Juan Piquer Simón

Juan Piquer Simón (16 February 1935, Valencia – January 8, 2011, Valencia) was a Spanish film director most well known for directing two cult classic horror exploitation films, Pieces (1982) and Slugs: The Movie (1988).

Pieces is one among the many cult classic horror films that have recently been restored and digitally remastered by Bob Murawski of Box Office Spectaculars and Grindhouse Releasing.^[1] Juan Piquer Simón owned his own independent studio in Madrid, Spain, and designed many of his own special effects sequences for his films. He also was the co-director of the Mediterranean Film Festival in Valencia, Spain.

Juan Piquer Simón's movie The Pod People got featured on an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Filmography

As film director:

• España violenta (1964)
• Vida y paz (1965)
• Journey to the Center of the Earth (1976) aka Where Time Began
• Supersonic Man (1979)
• Further than Fear (1980) aka Mas alla del terror
• Jules Verne's Mystery on Monster Island (1981)
• Diablos del mar, Los (1982)
• Pieces (1982)
• The Pod People (1983)
• Guerra sucia (1984) aka Dirty War
• Slugs: The Movie (1988)
• Cthulhu Mansion (1990)
• The Rift (Grieta, La) (1990)
• Isla del diablo, La (1994)
• Manoa, la ciudad de oro (1999)
• Pieces of Juan (as himself) interview with Juan Piquer Simón about his film, Pieces, as well as his life, and career (directed by Nacho Cerda, available on Grindhouse Releasing / Box Office Spectaculars' North American DVD release of Pieces)

References

1. elpais retrieved 12th Jan 2011 (Spanish)

External links

• Juan Piquer Simón at the Internet Movie Database
• Spanish web site for Juan Piquer Simon