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词条 Tommy Lee Wallace
释义

  1. Early life

     Education 

  2. Early career

     Directorial Debut  Work Over the Years  Publicity 

  3. Personal life

  4. Filmography

  5. Awards

  6. Acting

  7. Further reading

  8. External links

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Thomas "Tommy" Lee Wallace (born October 8, 1949) is an American film producer, director, editor, and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the horror genre, directing films such as Season of the Witch, Fright Night Part 2 and the 1990 mini-series It. He is a long-time friend and collaborator of director John Carpenter, receiving his first credit as art director on Carpenter's directorial debut Dark Star. Along with Charles Bornstein, he edited both the original Halloween and The Fog.

Early life

Born Thomas Lee Wallace in Somerset, Kentucky to Robert G. and Kathleen Wallace, he has one older sister, Linda. He grew up in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and attended high school at Western Kentucky University teachers training school (College High).

Education

  • BFA in Design from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
  • MFA program (five semesters) in film production at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Early career

Wallace entered the film business while attending USC film school, starting as an art director and film editor for commercials and industrial films. While in school, he began collaborating with childhood friend and fellow student John Carpenter, working on Carpenter's Dark Star (1974), a low-budget, science-fiction comedy that began as a student film. In 1976, he worked as sound effects editor and art director on Carpenter's second film, Assault on Precinct 13. He continued working with Carpenter, serving as production designer and co-editor of Halloween (1978) and The Fog (1980). In addition to his behind-the-scenes duties for these last two films, Wallace also appeared in front of the camera: intermittently as The Shape (the masked Michael Myers in the closet scene) in Halloween, and in The Fog as several different ghosts; his voice was also featured in both films as TV/radio announcers.

Directorial Debut

For Halloween II, John Carpenter (who was producing) initially offered directorial responsibilities to Wallace. After careful deliberation, Wallace declined, citing disappointment with the script (the job eventually went to Rick Rosenthal). He did, however, agree to write and direct the third film in the franchise, Season of the Witch, which was the first and only one to deviate from the "Michael Myers" storyline (Wallace's voice was also featured as the announcer and the munchkin singers in the "Silver Shamrock" commercial).

Work Over the Years

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Wallace continued to write and direct for television and film. Notable work includes writing the screenplay for 1982's The Possession; co-writing and directing 1988's Fright Night Part 2 starring Roddy McDowell; and adapting and directing 1990's made-for-television miniseries It, based on the novel by Stephen King.

Wallace's work in television was varied, including directing episodes of the cult TV show Max Headroom; the 1980s revival of The Twilight Zone; and Baywatch. At the height of television films popularity in the 1990s, Wallace directed several notable films including an adaptation of the Vincent Bugliosi novel And the Sea Will Tell (1991), The Comrades of Summer (1992), Steel Chariots (1997) and The Spree (1998).

In 1986, he performed the title song of Carpenter's film Big Trouble in Little China as part of the band The Coup de Villes, alongside Carpenter and another friend, Nick Castle.

Publicity

Interview
  • Gorezone Magazine (USA) 1988, Iss. 3, pg. 44–47, by: Marc Shapiro, "Tommy Lee Wallace Leaves the Carpenter Nest"

Personal life

Wallace is divorced from actress Nancy Kyes, with whom he has two children. He still lives in California and continues to write.

Filmography

  • Season of the Witch (1982)
  • The Twilight Zone (1985–1986)
    • Wordplay/Dreams for Sale/Chameleon (TV episode) (segment "Dreams for Sale")
    • Little Boy Lost/Wish Bank/Nightcrawlers (TV episode) (segment "Little Boy Lost")
    • The Leprechaun-Artist/Dead Run (TV episode) (segment "The Leprechaun-Artist")
  • Max Headroom (1987)
    • Security Systems (TV episode)
    • The Blanks (TV episode)
  • Tour of Duty (1987)
  • Aloha Summer (1988)
  • Fright Night Part 2 (1988)
  • CBS Summer Playhouse (1989)
    • Outpost (TV episode)
  • Baywatch (1989)
    • Cruise Ship (TV episode)
  • It (1990 miniseries)
  • And the Sea Will Tell (1991)
  • The Comrades of Summer (1992)
  • Danger Island (1992)
  • Witness to the Execution (1994)
  • Green Dolphin Beat (1994)
  • Flipper (1995 TV series)
  • Once You Meet a Stranger (1996)
  • Steel Chariots (1997)
  • The Spree (1998)
  • Final Justice (1998)
  • Los Muertos (2002)

Awards

Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1981 Nominated Saturn Award Best Special Effects for The Fog
Shared with:
Richard Albain
James F. Liles
1991 Won ACE Award Writing a Movie or Miniseries for El Diablo
Shared with:
John Carpenter
Bill Phillips
1989 Nominated International Fantasy Film Award Best Film for Fright Night Part 2

Acting

  • Los Muertos (2002)
  • The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
  • Season of the Witch (1982)
  • The Fog (1980)
  • Halloween (1978)

Further reading

  • "The Devil (and Dino) Made Him Do It!" by Lee Gambin, Fangoria magazine No. 317, October 2012, pages 58–59. 97. Interview of screenwriter Tommy Lee Wallace regarding his scripting of The Possession. Three-page article has five photos, one of Wallace.

External links

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