Gary P. Cohen
Biography: Gary P. Cohen is the producing director of Plays-in-the-Park, a respected summer theater in New Jersey, where he has directed more than fifty plays and musicals. In the early 1970s he founded a 100-seat semiprofessional theater, where he honed his craft before joining Plays-in-the-Park in the 1980s. He is the author of The Community Theater Handbook (Heinemann, 2003). Cohen has co-authored Off-B'way's Frankenstein, A New Musical and A High School Monster Musical with Mark Baron, as well as The Reluctant Dragon. A former William Morris agent, Cohen has also written and directed three 80's cult shot-on-video horror films: Video Violence Video Violence Il, and Captives, currently on DVD & Blu-ray.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 11, 1952
Deathday: N/A
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Known For
Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS Collector
2013-04-05
Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS Collector
Overview: A documentary capturing the modern day VHS culture and VHS collectors.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-04-05
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VHS Revolution
2017-08-28
VHS Revolution
Overview: Using testimonies by pioneers and witnesses of the times, delve into the feverish visual culture the media generated – with far-fetched examples of canine television games, seduction manuals, aerobics class while holding a baby, among others.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2017-08-28
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Video Violence Part 2
1988-01-01
Video Violence Part 2
Overview: Howard and Eli have graduated from gruesome basement antics to pirating a cable TV channel for the purpose of furthering their brand of homegrown depravity, madness and murder. With the help of 'do-it-yourself' violence videos sent in by adoring fans and a beautiful guest actress unaware of the pain in store for her, the sadistic hosts guarantee the "Bloodiest Show on Earth!"
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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Halloweenville
2011-10-31
Halloweenville
Overview: Join Gary P. Cohen, director of Video Violence, Video Violence 2, and Captives aka Mama's Home as he travels to the seemingly normal small town of Lambertville, NJ and watches it transform into Halloweenville.
Genres: Documentary Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-31
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Captives
1988-01-05
Captives
Overview: Referred to as “the most accomplished SOV horror film from this era,” Captives, is the sophomore effort of director Gary Cohen (Video Violence 1&2). Three weirdoes invade the home of a well-to-do family while the husband is at work. They aren't there to steal anything; they have a video they want to show the wife. On it is the past life of her husband, something much more violent and drug-fueled than she ever could have expected. When things go wrong for the invaders and blood gets shed, the wife must reconcile what she has seen and what she knows, and her new knowledge of the past makes her future unthinkable.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-05
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Frankenstein (I Swear on My Mother's Eyes) The True Story
1983-10-31
Frankenstein (I Swear on My Mother's Eyes) The True Story
Overview: A shot-on-video straight-to-television comedy adaptation of the Frankenstein story. Co-written by, and starring Gary Cohen (director of Video Violence).
Genres: Comedy Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-10-31
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S.O.V. The True Independents
2018-11-18
S.O.V. The True Independents
Overview: Series dedicated to preserving the legacy of shot on video horror movies. Hear the true stories from the innovators themselves on these important works in cinema history.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-18
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