John Luessenhop

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John Luessenhop is an American film director and screenwriter. He graduated from University of Virginia, Georgetown University Law Center, and film schools at UCLA and NYU.[1]

Career

He debuted with the short film Tick, Tick, Tick in 1994. Six years later, he would direct the drama film

New Mexico State Penitentiary."[2] It closed out the 2001 Hollywood Black Film Festival.[3] Tom Long of The Detroit News wrote of the film, "Despite a low budget and predictable story line, Lockdown has undeniable power to it, fired by some fine performances and a terrifying portrayal of prison life that rings disturbingly true."[4] And Steve Murray of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, wrote, "though over-the-top and simplistic, the film has a punchy B-movie grit and gusto."[5]

He then directed the crime thriller

Chris Brown and Hayden Christensen. Author Stephen King, in his end of the year Entertainment Weekly
column, listed it at #5 of his best films of 2010. He says that, "the climax does strain credulity, but the characters feel real & the armored-car heist is the best action sequence in 2010" (EW 12/3/10 page 26).

In 2013, he helmed the reboot of

MPAA.[9]
Texas Chainsaw 3D was a commercial success, making $47.2 million from a $20 million budget.

Filmography

Year Film Credit Notes
1994 Dirty Money Assistant director
Tick, Tick, Tick Director, written by As A. John Lussenhop
1999 Santa's Little Helper Special thanks Short film
2000 Lockdown Director
2009 Please God Someone Normal Special thanks Short film
2010 Takers Director, written by Co-wrote with Avery Duff and Peter Allen & Gabriel Casseus
2011 No Way Out Special thanks Short film
2013
Texas Chainsaw
 		Director
2017 Leatherface Executive producer
2018 Speed Kills Screenplay by, story by Co-wrote screenplay with David Aaron Cohen, co-wrote story with David Aaron Cohen and Paul Castro

References

  1. ^ "John Luessenhop". Filmbug. January 4, 2003. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "Lockdown". September 22, 2000.
  3. ^ Basham, David. MASTER P, SILKK, C-MURDER CAST IN PRISON FILM," MTV.com. (Feb. 5, 2001).
  4. ^ Long, Tom. Lockdown review. The Detroit News (Feb. 14, 2000). [dead link]
  5. ^ Murray, Steve. Lockdown review, Archived 2006-02-12 at the Wayback Machine The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Feb. 13, 2003).
  6. ^ Kehr, Dave (May 2, 2010). "SUMMER MOVIES; August Release Schedule". The New York Times. p. 12. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  7. ^ "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D Revs Up". ComingSoon.net. CraveOnline Media. May 9, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
  8. ^ Kit, Borys (July 19, 2011). "Singer Trey Songz Joins Cast of 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  9. ^ "'Texas Chainsaw 3D' Carries Footage From Hooper's Classic, Originally Rated NC-17!". Bloody Disgusting. October 8, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.

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