Jim Wynorski

Jim Wynorski
Born
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, screenwriter

Jim Wynorski is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Wynorski has been making B-movies and exploitation movies since the early 1980s, and has directed over 150 feature films. His earliest films were released to film theaters, but his later works have predominantly been released through the cable or straight-to-video market. He often works under pseudonyms such as "Jay Andrews," "Arch Stanton," "H.R. Blueberry," "Tom Popatopolis," and "Noble Henry."[citation needed] His adult films often spoof popular horror movies: Cleavagefield, for example, parodies Cloverfield,[1] The Bare Wench Project parodies The Blair Witch Project,[2] and Para-Knockers Activity parodies Paranormal Activity.[3]

In 2009, the documentary Popatopolis, directed by Clay Westervelt and named for one of Wynorski's pseudonyms, chronicled Wynorski during the making of his soft-core horror film, The Witches of Breastwick. The film serves as a partial biography, with clips from many of his previous films and includes interviews with Wynorski, his contemporaries, cast, and crew.

  1. ^ Foy, Scott (February 15, 2008). "B-Movie Overload: Beasts, Bugs, Breasts & Boll". DreadCentral. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "The Top 10 'Blair Witch Project' Parodies". Fearnet. July 16, 2009. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  3. ^ Foy, Scott (October 26, 2009). "Para-Knockers Activity Prepares to Go Hump in the Night". DreadCentral. Retrieved November 22, 2013.