David L. Hewitt

David L. Hewitt
Born (1939-08-12) August 12, 1939
San Francisco, California
Occupation film director
Years active 1965 - 2003

David L. Hewitt is a film director and producer. Among the films he has directed are The Wizard of Mars in 1965, Monsters Crash the Pajama Party also in 1965, Journey to the Center of Time in 1967, The Mighty Gorga in 1967 and The Girls from Thunder Strip in 1970.

Background

As a teenager he was an illusionist in the Dr. Jeckyll's Strange Show, a travelling spook show.[1] Later, with an interest in getting into the movie business, he contacted Forrest J. Ackerman and offered him a film script. The original script was called Journey into the Unknown. The script was re written by Ib Melchior and given a new title of The Time Travellers. His directing debut was Monsters Crash the Pajama Party.[2]

Film work

In addition to The Time Travellers, which he also provided special effects for,[3] and his directional debut, The Monsters Crash the Pajama Party,[4] he would direct a number of films.[5]

In 1967, he wrote the script for Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors, which featured John Carradine. He also directed the film, and along with Ray Dorn, he co-produced it.[6] The film which was basically a capitalization on Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors had in later years achieved a degree of cult status.[7] In 1968, he directed Hells Chosen Few. He also directed The Mighty Gorga and The Girls from Thunder Strip, both of which featured Megan Timothy.[8] In The Mighty Gorga, he also played Gorga.[9] He directed the Nazisploitation film The Tormentors which was released in 1971.[10]

Later years

In later years, he was a visual effects producer for The Quiet American, Rabbit-Proof Fence and Inspector Gadget 2.[11]

References

  1. ↑ The New Poverty Row: Independent Filmmakers as Distributors - By Fred Olen Ray Page 89 American General Pictures David L. Hewitt
  2. ↑ Science Fiction Film Directors, 1895-1998 By Dennis Fischer Page 297 - David L. Hewitt
  3. ↑ The Dinosaur Filmography By Mark F. Berry Page 153. Journey to the Center of Time
  4. ↑ Letterboxd The Monsters Crash the Pajama Party
  5. ↑ The New Poverty Row: Independent Filmmakers as Distributors - By Fred Olen Ray Page 89 American General Pictures David L. Hewitt
  6. ↑ Eye on Science Fiction: 20 Interviews with Classic SF and Horror Filmmakers - edited by Tom Weaver Page 190 - Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors (American General, 1967)
  7. ↑ About.com February 29, 2016 Horror Anthology Movies 101, Three Stories Are Better Than One - By Mark H. Harris
  8. ↑ Wild Beyond Belief!: Interviews with Exploitation Filmmakers of the 1960s and 1970s By Brian Albright Page 202 The Girl from Thunder Strip, Megan Timothy
  9. ↑ A Year of Fear: A Day-by-Day Guide to 366 Horror Films By Bryan Senn Page 189 - May 16. The Mighty Gorga
  10. ↑ Nazisploitation!: The Nazi Image in Low-Brow Cinema and Culture - edited by Daniel H. Magilow, Elizabeth Bridges, Kristin T. Vander Lugt Page 320 - Selected Filmography
  11. ↑ franc's cinema March 2, 2015 biker, grindhouse, nazisploitation, The Tormentors
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