Mick GarrisAKA:
Michael Alan Garris
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12/04/1951 Birthplace:
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biography
A long-time fan of horror, fantasy and science fiction movies, Mick Garris successfully turned his passion into a profession as a producer-writer-director of medium budget genre fare for film and TV. Mindful of his origins, he has won some affection from fans by keeping their interests in mind as he works. This respect for the material and the audience has served him well in his collaboration with novelist-turned-screenwriter Stephen King, particularly on the popular TV miniseries version of "Stephen King's 'The Stand'" (ABC, 1994). Garris' work has been unambitious but more than adequate as
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Lead singer of San Diego-based rock band Horsefeathers
Contributed articles to Famous Monsters of Filmland, Fangoria, Starlog and & Cinefantastique
Hosted "Fantasy Film Festival", a weekly 15-minute show on Los Angeles cable Channel Z featuring interviews with genre filmmakers and performers
First guest was producer-writer-director Larry Cohen whose statement, "Every asshole has a script in his back pocket" made him decide not to show his screenplays to any of the filmmakers he met
Worked as a receptionist for George Lucas' Star Wars Corporation
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