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Bert I. Gordon

Bert I. Gordon

Known For Directing
Birthday Sep 24, 1922
Died Mar 08, 2023 (100)
Birthplace Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Nov 15, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Bert Ira Gordon (born September 24, 1922 in Kenosha, WI) was an American film director most famous for such science fiction and horror B-movies as The Amazing Colossal Man and Village of the Giants. Most of Gordon's work was in the idiom of giant monster films, for which he used rear-projection to ... create the special effects. His nickname "Mister B.I.G." was a reference both to his initials and to his preferred technique for making super-sized creatures. Gordon held a degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He began his career directing television commercials before moving to film in 1954 to produce Serpent Island. In 1957, he began his prolific association with American International Pictures. In 1960, he wrote, produced and directed The Boy and the Pirates, starring then active and popular child star Charles Herbert alongside Gordon's own daughter, Susan. The trio recently appeared together in the celebrity lineup at the 2006 Monster Bash, held June 23-25 at the Pittsburgh (PA) Airport Four Points, as The Walt Disney Company's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) spiked interest in previous "pirate" films. To that end, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released a Midnite Movies double DVD set with the rarely seen The Boy and the Pirates, and the more recent Crystalstone (1988), on June 27, 2006. His 1977 Empire of the Ants featured a pre-Dynasty Joan Collins, who later said of the film that it was her worst acting experience, but by then the loosely-based modernized H. G. Wells tale had been elevated to cult film status. While none of his films received significant critical attention, his work attained popularity in some circles. Cult TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) has featured several of his films, which the accompanying episodes are often regarded as some of the show's best. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bert I. Gordon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Big Bet

The Big Bet

1985

Screenplay

Let's Do It!

Let's Do It!

1982

Editor, Writer

Burned at the Stake

Burned at the Stake

1981

Writer

Empire of the Ants

Empire of the Ants

1977

Visual Effects, Screenstory

The Food of the Gods

The Food of the Gods

1976

Visual Effects, Screenplay

The Mad Bomber

The Mad Bomber

1973

Director of Photography, Screenplay

Necromancy

Necromancy

1972

Writer

How to Succeed with Sex

How to Succeed with Sex

1970

Screenplay

Village of the Giants

Village of the Giants

1965

Visual Effects, Screenstory

The Magic Sword

The Magic Sword

1962

Visual Effects, Screenstory

Famous Ghost Stories

Famous Ghost Stories

1961

Story, Writer

Tormented

Tormented

1960

Story, Visual Effects

The Boy and the Pirates

The Boy and the Pirates

1960

Story, Visual Effects

The Spider

The Spider

1958

Screenstory, Special Effects

War of the Colossal Beast

War of the Colossal Beast

1958

Screenstory, Special Effects

Attack of the Puppet People

Attack of the Puppet People

1958

Story, Special Effects

Beginning of the End

Beginning of the End

1957

Special Effects

The Amazing Colossal Man

The Amazing Colossal Man

1957

Screenplay

The Cyclops

The Cyclops

1957

Writer, Special Effects

King Dinosaur

King Dinosaur

1955

Story

Serpent Island

Serpent Island

1954

Director of Photography, Supervising Editor

Secrets of a Psychopath

Secrets of a Psychopath

2015

Director

Satan's Princess

Satan's Princess

1989

Director

The Big Bet

The Big Bet

1985

Director

Let's Do It!

Let's Do It!

1982

Director

Burned at the Stake

Burned at the Stake

1981

Director

Empire of the Ants

Empire of the Ants

1977

Director

The Food of the Gods

The Food of the Gods

1976

Director

The Mad Bomber

The Mad Bomber

1973

Director

Necromancy

Necromancy

1972

Director

How to Succeed with Sex

How to Succeed with Sex

1970

Director

Picture Mommy Dead

Picture Mommy Dead

1966

Director

Village of the Giants

Village of the Giants

1965

Director

The Magic Sword

The Magic Sword

1962

Director

Famous Ghost Stories

Famous Ghost Stories

1961

Director

Tormented

Tormented

1960

Director

The Boy and the Pirates

The Boy and the Pirates

1960

Director

The Spider

The Spider

1958

Director

Beginning of the End

Beginning of the End

1957

Director

The Amazing Colossal Man

The Amazing Colossal Man

1957

Director

The Cyclops

The Cyclops

1957

Director

King Dinosaur

King Dinosaur

1955

Director

Secrets of a Psychopath

Secrets of a Psychopath

2015

Executive Producer

Satan's Princess

Satan's Princess

1989

Producer

The Big Bet

The Big Bet

1985

Producer

Let's Do It!

Let's Do It!

1982

Producer

Burned at the Stake

Burned at the Stake

1981

Producer

Empire of the Ants

Empire of the Ants

1977

Producer

The Food of the Gods

The Food of the Gods

1976

Producer

The Mad Bomber

The Mad Bomber

1973

Producer

Necromancy

Necromancy

1972

Producer

Picture Mommy Dead

Picture Mommy Dead

1966

Producer

Village of the Giants

Village of the Giants

1965

Producer

The Magic Sword

The Magic Sword

1962

Producer

Famous Ghost Stories

Famous Ghost Stories

1961

Producer

Tormented

Tormented

1960

Producer

The Boy and the Pirates

The Boy and the Pirates

1960

Producer

The Spider

The Spider

1958

Producer

Beginning of the End

Beginning of the End

1957

Producer

The Amazing Colossal Man

The Amazing Colossal Man

1957

Producer

The Cyclops

The Cyclops

1957

Producer

King Dinosaur

King Dinosaur

1955

Producer

Serpent Island

Serpent Island

1954

Producer

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