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Tom Six
Six in 2013
Born	(1973-08-29) 29 August 1973 (age 51) Alkmaar, Netherlands
Occupations	Filmmaker director writer actor producer editor
Years active	2004–present
Spouse	Ilona Six
Website	sixentertainmentcompany.com

Tom Six (born 29 August 1973) is a Dutch filmmaker, writer, and actor. He is best known for his trilogy of body horror films; The Human Centipede (First Sequence), The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence), and The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence). Six was an original director of Dutch reality TV series Big Brother, which has since become an international franchise.

Early life

Tom Six was born in Alkmaar, North Holland, in the Netherlands on 29 August 1973.

Career

Six started a film production company with his sister Ilona called Six Entertainment, where he wrote and directed such films as Gay in Amsterdam, Honeyz and I Love Dries (later retitled What the F**k?!), about the aspiring Dutch singer Dries Roelvink.

Six had success with the film The Human Centipede. Although it met with mixed reviews and reactions, The Human Centipede garnered widespread attention. The first film's success gave Six the flexibility he needed to work on a sequel, The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence), eventually leading to a trilogy. He made the first film to get viewers comfortable with the idea of the Human Centipede. Both the controversial content of the first film and the second's brutal depictions of sexual violence have generated controversy. In the United Kingdom, the BBFC declined to issue an 18 certificate for The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence), highlighting the antagonist's "total degradation, humiliation, mutilation, torture, and murder of his naked victims". Six then submitted a new cut with two minutes and 37 seconds removed and received the 18 certificate. Six responded with mixed feelings. On the one hand, he was devastated that he had to cut his film, and on the other, the decision of the BBFC gained much press and notoriety. He has said, "In the UK, censors cut many minutes from The Human Centipede 2 by law. It feels like I made a comedy and they cut out all the good jokes. It’s appalling. Nobody is forced to see a movie."

The final film in the Human Centipede series, The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence), was released on 22 May 2015. Tom Six's idea was that each of the three sequences of The Human Centipede can stand on their own as a self-contained film, or they can be connected into a single 4.5 hour-long movie. The Human Centipede 2 begins where the original ends, while The Human Centipede 3 begins where The Human Centipede 2 ends; therefore, the three films together make a "movie centipede" titled The Human Centipede (Complete Sequence).

For several years, Six has been attempting to distribute the satirical psychological horror film The Onania Club, originally due in 2017, later delayed to 2019, and with no updated release date. He commented on the matter, saying that "great art takes time." According to Six Entertainment Company official site, the movie was finished in 2020. However, in 2021, Six admitted there have been issues getting it released after the distributor decided not to release it, which led to Six asking fans for support to get it released.

Filmography

Notes

1. Re-cut for English-speaking audiences as What the F**k?! [sic].
2. ^ Uncut versions of all three of the Human Centipede films were compiled into the official 2016 film titled The Human Centipede (Complete Sequence) - The Movie Centipede.

References

1. "Meet the man behind The Human Centipede". BBC News. 24 August 2010.
2. Tom Six (29 August 2016). "Tom Six on Twitter". Twitter. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
3. "Tom Six". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
4. https://www.empireonline.com/people/tom-six/
5. "Tom Six's 'What The F**k?!' Debut Film Coming Soon". BloodyDisgusting.com. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
6. Brummelen, Peter van (21 October 2008). "I love Dries een film voor frituurliefhebbers". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 November 2011.
7. Shoard, Catherine (6 June 2011). "The Human Centipede sequel just too horrible to show, says BBFC". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
8. BBFC (10 June 2011). "THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE II (FULL SEQUENCE)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
9. Collis, Clark (4 October 2011). "'Human Centipede 2': Tom Six, Laurence R. Harvey talk about their controversial sequel". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
10. "Six Entertainment Company". Six Entertainment Company.
11. "Six Entertainment Company". Six Entertainment Company.
12. "Tom Six - THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE III (FINAL SEQUENCE)". www.starburstmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017.
13. Productions
14. Korngut, Josh (14 July 2021). "Tom Six Disparages PC Culture, Now Asks For Fans Support to Release THE ONANIA CLUB".
15. "Tom Six on Twitter". Twitter. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
16. "Tom Six Talks What The F**k! - THE HORROR ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINE". 27 March 2016.
17. "Six Entertainment Company". Six Entertainment Company.
18. "Tom Six Looks to Check in to The Onania Club - Dread Central". 26 May 2015.
19. Tom Six (2 August 2016). "One thing I promise u, you have never ever seen a movie like The Onania Club. Coming weeks the first secrets plus set reports in November x" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
20. "Tom Six on Twitter : "Yeah, I will do a subtle Hitchcock". 10 September 2016. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links

• Six Entertainment Company official site
• Tom Six at IMDb
• Tom Six at Rotten Tomatoes
• Interview with Tom Six Archived 13 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine
• Tom Six on Twitter

• 1973 births
• Living people
• Dutch film directors
• Dutch screenwriters
• Dutch male screenwriters
• People from Alkmaar
• Horror film directors