John Amplas

John Amplas

Born: June 23, 1949
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Movies for John Amplas...

Taste the Blood of Martin
Title: Taste the Blood of Martin
Character: Himself
Released: February 25, 2023
Type: Movie
Feature length documentary taking a look at the making of George A. Romero's MARTIN.
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Zombies and Bikers
Title: Zombies and Bikers
Character: Himself
Released: November 24, 2020
Type: Movie
John Amplas, Roy Frumkes, Tom Savini, Christine Forrest, Tom Dubensky, Tony Buba, Taso Stavrakis and a whole host of zombies and bikers discuss their inolvement with 'Dawn of the Dead'. A new documentary for the Second Sight DotD box set.
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Catch of the Day 2: You Die at Dawn!
Title: Catch of the Day 2: You Die at Dawn!
Character: Marvin Eel
Released: June 30, 2020
Type: Movie
Crashing funerals, digging through corpses to find drugs, and busting big-breasted bad girls is all in a days work for Officer Rod Davis.
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After Hours Trading
Title: After Hours Trading
Character: Pawnbroker
Released: June 1, 2017
Type: Movie
A shiftless malcontent teams up with a shady Eastern European con artist to make some quick cash, but ends up becoming an unlikely, and reluctant, Robin Hood when he discovers his new partner-in-crime has traveled halfway around the world to free a victim of human trafficking.
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Sugar Skull Girls
Title: Sugar Skull Girls
Character: Demetrius
Released: October 1, 2016
Type: Movie
Three demonic sisters who resemble neo-goth voodoo dolls are accidentally conjured from the other side during a failed attempt to raise a little girl from the dead. With impeccable fashion sense and teen aged angst, the Sugar Skull Girls will stop at nothing to escape the clutches of The Pale Witch, the ruler of The Shadow world.
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Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
Title: Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
Character: Self
Released: October 16, 2015
Type: Movie
Tom Savini is one of the greatest special effects legends in the history of cinema, but little is known about his personal life until now. For the first time ever a feature length film has covered not only Tom's amazing career spanning over four decades, but his personal life as well.
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The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half
Title: The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half
Character: Himself
Released: November 18, 2014
Type: Movie
Documentary covering the making of The Dark Half.
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Mortal Remains
Title: Mortal Remains
Character: Man in Parking Garage
Released: October 13, 2013
Type: Movie
A docu-thriller that sets out to uncover the details surrounding the life, brief career, and mysterious death of horror filmmaker Karl Atticus, referred to by some as the forgotten father of the "slasher movie." The film includes interviews with various horror historians and aficionados including Eduardo Sanchez (director of The Blair Witch Project), who posits the question: Why, for 40 years, has the story of Karl Atticus been all but eradicated from the annals of cinema history?
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The World’s End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead'
Title: The World’s End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead'
Character: Self
Released: September 17, 2013
Type: Movie
A new, feature-length documentary, filmed for the Special Edition Scream Factory Blu-Ray Release of George Romero's 1985 film, Day of the Dead A small group of scientists and soldiers have taken refuge in an underground missile silo where they struggle to control the flesh-eating horror that walks the earth above. But will the final battle for the future of the human race be fought among the living or have they forever unleashed the hunger of the dead? Lori Cardille (Tales from the Darkside), Joe Pilato (Night of the Living Dead: Origins 3D) and Richard Liberty (The Crazies) star in this controversial classic with groundbreaking gore effects by Tom Savini.”
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The Walking Dead Girls
Title: The Walking Dead Girls
Character: Self
Released: March 22, 2011
Type: Movie
The Walking Dead Girls is a behind-the-scenes look into zombie culture in the United States and the obsession into ""Sexy Female Zombies"". What is it about Zombie Bimbos or ""Zimbies"" that are starting to gain the worlds interest? Why are zombies now in mainstream culture and seen in advertising from JCPenny and Sears? With interviews with zombie master maker George Romero and cult movie star Bruce Campbell from ZomBcon 2010 and so much more. ""The Walking Dead Girls"" is a sexy look into the zombie phenomenon created by George Romero that is 40 years in the making
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Daddy Cool
Title: Daddy Cool
Character: Dr./Rev. Alter
Released: November 8, 2002
Type: Movie
An homage to 50's horror films about a woman who sees visions in her television and her therapist who happens to be a werewolf.
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The Bread, My Sweet
Title: The Bread, My Sweet
Character: Jimmy
Released: April 21, 2001
Type: Movie
Dominic works round the clock: nights making biscotti for his family's bakery in a working-class Italian neighborhood in Pittsburgh, then days downtown where he's a specialist in firing people at a company that negotiates mergers. He's thrown for a loop with he learns that Bella, an elderly neighbor who's his family's closest friend, has but a few months to live. All her life, she's saved money in coffee cans for her daughter, Lucca's, wedding, but Lucca is off in foreign lands, initially as a Peace Corps volunteer, and doesn't need a man. Dominic vows to bring Lucca home and convince her to marry him to fulfill Bella's most fervent wish. What will Lucca say?
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No Pets
Title: No Pets
Character: Eddie Buford
Released: January 1, 1994
Type: Movie
An honest exploration of one Pennsylvania factory worker's mundane existence, and his pursuit of a love long lost.
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The Dark Half
Title: The Dark Half
Character: Thad Beaumont (double)
Released: April 23, 1993
Type: Movie
Thad Beaumont is the author of a highly successful series of violent pulp thrillers written under the pseudonym of ‘George Stark’, but when he decides to ‘kill-off’ his alter-ego in a mock ceremony, it precipitates a string of sadistic murders matching those in his pulp novels, which are soon discovered to be the work of Stark himself. Looking like a maniacal version of his counterpart, Stark is not so willing to quit the writing game – even if it means coming after Thad's wife and their baby.
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The Incredibly Strange Film Show: George A. Romero & Tom Savini
Title: The Incredibly Strange Film Show: George A. Romero & Tom Savini
Character: Self
Released: October 27, 1989
Type: Movie
Romero, the architect of the modern zombie film, is interviewed against his familiar Pittsburgh stomping grounds. Special Effects wizard Tom Savini explores long-time collaboration with Romero. Savini was gearing up at the time to make his feature debut with a Night of the Living Dead remake and in his interview he hints at some of the twists he was intending on incorporating into his new adaptation.
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Title: The Incredibly Strange Film Show
Character: Self
Released: August 5, 1988
Type: TV
A series of documentaries focusing on the world of psychotronic movies; focusing on the lives of filmakers such as Hershell Gordon Lewis, Saim Raimi, Doris Wishman, Ed Wood Jr, and Tsui Hark. Covers weird movie genres, like Mexican wrestling movies and Hong Kong horror films.
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Day of the Dead
Title: Day of the Dead
Character: Fisher
Released: July 3, 1985
Type: Movie
A small group of scientists and soldiers take refuge in an underground missile silo where they struggle to control the flesh-eating dead that walks the Earth above.
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Midnight
Title: Midnight
Character: Abraham
Released: December 31, 1982
Type: Movie
A young woman fleeing her sexually abusive stepfather hitches a ride with two young men, but the three soon find themselves at the mercy of a backwoods Satanic cult.
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Creepshow
Title: Creepshow
Character: Nathan's Corpse (segment "Father's Day")
Released: November 10, 1982
Type: Movie
Five tales in the style of classic '50s horror comics, involving a murdered man emerging from the grave, a meteor's ooze that makes everything grow, a snack for a crated creature, a scheming husband, and a malevolent millionaire with an insect phobia.
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Knightriders
Title: Knightriders
Character: Whiteface
Released: April 10, 1981
Type: Movie
A medieval reenactment troupe struggles to maintain its family-like dynamic amid pressure from local authorities, interest from talent agents, and their "King's" delusions of grandeur.
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Document of the Dead
Title: Document of the Dead
Character: Himself
Released: January 19, 1981
Type: Movie
A documentary about George A. Romero's films, with a behind scenes look at Dawn of the Dead.
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Bloodeaters
Title: Bloodeaters
Character: Landwirt
Released: October 1, 1980
Type: Movie
After drug crops are sprayed with a chemical by a passing airplane, the growers of the crop are poisoned by the chemical and turn into zombie-like mutants.
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Dawn of the Dead
Title: Dawn of the Dead
Character: 2nd Guy on Roof (uncredited)
Released: September 2, 1978
Type: Movie
During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
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Martin
Title: Martin
Character: Martin Mathias
Released: October 27, 1977
Type: Movie
Martin, who believes himself to be a vampire, goes to live with his elderly and hostile cousin in a small Pennsylvania town where he tries to redeem his blood-craving urges.