Russell Mulcahy
Russell Mulcahy ( born June 23, 1953 in Melbourne) is an Australian film director and screenwriter.
Life
He began his film career as a video director, among others, Elton John, Duran Duran and Bonnie Tyler. After his directorial debut Razorback (1984 ), a horror thriller about an oversized boar, followed in 1986 Highlander - There can be only one. This film, which arrived by his unconventional editing and camera technology and the music of Queen with the audience, made known to the director. After Mulcahy succeeded not a great success more. Neither the sequel Highlander II - The Quickening ( 1991), nor the thriller Ricochet - The crash (1991 ) starring Denzel Washington and John Lithgow or two flops Karen McCoy - The Cat (1993 ) with Kim Basinger and Shadow and the Curse of the Khan (1994 ) with Alec Baldwin could come close to its initial success. The following films by Russell Mulcahy often ended up as video premiere, so that he again turned more to the creation of music videos, including for Billy Joel and AC / DC. Since the late 1990s, he also directed episodes of television series, including The Hunger (1997-2000), Queer as Folk ( 2000-2001), Skin ( 2003) and Teen Wolf (since 2011).
Filmography (selection)
- 2012: Bait 3D - Sharks in the supermarket (Bait 3D)
- 2012: Bait 3D - Sharks in the supermarket (Bait 3D)
- Since 2011: Teen Wolf ( TV series)
Music Videos ( selection)
- Queen - A Kind of Magic, Princes of the Universe (both 1986)
- Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
- Duran Duran - Wild Boys, Hungry Like The Wolf