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Stuart Gordon (born August 11, 1947) is an American director, writer and producer of films and plays. Most of Gordon's film work is in the horror genre, though he has also ventured into science fiction and film noir. Like his friend and fellow filmmaker Brian Yuzna, Gordon is a fan of H. P. Lovecraft and has adapted several Lovecraft stories for the screen. They include ''Re-Animator'', ''From Beyond'', ''Castle Freak'' (from ''The Outsider''), and ''Dagon'', as well as the ''Masters of Horror'' episode ''Dreams in the Witch-House''. He has turned to the work of Edgar Allan Poe on two occasions, directing ''The Pit and the Pendulum'' in 1991 and ''The Black Cat'' for ''Masters of Horror'' Showtime series in 2007. His science fiction films: ''Robot Jox'' (1990), and ''Fortress'' (1992) have both become cult classics. With Brian Yuzna and writer Ed Naha he co-created ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'' for Disney Studios and executive produced the sequel ''Honey, I Blew Up the Kid.'' He also co-wrote ''Body Snatchers'' for Warner Brothers in 1993 and ''The Dentist'' for Trimark in 1998. He produced, co-wrote and directed the science fiction comedy ''Space Truckers'' starring Dennis Hopper in 1996. He also produced and directed ''The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit'' written by Ray Bradbury in 1998. In 2003 he turned to film noir and produced and directed ''King of the Ants'' based on the novel by Charlie Higson. This was followed by a film adaptation of David Mamet's dark play ''Edmond'' starring William H. Macy in 2006. And in 2007 he produced, co-wrote and directed ''Stuck'' starring Stephen Rea and Mena Suvari. ==Biography== Gordon attended the University of Wisconsin and soon after formed Screw Theater. In March 1967 Gordon produced ''The Game Show'' at the UW Memorial Union. The play, intended to be an attack on apathy, locked the audience in the theater and seemingly humiliated, beat and raped them (audience plants were used.) Every performance ended with the audience rioting and stopping the show. He then formed Screw Theater in the summer of 1968 and produced and directed four shows, the final one, in the fall of 1968, a political version of ''Peter Pan'' that got him and his future wife arrested for obscenity. The story made national headlines until the charges were dropped in November 1968. As Gordon described it in a 2001 interview: After the University of Wisconsin demanded future theatrical productions by Screw Theater be overseen by a University Professor, Gordon cut his University ties to form Broom Street Theater. Its first production, the new translation of the risque Lysistrata, premiered in May 1969. Gordon is married to Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, whom he frequently casts and often murders in his movies. Together in 1969, they founded the Chicago Organic Theater Company, for which Gordon also served as artistic director. With the company, he produced and directed thirty-seven plays, among them the world premieres of ''The Warp Trilogy'', (''Warp!'' was later adapted into a comic book by First Comics), David Mamet's ''Sexual Perversity in Chicago'', ''Bleacher Bums'', ''E-R'', ''Bloody Bess-A Tale of Piracy and Revenge'' and a two part adaptation of ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn''. He is also the father of three daughters- Suzanna, Jillian, and Margaret. In 2009, he directed the one-man theatrical show, ''Nevermore...An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe'' which reunited him with ''Re-Animator'' alumni Jeffrey Combs and writer Dennis Paoli. Recently nominated for a Saturn award, the show enjoyed much success at its premiere in Los Angeles and is now in the process of touring the country. In 2011 Gordon produced, directed and co-wrote the book for ''Re-Animator: The Musical.'' It played to sold out houses, rave reviews and standing ovations for six months at the Steve Allen Theater. In 2012, it was performed at the New York Musical Theater Festival (NYMF) and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Gordon's next play ''Taste,'' premiered at Los Angeles' Sacred Fools Theater Company in April 2014. The play, based on the true story of Armin Meiwes, the Rotenburg Cannibal, was written by Benjamin Brand. He also directed "Eater", an episode of ''Fear Itself'', for NBC in 2008. Stuart Gordon has also been a contributor to Blu-ray/DVD extras content (liner notes) for cult film distributors Grindhouse Releasing/Box Office Spectaculars on one of his favorite films, Frank and Eleanor Perry's ''The Swimmer'' starring Burt Lancaster.〔() Blu-Ray.com "The Swimmer" Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack review, by Brian Orndorf, March 24, 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stuart Gordon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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