Tom Holland (filmmaker)

Tom Holland
Holland in 2008
Born
Thomas Lee Holland[1][2][3]

(1943-07-11) July 11, 1943 (age 81)
EducationWorcester Academy
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles (B.A., J.D.)
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
  • actor
Years active1958–present
Notable workPsycho II
Fright Night
Child's Play
Thinner
The Langoliers
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Children1

Thomas Lee Holland (born July 11, 1943)[4] is an American filmmaker. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, penning the 1983 sequel to the classic Alfred Hitchcock film Psycho,[5] directing and co-writing the first entry in the long-running Child's Play franchise,[6] and writing and directing the cult vampire film Fright Night.[7] He also directed the Stephen King adaptations The Langoliers[8] and Thinner.[9] He is a two-time Saturn Award recipient. Holland made the jump into children’s literature in 2018 when he co-wrote How to Scare a Monster with fellow writer Dustin Warburton.

  1. ^ Worcester Academy (Class of 1962) Yearbook
  2. ^ "Thomas Lee Holland". Martindale-Hubbell.
  3. ^ "Thomas Lee Holland # 61529 - Attorney Licensee Search".
  4. ^ Kane, Paul; O'Regan, Marie, eds. (2014). Voices in the Dark: Interviews with Horror Writers, Directors and Actors. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-786-45672-7.
  5. ^ "TOM HOLLAND and PSYCHO II". Damn Dirty Geeks. August 10, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  6. ^ Stuart, Gwynedd (October 12, 2017). "Director Tom Holland Looks Back at Child's Play Nearly 30 Years Later". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  7. ^ Vanderbilt, Mike. "Tom Holland on his seminal vampire flick Fright Night, which turned 30 this week". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  8. ^ The Langoliers (1995), retrieved December 5, 2017
  9. ^ "VUDU - Watch Movies". www.vudu.com. Retrieved December 5, 2017.

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