Jari Juhani Halonen (born 30 September 1962) is a Finnish film and theatre director, writer and occasional actor. Known as a controversial and outspoken person, his films, such as Back to the USSR (1992), Lipton Cockton in the Shadows of Sodoma (1995) and The Christmas Party (1996), have garnered a cult following while also having been met with mixed reception by critics.[1]