John A. Russo

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John A. Russo (sometimes credited as Jack Russo or John Russo) is an American screenwriter and film director most commonly associated with the 1968 horror classic Night of the Living Dead.

Contents 1 Filmography 1.1 As screenwriter and director 1.2 As screenwriter only 1.3 As director only 1.4 As an actor 1.5 As producer 1.6 Documentary appearances 2 Bibliography 2.1 Comics 3 External links

[edit] Filmography

[edit] As screenwriter and director

• Saloonatics (2002)
• Santa Claws (1996) (as John Russo)

... aka 'Tis the Season

• Scream Queens' Naked Christmas (1996)

... aka Naked Christmas (USA)

• Heartstopper (1993)

... aka Dark Craving (USA: video title)

• Midnight 2 (1993)

... aka Midnight 2: Sex, Death and Videotape (USA: video title)

• Midnight (1982) (also novel)

... aka Backwoods Massacre

• The Booby Hatch (1976) (screenplay) (story)

... aka Dirty Book Store

... aka The Liberation of Cherry Janowski

[edit] As screenwriter only

• Voodoo Dawn (1990)

... aka Strange Turf (USA)

• The Majorettes (1986) (also novel) (as John Russo)

... aka One by One

• Night of the Living Dead (1968) (screenplay; co-written by George A. Romero) (as John Russo)

... aka Night of Anubis

... aka Night of the Flesh Eaters

[edit] As director only

• Scream Queens Swimsuit Sensations (1992) (V) (as John Russo)

[edit] As an actor

• House of Frankenstein 1997 (1997) (miniseries) .... Honor Guard
• I Married a Strange Person! (1997) .... voice of Bud Sweeny
• Santa Claws (1996) (as John Russo) .... Detective

... aka 'Tis the Season

• The Inheritor (1990) .... Unknown role
• The Majorettes (1986) (as John Russo) .... Coroner (Dr. Gibson)

... aka One by One

• There's Always Vanilla (1971) (uncredited) .... Music producer

... aka The Affair

• Night of the Living Dead (1968) (uncredited) .... Washington military reporter/Ghoul in house

[edit] As producer

• Children of the Living Dead (2001) (executive producer)
• Santa Claws (1996) (producer)

... aka 'Tis the Season

• Night of the Living Dead (1990) (producer)
• The Majorettes (1986) (producer)

... aka One by One

• There's Always Vanilla (1971) (producer)

... aka The Affair

[edit] Documentary appearances

• UnConventional (2004) .... Himself
• The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic (1999) (V) .... Himself

Note: this is a "making-of" special featured on the DVD edition of the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead.

• "A-Z of Horror" (1997) (mini) TV Series .... Himself

... aka Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror (UK: complete title)

• Night of the Living Dead: 25th Anniversary Documentary (1993) (V) .... Himself

Note: this is a 25th Anniversary special featured on a video release of the original Night of the Living Dead film.

• "Horror F/X" (1989) (V) .... Himself

Note: Russo interviews frequent collaborator and fellow Pittsburgh horror movie maker, Tom Savini, in this low-budget shot-on-video documentary.

• Drive-In Madness! (1987) .... Himself

... aka Screen Scaries (USA: video title)

[edit] Bibliography

• Majorettes (1979) ISBN 0-671-82315-9
• Making Movies (1989) ISBN 0-440-50113-X
• Return of the Living Dead ISBN 1-55197-508-4
• Scare Tactics (1992) ISBN 0-440-50355-8
• Hell's Creation (1995) ISBN 1-55197-060-0
• How to Make Your Own Feature Movie for $10,000 or Less (1995) ISBN 0-935016-10-4

[edit] Comics

With Avatar Press he is writing a number of comic books:

• Escape of the Living Dead [1]
• George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead [2]
• Plague of the Living Dead [3]

[edit] External links

• John Russo at the Internet Movie Database