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Gary Sherman

Gary Sherman

Directing Born Aug 28, 1945 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Gary Sherman (born August 28, 1945) is an American film director, producer, and writer from Chicago, Illinois. He began his career directing short films, commercials, industrials, and documentaries while still an undergraduate at IIT's Institute of Design. After graduating, Gary moved to London, England, where he continued directing commercials and also co-wrote and directed his first feature film, Death Line starring Donald Pleasence. The British Film Institute called this debut "The Most Significant Directorial Debut of the Year". Upon relocating to Los Angeles, California, he continued wri...

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Poltergeist III
5.2
movie
Poltergeist III
Director
1988
Dead & Buried
6.4
movie
Dead & Buried
Director
1981
Wanted: Dead or Alive
5.9
movie
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Director
1987
Death Line
5.8
movie
Death Line
Director
1972
Memory: The Origins of Alien
6.3
movie
Memory: The Origins of Alien
as Self
2019
Vice Squad
6.2
movie
Vice Squad
Director
1982
First Wave
7.1
tv
First Wave
Writer
1998
Lisa
5.5
movie
Lisa
Director
1990
The Glow
5.2
movie
The Glow
Teleplay
2002
Phobia
4.2
movie
Phobia
Story
1980
Tales of the Uncanny
7.0
movie
Tales of the Uncanny
as Self
2020
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
6.4
movie
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
as Self
2022