Lucky McKee

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Lucky McKee in March 2007

Edward Lucky McKee^[1] (born November 1, 1975) is an American director, writer, and actor, largely known for the 2002 film May, which has acquired a cult following. McKee has also directed Sick Girl, the tenth episode of the first season of the popular Showtime TV series Masters of Horror. His latest film, The Woods, was released on DVD October 3, 2006. Lucky McKee also co-directed the hard-to-find horror movie All Cheerleaders Die, which is not currently in print.

In all of his films, with the exception of The Woods in which she only appears in voiceover, actress Angela Bettis has appeared as a main character. McKee stars in the film, Roman, for which he also wrote the screenplay. Roman was directed by Angela Bettis and released on DVD March 27, 2007. Another frequent collaborator is longtime friend Jaye Luckett of the rock group Poperratic, who has soundtracked all of his films to date under various names, including Roman.

McKee optioned Jack Ketchum's The Lost [1], [2005] and produced the film adaptation directed by Chris Sivertson. McKee also adapted Ketchum's Red [2], and directed the film, which premiered out of competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival [3]. Shooting was halted when Red was almost completed, with McKee as director, in Los Angeles, in December, 2006. Shooting resumed in Maryland following a hiatus of more than six months, with a different director, Norwegian Trygve Allister Diesen [4]. No explanation has been offered for the shared directing credit.