James Vallo
Encyclopedia
James Vallo is an American
producer
and actor
best known for his role as Al Manac in Space Daze
and its sequel Spaced Out
. His recent productions include the upcoming Sister Mary
, Not Another B Movie
and Chasing Hollywood as well as the award winning Paranormal Calamity. Vallo is the founder of James Vallo Movies based out of Illinois
and the co-founder of West Bridge Entertainment based out of Beverly Hills, CA.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
best known for his role as Al Manac in Space Daze
Space Daze
Space Daze is a 2005 sci-fi comedy film written and directed by J.W. Norton and distributed by Troma Entertainment. It stars James Vallo, Byron Thames and features a cameo from Corey Feldman.-Plot:...
and its sequel Spaced Out
Spaced Out (film)
Spaced Out is a sci-fi comedy feature directed by Scott Grenke. It was premiered in Chicago in 2006 and distributed by Ariztical Entertainment in 2009. It stars James Vallo and features appearances by Babette Bombshell, Butch Patrick, Robert Z'Dar, Fred Williamson, Larry Thomas, and many others...
. His recent productions include the upcoming Sister Mary
Sister Mary
Sister Mary is a 2011 American comedy musical film directed and written by Scott Grenke. It stars Ant, James Vallo, Bruce Vilanch, Judy Tenuta, Sean Paul Lockhart and Shawn Quinlan.-Cast:* Ant as Agent Peccant* James Vallo as Mark Rima...
, Not Another B Movie
Not Another B Movie
Not Another B Movie is a satirical comedy film written and directed by John Wesley Norton which peers into the process of making a low-budget horror film. It was premiered in 2008 under the original title Working Title in Woodridge, Illinois...
and Chasing Hollywood as well as the award winning Paranormal Calamity. Vallo is the founder of James Vallo Movies based out of Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
and the co-founder of West Bridge Entertainment based out of Beverly Hills, CA.
Filmography
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Year | Film | Role | Notes |
1984 | Sixteen Candles Sixteen Candles Sixteen Candles is a 1984 American film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling and Anthony Michael Hall. It was written and directed by John Hughes.- Plot :... |
Bandie | Uncredited |
1986 | Lucas Lucas (film) Lucas is a 1986 American teen tragicomedy film directed by David Seltzer and starring Corey Haim, Kerri Green, Charlie Sheen and Courtney Thorne-Smith. The film is particularly notable for being the screen debut of actress Winona Ryder.-Plot:... |
Spectator | Uncredited |
1989 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child is a 1989 American slasher film and the fifth film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. It was directed by Stephen Hopkins. The film's general tone is much more gothic and dark than the films before, and used a blue filter lighting technique in most of... |
Paramedic | Uncredited |
1993 | There Are No Children Here | Prison Guard | |
2005 | Space Daze Space Daze Space Daze is a 2005 sci-fi comedy film written and directed by J.W. Norton and distributed by Troma Entertainment. It stars James Vallo, Byron Thames and features a cameo from Corey Feldman.-Plot:... |
Al Manac/Cartilage Man | Also Producer |
Make Your Own Damn Movie! Make Your Own Damn Movie! Make Your Own Damn Movie is both a book and a DVD set about Troma Entertainment and independent film in general.-Book:Make Your Own Damn Movie!: Secrets of a Renegade Director is written by Lloyd Kaufman published by St. Martin's, in 2003... |
Himself | Documentary DVD Set | |
2006 | Voices from the Graves | Murder Suspect | |
2009 | Spaced Out Spaced Out (film) Spaced Out is a sci-fi comedy feature directed by Scott Grenke. It was premiered in Chicago in 2006 and distributed by Ariztical Entertainment in 2009. It stars James Vallo and features appearances by Babette Bombshell, Butch Patrick, Robert Z'Dar, Fred Williamson, Larry Thomas, and many others... |
Al Manac | Also Producer and Second Unit Director |
Michael Morlock's Supernatural World | Associate Producer only | ||
Satanic Panic | Sanitation Worker | ||
Like a Moth to a Flame | Police Chief | Anthology film Anthology film An anthology film is a feature film consisting of several different short films, often tied together by only a single theme, premise, or brief interlocking event . Sometimes each one is directed by a different director... ; Segment: "Deep" |
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2010 | Not Another B Movie Not Another B Movie Not Another B Movie is a satirical comedy film written and directed by John Wesley Norton which peers into the process of making a low-budget horror film. It was premiered in 2008 under the original title Working Title in Woodridge, Illinois... |
James | Also Producer |
Paranormal Calamity | Dr. Waldo Chaps | Also Producer | |
Mountain Mafia | Red | ||
2011 | Sister Mary Sister Mary Sister Mary is a 2011 American comedy musical film directed and written by Scott Grenke. It stars Ant, James Vallo, Bruce Vilanch, Judy Tenuta, Sean Paul Lockhart and Shawn Quinlan.-Cast:* Ant as Agent Peccant* James Vallo as Mark Rima... |
Mark Rima | Also Producer |
Chasing Hollywood | Himself | Also Producer and Casting Director | |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1985 | American Playhouse American Playhouse American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.It premiered on January 12, 1982 with The Shady Hill Kidnapping, written and narrated by John Cheever and directed by Paul Bogart... |
Army Man | Episode: "The Killing Floor" |
1989 | The Women of Brewster Place | Marine | TV miniseries |
1995 | Danny! | Alien Skeptic | Talk Show; Episode unknown |