Jeff Burr

Jeff Burr


Died: October 11, 2023
in Aurora, Ohio
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Jeff Burr (born Aurora, Ohio in 1963) is an American film director, Writer and producer best known for his work in horror sequels, such as Stepfather II, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, Puppet Master 4 and 5, and Pumpkinhead II.

Burr attended the University of Southern California (USC) with R. A. Mihailoff who played Leatherface in Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III.

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Movies for Jeff Burr...

Dinner with Leatherface
Title: Dinner with Leatherface
Character: Self
Released: October 28, 2022
Type: Movie
A look at poet, author, filmmaker, actor, and horror icon Gunnar Hansen—the original Leatherface in the first Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Including perspectives ffrom friends, colleagues, filmmakers, actors, and anyone else who knew one of the nicest people affiliated with the horror genre.
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Edge of Town
Title: Edge of Town
Character: Hartley
Released: December 25, 2020
Type: Movie
Summer Roome has her world up-ended when her adrift younger brother and wayward father reenter her life. As new information about old mistakes comes to light, Summer discovers what she has in common with her family and what she doesn't.
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Tales of the Uncanny
Title: Tales of the Uncanny
Character: Self
Released: October 31, 2020
Type: Movie
A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.
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Direct to Video: Straight to Video Horror of the 90s
Title: Direct to Video: Straight to Video Horror of the 90s
Character: Himself
Released: October 12, 2019
Type: Movie
A documentary about the direct-to-video horror hits of the 90s.
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The Litch
Title: The Litch
Character: Uncle Jeff
Released: December 1, 2017
Type: Movie
An undead zombie wizard known as "The Litch" is hell-bent on devouring his victims and possessing the weak when his sacred crystal is stolen by a small-time crook and his crew of big-breasted witches. The Litch uses its power to transform into slimy mutant creatures, spilling gallons of blood from his victims on his quest to retrieve the crystal in order to rule the four worlds.
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Cool As Hell 2
Title: Cool As Hell 2
Character: Jeff Burr
Released: July 17, 2017
Type: Movie
The quest for God's bong.
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Making Out
Title: Making Out
Character: Jean Paul Richard
Released: June 15, 2016
Type: Movie
Charlie who is a professional screenwriter trying to make ends meet by pumping out as many screenplays as he can. Erin is an actress appearing in films and theatre productions hoping to find success and herself in the process. After meeting by chance on a film set they become close friends and share in lamenting over the realities of romance in their lives. Charlie and Erin decide to make a pact to create the greatest romance they can imagine. They plan to write their dates and perform them with all clichés they grew up with and wished would happen to them. However all the romantic overtures don't go off exactly as planned... But as they pretend to have the perfect love will they discover the feelings they could have for each other?
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Return to Oldfield: Making from a Whisper to a Scream
Title: Return to Oldfield: Making from a Whisper to a Scream
Character: Himself
Released: April 28, 2015
Type: Movie
Documentary chronicling the making of From a Whisper to a Scream.
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Rat Scratch Fever
Title: Rat Scratch Fever
Character: Ed
Released: February 26, 2011
Type: Movie
Brought back from a doomed space mission, an army of giant rats develop a big appetite for Los Angeles residents.
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Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
Title: Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
Character: Himself
Released: October 26, 2010
Type: Movie
Exploring the controversial story behind John Carpenter (Halloween & The Thing) and writer Dan O Bannon's (Alien & Return of the Living Dead) from first feature film. From its humble beginnings as a USC student film, to its modern day status as a cult masterpiece. It also offers a rare glimpse inside the creative minds of two USC film students... who would eventually go on to change the way horror films are made.
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Sutures
Title: Sutures
Character: Dr. Sanger
Released: October 4, 2009
Type: Movie
A group of longtime friends converge on a fatal course with destiny when they cross paths with Alexander Tatum, a mercenary surgeon. He is a hunter with the keen skill of one who has also been hunted. Prey turned predator. The victims quickly realize that Alexander is just the beginning of their problems, as they find themselves enmeshed in a fight for survival against a sociopath business man and his demonic staff, who will stop at nothing to prevail in the sale of Black Market Body Parts.
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Live Evil
Title: Live Evil
Character: Bathroom Trucker
Released: September 18, 2009
Type: Movie
Human blood is no longer fit for consumption as the vampire race slowly becomes extinct.
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The Curse of Lizzie Borden 2: Prom Night
Title: The Curse of Lizzie Borden 2: Prom Night
Character: Dr. Dylan Morgan
Released: January 1, 2008
Type: Movie
Horror - Haunted by memories of the six people she brutally slaughtered years earlier after becoming convinced she was the famous ax murderer Lizzie Borden, mental patient Cassie (Kate Reavis) escapes the hospital and tries to hide out by enrolling in a local college. But when her class begins discussing the original Lizzie Borden killings, Cassie's violent alter ego emerges -- with plans for a bloody climax to the upcoming dance. - Jeff Burr, Brittany Madelynn Daniels, Roxy Darr
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Title: Women's Murder Club
Released: October 12, 2007
Type: TV
Women's Murder Club was an American police procedural and legal drama, which ran on ABC from October 12, 2007, to May 13, 2008. The series is set in San Francisco, California and is based on the 'Women's Murder Club' series of novels written by James Patterson. Series creators Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain also served as executive producers alongside Patterson, Joe Simpson, Brett Ratner, and R. Scott Gemmill. The latter also served as showrunner, with Gretchen J. Berg and Aaron Harberts co-executive producing. The pilot was directed by Scott Winant.
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The Mangler Reborn
Title: The Mangler Reborn
Character: Lawnmowing Man
Released: November 29, 2005
Type: Movie
A decade after the original massacre, another man obsessed over his machine ends with several murders and possession.
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Creepies 2: Las Vegas Attack
Title: Creepies 2: Las Vegas Attack
Character: Burt
Released: June 22, 2005
Type: Movie
With Los Angeles in flaming ruins from a nuclear attack, solders mop up what is left of the deadly spider with a giant spider killing robot: Mecha-Destructor. Unfortunately, a terrorist escaped from the weapons base with a suit case full of the creatures. Shot down behind the Beluxor Hotel, the spiders make their way in the pyramid and up and down the strip devouring gamblers, show girls and destroying many landmarks.
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Zombiegeddon
Title: Zombiegeddon
Character: Phil (voice)
Released: July 12, 2003
Type: Movie
These zombies are a human-like race created by Satan. When the "zombie-looking freaks" begin taking over the world, dirty cops Jeff and Cage find themselves in the unenviable position of having to stop them before it's too late. Jeff soon learns that he alone has the power to defeat them if he's up to the task. As the body count piles up and internal affairs officers investigate Jeff and Cage for their prior wrongdoings, time is running out..
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The Saw is Family
Title: The Saw is Family
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
Documentary about the making of "Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III" featuring interviews with director Jeff Burr, screnwriter David J. Schow, producer Robert Engelman, F/X artist Greg Nicotero, stars William Butler and R.A. Mihailoff, and New Line executive Mark Ordesky.
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Dark Asylum
Title: Dark Asylum
Character: Fergusson (uncredited)
Released: November 8, 2001
Type: Movie
Asylum is a taut psychological thriller about a deranged fearsome killer running lose in an abandoned high security Asylum. Pitting the county psychiatrist Dr. Maggie Belham against the psychotic maniac, Dr Belham is trapped in a maze of corridors, and her only help is the janitor, Quitz who may in fact be a forgotten asylum inmate.
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Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Title: Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Character: Himself
Released: September 21, 2000
Type: Movie
A documentary primarily focusing on the filming and release of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
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Witchouse II: Blood Coven
Title: Witchouse II: Blood Coven
Character: Guy on Sidewalk
Released: November 20, 1999
Type: Movie
When an old house in a small town is razed to make way for a shopping mall, the crew unearths four unmarked graves. A professor from a nearby university is asked to find out who the bodies are, but when she and her students arrive in town and begin to ask questions, they discover that no one wants to talk to them or help them in any way.
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Phantom Town
Title: Phantom Town
Character: Uncle Jack
Released: February 16, 1999
Type: Movie
When a sixteen year-old boy and his two young siblings set off on a quest to find their missing parents, their search leads them to a ghost town in the middle of the desert. They soon discover that this is no ordinary tourist spot. In fact, according to the maps, it doesn't exist at all! Finding their way into this mysterious place, the kids must confront the sinister force that dwells beneath it in order to rescue their parents - and save themselves.
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Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!
Title: Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
This documentary on Halloween visits haunted houses around the U.S. and presents interviews with horror celebrities.
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Videozone: The Making of
Title: Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master 4"
Character: Director of Puppet Master 4
Released: September 22, 1995
Type: Movie
Revisit the killer puppets and paranormal researchers, whose brain fluid they craved, with in-depth BTS footage and commentary from the cast and crew.
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Title: Hang Time
Released: September 9, 1995
Type: TV
Hang Time is an American teen sitcom about a fictional Indiana high school's boys' basketball team "Deering" with one female player, that aired from 1995–2000. It aired on Saturday mornings on NBC as part of the network's TNBC morning block. It was created by Troy Searer, Robert Tarlow, and Mark Fink. The show lasted six seasons, during which the cast was changed almost in its entirety. Only two cast members stayed with the show throughout its entire run, similar to Saved by the Bell: The New Class.
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Ghost Gunfighter
Title: Ghost Gunfighter
Character: Pete
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
Three guys and three girls find themselves stranded in a ghost town near the border with Mexico when their car breaks down. The town is haunted by a knife-wielding ghost.
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Videozone: The Making of
Title: Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master 5"
Character: Director of "Puppet Master 5"
Released: September 21, 1994
Type: Movie
Revisit the killer puppets and paranormal researchers, whose brain fluid they craved, with in-depth BTS footage and commentary from the cast and crew.
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Things
Title: Things
Character: The Coroner
Released: October 7, 1993
Type: Movie
A woman kidnaps her husband's mistress and tells the mistress two horror stories involving evil things.
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Eddie Presley
Title: Eddie Presley
Character: Guard
Released: December 8, 1992
Type: Movie
An Elvis impersonator with a wounded psyche, unflinching in his quest to keep the King's spirit alive bets it all on one night of glory, a headlining spot at dingy Tinseltown dive.
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Shock Cinema: Volume One
Title: Shock Cinema: Volume One
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1991
Type: Movie
An hour-long documentary featuring interviews with various filmmakers who've made a name in the direct-to-video market.
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Stephen King's World of Horror
Title: Stephen King's World of Horror
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1989
Type: Movie
This horror documentary is not the same as the 1986 TV special Stephen King's World of Horror nor the 1988 VHS release of the same name, which runs 45 minutes, was distributed by Front Row Entertainment and is about King himself. Instead, This Is Horror (copyright 1989) was a TV special which ran in four 60 minute increments. This new special used some framing footage from the original 'World of Horror' but is primarily newer interviews and behind-the-scenes footage about what was hot in horror in the late 80s. Here in the U.S., a condensed 90-minute version made its way onto video courtesy of Goodtimes in 1990. Elsewhere, the entire special was released as 2 different tapes running 90 minutes apiece. In the UK these were titled This is Horror: A Video Encyclopedia of Horror (Volumes 1 and 2) and in Germany they were called Best of Stephen King's World of Horror (Parts 1 & 2).
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Gordon
Title: Gordon
Character: The Seller
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Gordon Lyons sells people things they don't need. He's gotten pretty good at it.