Donald F. Glut
Also Known As: Donald Glut, Don Glut, Dinosaur Don Glut
Biography: Donald F. Glut has been active in both the entertainment and publishing industries since 1966, and has had a long and varied career. He has been a professional musician, actor, film director, executive producer, photographer, magazine editor, proofreader and copywriter, but is mostly known for his long career as a freelance writer. He has written and directed feature-length motion pictures, documentaries and music videos, authored approximately 80 fiction and non-fiction published books, TV scripts (live action and animation shows, network and syndicated), comic-book scripts, short stories, magazine articles, even music and theatre. He has been involved with numerous popular franchises such as Star Wars, The Monkees, Tarzan, Spider-Man, Transformers, G.I. Joe, Vampirella, Masters of the Universe, The Flintstones, Jonny Quest and many others, and created original comic-book characters for Gold Key, Marvel and DC. He is arguably best known for his novelization of the second "Star Wars" movie, The Empire Strikes Back.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Pecos, Texas, USA
Birthday: February 19, 1944
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Gender: Male
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The Human Torch
Overview: A battle royal takes place between a super villain the Raven (played by Rich Hagopian) and super hero the Human Torch (played by Don Glut).
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-01-01
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The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Overview: The history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-01
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I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies
Overview: From 1953 to 1969, Don Glut made amateur movies. Shot on 16mm, these films became "legendary" throughout the world.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-03
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The Teenage Frankenstein
Overview: Doctor Frankenstein (played by Charles Martinka) is rescued from being hung by a desperate stranger.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-01-01
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Captain America Battles the Red Skull
Overview: The Red Skull (played by Larry Ivie), is about to destroy an American city with only Steve Rogers as Captain America (played by Don Glut) able to stop him. Will he be in time?
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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Schlock
Overview: A quiet suburb in Southern California is terrorized by a mysterious murderous monster living in a cave. As the bodies pile up -- with incriminating banana peels always near by the crime scene -- a group of teens stumble on the guilty party: a 20-million-year-old Schlockthropus, an ape-like creature with a sense of the absurd.
Genres: Comedy Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-03-01
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Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
Overview: A documentary that explores man's enduring fascination with the vampire legend by examining historical accounts, literary works, and as they are portrayed in film and television.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-01
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Fly Trap: Catching a Classic
Overview: Filmmakers and film historians discuss the original Fly trilogy.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-12-10
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Hollywood Dinosaur Chronicles
Overview: Documentary showing how dinosaurs have been used in films. Trailers and scenes from moving about or with dinosaurs are shown.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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The Graduate
Overview: Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-12-21
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Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Overview: Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous audience participation gimmicks.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-08
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Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Overview: Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story takes a deeper look at the life and career of Boris Karloff, from 1931 to 1969, exploring films such as The Ghoul, The Walking Dead (1936), Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936), the Mr Wong series, The Climax (1944), Lured (1947), The Strange Door (1951), Grip of the Strangler and Corridors of Blood(1958), The Comedy of Terrors (1963), The Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968), the Mexican quartet, some of his major TV appearances (The Girl From U.N.C.L.E., Wild Wild West, I-Spy) as well as taking a deep look at his often ignored Broadway career in the 1940s and 50's. There is also much time devoted to Karloff's more personal side and his relationship with his daughter, Sara.
Genres: Horror Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-18
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The Adventures of the Spirit
Overview: The Spirit is joined by a host of other heroes in battling the Phantom and his army of monsters
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-01-01
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Bikini Drive-In
Overview: Kim Taylor inherits her grandfather's drive-in theatre. She must raise $25,000 over one weekend or the bank will take the property from her. She also has to deal with pesky capitalist J.B. Winston.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-04-08
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Fanarchy
Overview: Fanarchy explores the rise of fan culture and ways in which fans are threatening the Hollywood system by becoming a creative force in their own right. With affordable technology at their fingertips, fans are producing more new content per month than studios or networks combined. Whether it's an original idea or a personal spin on a favorite film or TV show, fans are taking the reins and blurring the line between amateur and professional. Written and directed by Halifax’s own Donna Davies, Fanarchy exposes the burgeoning media landscape and the issues that complicate it – copyright, intellectual property and the concept of originality in a remix culture.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-18
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Dinosaur Movies
Overview: Dinosaurs Vs. Apes: DINOSAUR MOVIES and HOLLYWOOD GOES APE! have been hailed as the definitive documentaries on the prehistoric and anthropoid creatures that have appeared on the silver screen. Filled with rare movie clips, behind-the-scenes footage and interviews.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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The Amazing Colossal Woman
Overview: Dr. Carol Heisler is angry... very angry. Her rage registers with a flying saucer scanning the populace. The alien being inside decides that she is an ideal subject for an experiment. Using its advanced technology Solopticus grows the furious female to giant size and names her GARGANTA!
Genres: Horror Science Fiction Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-01
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King Kong
Overview: An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-09-08
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Spider-Man
Overview: Spider-man must rescue the beautiful daughter of the evil Dr. Lightning.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Atom Man vs. Martian Invaders
Overview: Martians land on Earth, prepared for conquest. Atom-Man is Earth's only defense.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
Overview: King of Horror, legendary actor, scriptwriter and director, Paul Naschy is regarded as the Spanish Lon Chaney and the most prolific filmmaker dedicated to the fantastic cinema in Spain.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2010-10-07
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Von Ryan's Express
Overview: Von Ryan's Express stars Frank Sinatra as a POW colonel who leads a daring escape from WWII Italy by taking over a freight train, but he has to win over the British soldiers he finds himself commanding.
Genres: War Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-06-23
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Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
Overview: A look back at the classic 1964 film of horror and suspense starring Joan Crawford as an axe-murderer just released from the mental hospital. Includes footage of the filming and interviews with several of those involved, as well as a look at the movies it was influenced by and those that were in turn influenced by it.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-02
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Batman and Robin
Overview: Vickie Vale, who has the combination of the Gotham City National Bank has been kidnapped by The Mask and his henchmen. Batman and Robin attempt to rescue Vale, but Batman is rendered unconscious and Robin is taken prisoner by the gang. The gang have escaped in a car, with Batman following on foot. Eventually, batman catches up, frees Vale and Robin, and they fight the bad guys. The Mask throws a hand grenade at Batman, who catches it and throws it back, destroying The Mask.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood
Overview: Southern California 1897: While Dumas is in the parlor cleaning his gun, his sister Roxanne is in the bedroom being seduced by the lusty vampiress...
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-08
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