American film director
Joel Soisson is an American filmmaker . He works primarily in the field of independent film . His numerous credits include Dracula 2000 , A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge , Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure , The Prophecy , Little Pink House and Buffalo Rider .[ 1]
Biography
Education
Soisson studied fine arts and character animation at Pratt Institute and film studies at the University of Southern California and the American Film Institute .[ 2]
Movie career
Soisson has written, produced and directed numerous feature films since producing Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989). He worked extensively with production companies such as New Line Cinema , De Laurentiis Entertainment Group and The Weinstein Company , before making films under his own banner, Neo Art & Logic , where he helped produce and finance Sweet Jane (1998) and the documentary feature Trekkies (1997).
Mr. Soisson was featured prominently in Season 3 of the reality television series, Project Greenlight , which chronicled the making of the horror film, Feast , directed by then-neophyte John Gulager. He is a longtime member of the Writers Guild of America .
Personal life
He currently lives in Bainbridge Island, Washington and works internationally. His wife, Claudia Templeton, is an actress and production accountant.[ 3]
Filmography
Film
Year
Role
Seven Cemeteries
2023
Producer, Screenplay
My Best Worst Adventure
2021
Writer/Director
Fatal Beauty
2019
Writer/Director
Children of the Corn: Runaway
2018
Writer
Little Pink House
2017
Producer
Girl Missing
2015
Director
Buffalo Rider
2015
Writer/Director
Cam2Cam
2014
Writer/Director
Toonstone
2014
Executive Producer
White Frog
2012
Producer
Piranha 3DD
2012
Producer, Writer
Children of the Corn: Genesis
2011
Writer/Director
Pulse 3
2008
Writer/Director
Pulse 2: Afterlife
2008
Writer/Director
Highlander: The Source
2007
Writer (as Mark Bradley)
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
2006
Executive producer
Pulse
2006
Producer
Hollow Man 2
2006
Writer
Feast
2005
Producer
The Prophecy: Forsaken
2005
Writer/Director
The Prophecy: Uprising
2005
Writer/Director
Hellraiser: Hellworld
2005
Story by
Trekkies 2
2004
Executive Producer
Dracula III: Legacy
2003
Producer, Writer
Dracula II: Ascension
2003
Producer, Writer
Children of the Corn: Revelation
2001
Producer
Mimic 2
2001
Writer
Dracula 2000
2000
Producer, Writer
Highlander: Endgame
2000
Writer
Sweet Jane
2000
Executive Producer
Hellraiser: Inferno
2000
Producer
The Prophecy 3: The Ascent
2000
Producer, Writer
Suckers
1999
Executive Producer
Six Days in Roswell
1999
Executive Producer
Phantoms
1998
Producer
The Prophecy II
1998
Producer
Drive (TV)
1997
Executive Producer
Trekkies
1997
Executive Producer
Slaves to the Underground
1997
Executive Producer
No Way Back (TV)
1996
Producer
Back to Back
1996
Executive Producer
Countdown
1996
Producer
Infinity
1996
Producer
Fist of the North Star (Video)
1995
Co-Executive Producer
The Prophecy
1995
Producer
Blue Tiger (TV)
1994
Executive Producer, Screenplay
American Yakuza
1994
Executive Producer
Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence
1993
Producer
Blue Desert
1991
Executive Producer
Lower Level
1991
2nd unit director (2nd Unit) Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay
The Dave Thomas Comedy Show
1990
Producer
Modern Love
1990
Executive Producer
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
1989
Producer
Trick or Treat
1986
2nd unit director (2nd Unit) Director, Producer, Screenplay
The Supernaturals
1986
Producer, Writer
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
1985
2nd unit director (2nd Unit) Director, Line Producer
Lethal
1985
Associate Producer
The Witch
1985
Assistant Art Director
The Boys Next Door
1985
Associate Producer
Avenging Angel
1985
Associate Producer
Hambone and Hillie
1983
Screenplay, Associate Producer
The Triumphs of a Man Called Horse
1982
Production Assistant
References
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