FILM DIRECTOR

Jim Wynorski

1950 - Today

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Jim Wynorski is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He is known for making B movies, action films, creature films, softcore pornography and exploitation films, such as Deathstalker II, The Return of Swamp Thing, Raptor, Virtual Desire and The Witches of Breastwick. In 2009, the documentary Popatopolis, directed by Clay Westervelt (and named after Tom Popatopolous, one of Wynorski's pseudonyms) chronicled his work during the making of his softcore horror film The Witches of Breastwick. The film serves as a partial biography, with clips from many of his previous films, and includes interviews with Wynorski himself, as well as his contemporaries, cast and crew. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Jim Wynorski is the 1,670th most popular film director (down from 1,640th in 2024), the 12,691st most popular biography from United States (down from 12,139th in 2019) and the 480th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jim Wynorski ranks 1,670 out of 2,041. Before him are Fernando León de Aranoa, Ari Aster, Shirley Clarke, Deran Sarafian, Christophe Barratier, and Olivier Dahan. After him are Andy Tennant, Andrew Dominik, Jan Kounen, Baran bo Odar, Gordon Chan, and Lee Daniels.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Jim Wynorski ranks 661. Before him are Alex Chilton, Gary Hug, Anthony Grafton, Laura Restrepo, Lobilo Boba, and Jerry Heidenreich. After him are João W. Nery, Jon Hall, Shamil Khisamutdinov, Wilfried, Maria Ewing, and Eshetu Tura.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Wynorski ranks 12,695 out of 20,380. Before him are David Newman (1954), Amy Grant (1960), Andrew Wood (1966), Mauri Rose (1906), Julie Carmen (1954), and Slide Hampton (1932). After him are Esther Rolle (1920), Wayne Thiebaud (1920), Crispus Attucks (1723), Leon Wilkeson (1952), T. J. McConnell (1992), and Jeremy Allen White (1991).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Jim Wynorski ranks 480. Before him are Rick Rosenthal (1949), Todd Solondz (1959), Lisa Cholodenko (1964), Ari Aster (1986), Shirley Clarke (1919), and Deran Sarafian (1958). After him are Andy Tennant (1955), Lee Daniels (1959), Ruben Fleischer (1974), Glen Keane (1954), Dave Filoni (1974), and Brad Anderson (1964).

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