "I was left so paralyzed with terror by this movie that I chewed a whole pencil in half watching it."

''Chillerama'': "Anne Frankenstein"

Green wrote and directed segment "The Diary of Anne Frankenstein" as part of the 2011 comedy/horror anthology Chillerama, which consists of four short films by four different filmmakers. The parody "Anne Frankenstein" is shot in black and white and made entirely in German to look and feel like a lost 1940's foreign film. While Green cast authentic German speaking actors for all roles, the lead role of Adolf Hitler is portrayed by Joel David Moore, who does not know how to speak German and purposely fakes his way through the film by using a combination of gibberish and random words thrown to him by Green, such as "Boba Fett", "OshKosh B'Gosh" and "Goldie Hawn". Kane Hodder portrays the film's hero Meshugannah – a Hassidic Jewish take on the classic Frankenstein monster, who ultimately turns against his master and kills him.

''Holliston''

Based on Green's life and largely adapted from his romantic comedy Coffee & Donuts, the sitcom Holliston follows the lives of Adam and Joe, two aspiring horror filmmakers living in the small town of Holliston, Massachusetts. Together they work at a local cable advertising station and struggle with fledgling careers, making ends meet and dealing with the opposite sex. The ensemble cast includes Laura Ortiz, Corri English, Dee Snider, and GWAR frontman Dave Brockie.
Holliston was the first original series for FEARnet. Green wrote and directed the six episodes comprising season one of this show, mixing comedy, horror, romance, and described by the network as "Big Bang Theory meets Evil Dead 2". The first season was filmed in September–October 2011 and produced by ArieScope Pictures. Series was advertised in the January 13, 2012 issue of Entertainment Weekly and launched on the FEARnet network on April 3, 2012, with a second season formally announced after two episodes. Guest stars include Seth Green, John Landis, Kane Hodder, Brian Posehn, Ray Wise, Deanna Pappas, Derek Mears, Colton Dunn, Danielle Harris, Nick Ballard, Parry Shen, Magda Apanowicz, and Tony Todd. In interviews Green has described Holliston as his "most passionate of passion projects" and explained that the show took him over 13 years to bring to fruition.
After the 2014 death of cast member Dave Brockie and the dissolving of FEARnet just a few weeks later, Holliston went on an indefinite hiatus. In July 2015, Entertainment Weekly announced that Holliston would return with a third season.

''Digging Up the Marrow''

Green's undercover project, Digging Up the Marrow, described as a reality based dark fantasy about monsters, was made in collaboration between Green and popular urban artist Alex Pardee. Production began in 2010 and was fully completed in 2014. In the documentary-style movie Green plays himself; Will Barratt, loyal Green collaborator since 1997, is cameraman; and actor Ray Wise portrays Detective William Dekker, an eccentric and mysterious man who contacts Green with the claim that monsters not only exist, but that he knows where to find them.
After an unofficial preview of a work-in-progress cut in 2013 at Harry Knowles's annual Butt-Numb-A-Thon, the final version of Digging Up The Marrow premiered at FrightFest in London on August 23, 2014. The film was released in US cinemas and VOD on February 20, 2015, and on DVD and Blu-ray March 24, 2015. Rotten Tomatoes reports that 53% of 15 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 5.7/10. Metacritic rated it 45/100 based on eight reviews.

Filmography

Television series

It's a Mall World – short form mini-series, 13 episodesWinter Tales – claymation mini-series, 5 episodesCheerleader Camp – half-hour comedy, pilot episodeSexy Nightmare Slayers – comedy, pilot episodeHolliston – half-hour horror sitcom, 17 episodesAdam Green's Scary Sleepover – biographical talk-show, 33 episodesHorrified – biographical talk-show, 44 episodesHeart Baby Eggplant – 7 episodes

Short films

A Voice Named Reason Columbus Day Weekend Stagefright Oh, Sherrie Steven's Room The Real World Hollywood Midnight Trick or Treat King in the Box The Tiffany Problem The Tivo Fairy Tale Police Saber Jack Chop Just Take One The Diary of Anne Frankenstein Downloading and You Driving Lessons Halloween Hugs Saber III Turn Off Your Bloody Phone Happy Halloween Monster Problems Don't Do It! A Holliston Halloween The Intervention Pumpkin Dick Full Size Ghost Dog Halloween Costume Cruelty Halloween Socks The Pet Sitter
  • ''Halloween Hangover - A Star Wars Story''

Acting roles

Columbus Day Weekend Michael MyersCoffee & Donuts AdamSteven's Room MattThe Real World Hollywood ShlomoHatchet Buddy #1The Eden Formula MauryThe Tiffany Problem GilliganWinter Tales VoicesGingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust Toothless McHomelessFairy Tale Police RudolphJack Chop Grace Meat ClerkUltradome Jedi KnightFrozen Look: The Series Club PatronJust Take One ErnieHatchet II Buddy #1Holliston AdamHolliston AdamHalloween Hugs AdamHatchet III Drunken PrisonerDigging Up the Marrow Adam Green20 Seconds To Live HusbandTales of Halloween CarloVictor Crowley CraigA Holliston Halloween AdamThe Intervention AdamVideo Palace AdamFull Size AdamHalloween Socks Prince Richard / Ravishing RickThe Talos Principle 2 YaqutThe Talos Principle 2: Road to Elysium YaqutHalloween Hangover - A Star Wars Story General Bastian

Other appearances

The Making of 'Hatchet Hatchet" Anatomy of a Kill Hatchet" A Twisted Tale Guts & Gore: The FX of 'Hatchet Hatchet" Meeting Victor Crowley The Making of 'Spiral The Road to FrightFest His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th The Road to FrightFest II: American Douchebags in London Grace: Conception Grace: Family Grace: Delivered The Psycho Legacy Into the Dark: Exploring the Horror Film Frozen: Catching Frostbite Frozen: Three Below Zero Frozen: Shooting Through It Frozen: Beating the Mountain Frozen: Thawing Out Brides of Horror The Rotten Tomatoes Show The Road to FrightFest III: The Douchebrothers Project Hatchet 2' Behind the Screams Hatchet 2' Meet the FX Team Hatchet 2' First Look The Making of Anne Frankenstein The Road to Holliston Hatchet 3' Behind the Scenes Hatchet 3' Raising Kane Hatchet 3' Swamp Fun Adam Green's Scary Sleepover Monsters of the Marrow: The Making of 'Digging Up the Marrow Horrified Shudder's The Core Fly On The Set – The Making of Victor Crowley Raising The Dead... Again – An Interview about Victor Crowley Steven Tyler: Out On A Limb To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story Wolfman's Got Nards Survival of the Film Freaks Video Palace FrightFest: Beneath the Dark Heart of Cinema Shudder's The Last Drive-In This is GWAR Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story Spooktacular! Paint it Red: The Making of 'Spiral Hatchet: Swamp Tales
  • ''Hatchet: The Production Journals''

Discography

  • ''Ghosts of Salem''