Howard Avedis

Howard Avedis
Born United States
Occupation Film director, film producer, author

Howard Avedis is a film director, producer and author.

Background

Howard Avedis lives in Southern California with his wife Marlene.

As a film student, he studied at the University of Southern California and won the George Cukor Award.

As of 2014, he was working on his second novel. His first publication was Hotel Paradise: Nothing Is As It Seems.[1]

Film Work

His early work as a director included The Stepmother in 1972, a film that starred Alejandro Rey.[2] In 1974, he directed and produced The Teacher, a film that starred Angel Tompkins, Jay North and Anthony James.[3][4] in 1975, he produced and directed The Fifth Floor, a film about a young lady who gets sent to the psych ward called "The Filth Floor". It starred Dianne Hull and Bo Hopkins.[5] Other films he has produced or directed include Mortuary, Separate Ways and They're Playing with Fire.[6]

In 2007, his film The Teacher was paired with The Pick Up and released on a DVD titled "Welcome to the Grindhouse: Two Sinful Shockers".[7] In May 2012, his 1983 horror film Mortuary was finally transferred to DVD with special features included. HD mastered from the original Inter-Negative. The special features included. It was released by Scorpio Releasing in conjunction with Camelot Entertainment.[8]

Filmography

As Howard Avedis

As Hikmet Avedis

As Hikmet L. Avedis

Books

References

  1. ↑ Google Books Hotel Paradise: Nothing Is As It Seems
  2. ↑ French Film Site The Stepmother (1972)
  3. ↑ The Southeast Missourian August 9, 1974 Page 17 Star Vue Drive-In
  4. ↑ Imdb Howard Avedis
  5. ↑ Reading Eagle April 30, 1980 Page 44, 'Fifth Floor' You' Have To Be Nuts To See This Movie By Jennifer J. Hollingshead
  6. ↑ The New York Times Howard Avedis Filmography
  7. ↑ IGN August 7, 2007 Grindhouse Double Feature: The Teacher and Pick-up We take a double-dip...in blood! by Adam DiLeo
  8. ↑ Horror-Movies.Ca Scorpio Releasing Unleashes Mortuary Onto DVD by Chris Savage
  9. ↑ At a Theater Or Drive-in Near You: The History, Culture, and Politics of the American Exploitation Film by Randall Clark Page 195 Directors Filmographies Hikmet Avedis/Howard Avedis
  10. ↑ Imdb Howard Avedis
  11. ↑ Google Books Hotel Paradise: Nothing Is As It Seems


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