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{{short description|American writer and director}} |
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{{short description|American writer and director}} |
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{{other uses|Vernon K. Zimmerman}} |
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{{other uses|Vernon K. Zimmerman}} |
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'''Vernon Zimmerman''' is an American writer and director who made his debut as director with the 1962 short ''Lemon Hearts'' starring ]. He collaborated with ] on the script to his directorial debut, the road movie, '']''. Zimmerman wrote and directed the ] roller derby drive-in film '']''. He is most well known for his horror slasher film '']'', a dark and despairing psychological study of an awkward and alienated hardcore film buff who exacts a harsh revenge on his cruel tormentors. Zimmerman received a ] nomination as Best Director for the film, a predecessor to more well-known modern parodies of the horror genre. Vernon also wrote the scripts for the horror-Western '']'' (a.k.a. ''Charmed''), the redneck crime exploitation film '']'', the made-for-TV wrestling comedy/drama '']'', the failed TV pilot film '']'', and the teen fantasy comedy '']''. Zimmerman's latest film is the six-minute comic short '']''. More recently Vernon has been working as a script analyst.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=do_mYtgrjSAC&pg=PA180|title=George Raft: The Films|first=Everett|last=Aaker|date=19 April 2013|publisher=McFarland|via=Google Books}}</ref> He also teaches screen-writing courses at UCLA's Extension and Certificate Program. Zimmerman also taught classes on both writing feature scripts and directing actors for film and television at the USC School of Cinema and Television. Vernon Zimmerman lives in Los Angeles<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wb0IkHp4Ov8C&pg=PT403|title=Opening the Doors to Hollywood: How to Sell Your Idea, Story, Screenplay, Manuscript|first1=Carlos De|last1=Abreu|first2=Howard J.|last2=Smith|date=7 April 2010|publisher=Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale|via=Google Books}}</ref> and is a member of both the ] and the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scriptdoctor.net/Bio.html|title=SCRIPT DOCTOR'S BIOGRAPHY AND CREDITS|website=www.scriptdoctor.net}}</ref> |
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'''Vernon Lehr Zimmerman''' (August 30, 1936 – October 18, 2023) was an American writer and director who made his debut as director with the 1962 short ''Lemon Hearts'' starring ]. He collaborated with ] on the script to his directorial debut, the road movie, '']''. Zimmerman wrote and directed the ] roller derby drive-in film '']''. He was most well known for his horror slasher film '']'', a dark and despairing psychological study of an awkward and alienated hardcore film buff who exacts a harsh revenge on his cruel tormentors. Zimmerman received a ] nomination as Best Director for the film, a predecessor to more well-known modern parodies of the horror genre. Vernon also wrote the scripts for the horror-Western '']'' (a.k.a. ''Charmed''), the redneck crime exploitation film '']'', the made-for-TV wrestling comedy/drama '']'', the failed TV pilot film '']'', and the teen fantasy comedy '']''. Zimmerman's last film was the six-minute comic short '']''. He also worked as a script analyst,<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=do_mYtgrjSAC&pg=PA180|title=George Raft: The Films|first=Everett|last=Aaker|date=19 April 2013|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786466467 |via=Google Books}}</ref> taught screen-writing courses at UCLA's Extension and Certificate Program, and taught classes on both writing feature scripts and directing actors for film and television at the USC School of Cinema and Television. Vernon Zimmerman lived in Los Angeles<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wb0IkHp4Ov8C&pg=PT403|title=Opening the Doors to Hollywood: How to Sell Your Idea, Story, Screenplay, Manuscript|first1=Carlos De|last1=Abreu|first2=Howard J.|last2=Smith|date=7 April 2010|publisher=Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale|isbn=9780307558848 |via=Google Books}}</ref> and was a member of both the ] and the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scriptdoctor.net/Bio.html|title=SCRIPT DOCTOR'S BIOGRAPHY AND CREDITS|website=www.scriptdoctor.net}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
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==Filmography== |
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* '']'' (short) (1961) |
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* '']'' (short) (1961) |
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* '']'' (short) (1962) |
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* '']'' (short) (1962) |
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* '']'' (documentary) (1964) |
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* '']'' (documentary) (1964) |
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* '']''<ref>{{cite book | last1=Dern | first1=B. | last2=Fryer | first2=C. | last3=Crane | first3=R. | title=Bruce Dern: A Memoir | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | series=Screen Classics | year=2014 | isbn=978-0-8131-4713-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ta0TBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT76 | access-date=August 12, 2018 | page=pt76}}</ref> (1972) also writer |
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* '']''<ref>{{cite book | last=Dern | first=B. | last2=Fryer | first2=C. | last3=Crane | first3=R. | title=Bruce Dern: A Memoir | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | series=Screen Classics | year=2014 | isbn=978-0-8131-4713-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ta0TBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT76 | access-date=August 12, 2018 | page=pt76}}</ref> (1973) also writer |
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* '']'' (1973) writer only |
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* '']'' (1973) writer only |
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* '']'' (1976) writer only |
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* '']'' (1976) writer only |
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* '']'' (TV movie) (1977) writer only |
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* '']'' (TV movie) (1977) writer only |
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* '']'' (1980) also writer |
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* '']'' (1980) also writer |
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* '']'' (TV film) (1983) writer only |
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* '']'' (TV film) (1983) writer only |
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* '']'' (1989) writer only |
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* '']'' (1989) writer only |
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* '']'' (short) (1995) |
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