George Mihalka
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George Mihalka is a Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

-born Canadian
Canada
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 filmmaker. He is (best) known for his slasher film
Slasher film
A slasher film is a type of horror film typically involving a psychopathic killer stalking and killing a sequence of victims in a graphically violent manner, often with a cutting tool such as a knife or axe...

 My Bloody Valentine
My Bloody Valentine (film)
My Bloody Valentine is a 1981 Canadian slasher film released in the wake of the popularity of the slasher genre that had overtaken the 1970s...

, which has gained a large cult
Cult film
A cult film, also commonly referred to as a cult classic, is a film that has acquired a highly devoted but specific group of fans. Often, cult movies have failed to achieve fame outside the small fanbases; however, there have been exceptions that have managed to gain fame among mainstream audiences...

 following since its release in 1981.

Selected films

Feature films
  • Faith, Fraud & Minimum Wage
    Faith, Fraud & Minimum Wage
    Faith, Fraud & Minimum Wage is a comedy film adaption of Canadian playwright Josh MacDonald's play Halo. The film is directed by George Mihalka, and stars Callum Keith Rennie and Martha MacIsaac.- Plot :...

    (2010)
  • Windsor Protocol
    Windsor Protocol
    Windsor Protocol is a 1996 British-Canadian television thriller film directed by George Mihalka and starring Kyle MacLachlan, Macha Grenon, Chris Wiggins, Lisa Bronwyn Moore, John Colicos and Eugene Clark. It is based on the novel by Jack Higgins....

    (1996)
  • Bullet to Beijing
    Bullet to Beijing
    Bullet to Beijing is a 1995 made-for-television film that continues the adventures of the fictional spy Harry Palmer, who appeared in the 1960s films The Ipcress File, Funeral in Berlin, and Billion Dollar Brain, based on books by author Len Deighton...

    (1995)
  • La Florida
    La Florida (film)
    La Florida is a Quebec comedy film, released in 1993. The film was directed by George Mihalka, and written by Suzette Couture and Pierre Sarrazin.-Synopsis:...

    (1992)
  • The Blue Man
    The Blue Man (film)
    The Blue Man is a 1985 Canadian film directed by George Mihalka.The film is also known as Eternal Evil .-Cast:*Winston Rekert as Paul Sharpe*Karen Black as Janus*John Novak as Kauffman*Patty Talbot as Jennifer Sharpe...

    (1985)
  • Scandale
    Scandale (film)
    Scandale is a 1982 Canadian comedy film.A band of government workers decide to make some fast bucks by making a blue movie in the Quebec's Parlement.-Cast:* Sophie Lorain - Lucille* Nanette Workman - Nanette Workman...

    (1982)
  • My Bloody Valentine
    My Bloody Valentine (film)
    My Bloody Valentine is a 1981 Canadian slasher film released in the wake of the popularity of the slasher genre that had overtaken the 1970s...

    (1981)

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