John Paizs
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John Paizs (born in 1957) is a director, writer and actor from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. In 1985 his much-celebrated independent comedy Crime Wave was presented at the Toronto International Film Festival. He was the male lead and also wrote and directed the film. He worked on several TV series, but has not made another feature film until 1999's Top of the Food Chain, a stylish, low-budget sendup of Golden Age '50s science fiction movies. John is currently the Director in Residence at the Canadian Film Centre.
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Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 1.568 |
Birthday | |
Place of Birth | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Also Known As | John Paisz, |
1985
Crime Wave
6.2/18
A young director intent on making "the greatest color crime movie ever" can't seem to finish his script--he has a beginning and an end, but he can't q...
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Crime Wave
1981
Springtime in Greenland
6.3/7
Springtime in Greenland uses '50s cinematic conventions and attitudes to tell a story about the sophomoric inhabitants of a fictional utopia.
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Springtime in Greenland
1980
The Obsession of Billy Botski
7.2/4
A young man meets his obsession, a ghostly '60's Playboy-bunny styled "Connie," and is never the same!
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The Obsession of Billy Botski
1982
Oak, Ivy, and Other Dead Elms
8/1
The further adventure of Nick, Paizs' silent hero sets off to college where he meets Brock West (Winnipeg journalist and rocker Peter Jordon, aka Rock...
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Oak, Ivy, and Other Dead Elms
1983
The International Style
8/1
An amusing melange of '60s spy thrillers and other classics. Super secret agent Nick attempts to liberate a top secret microchip from the clutches of...
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The International Style
1997
Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight
7.2/6
Interviews with Guy Maddin and his pals are included in this documentary about the Canadian film-maker's life and movies. Features clips from most of...
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Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight
1991
Smoked Lizard Lips
4/1
A recently-deposed Central American dictator re-locates to a small town in Northern Manitoba and starts a new repressive regime.
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Smoked Lizard Lips
2024
Castration Movie
0/0
A transsexual sex worker wants to have a child and faces obstacles at every turn.
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