Jon Keeyes
Encyclopedia
Jon Keeyes is an American
film director
, producer
and screenwriter
best known for his low-budget, direct-to-video
slasher film
s. He is a co-founder and principal of Texas-based independent film
company Highland Myst Entertainment. He recently directed Living and Dying with Edward Furlong
and Michael Madsen
. and his most recent movie Fall Down Dead
with Udo Kier
, David Carradine
and Dominique Swain
had a limited theatrical release in the U.S.
United States
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film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, 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 screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
best known for his low-budget, direct-to-video
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
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...
s. He is a co-founder and principal of Texas-based independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
company Highland Myst Entertainment. He recently directed Living and Dying with Edward Furlong
Edward Furlong
Edward Walter Furlong is an American actor whose best known film roles are John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Daniel Vinyard in American History X. He is a two-time Saturn Award nominee, winning the 1992 Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor for his performance in...
and Michael Madsen
Michael Madsen
Michael Søren Madsen is an American actor, poet, and photographer. He has appeared in more than 150 films, most of them small independent films, though he has starred in central roles in such films as Reservoir Dogs, Free Willy, Donnie Brasco, and Kill Bill, in addition to a supporting role in Sin...
. and his most recent movie Fall Down Dead
Fall Down Dead
Fall Down Dead is a horror/slasher film starring Dominique Swain released in 2007. The storyline involves a metropolitan city in the grip of fear after rolling blackouts bring out a serial killer dubbed "The Picasso Killer"...
with Udo Kier
Udo Kier
Udo Kier is a German actor, known primarily for his work in horror and exploitation movies.-Early life:...
, David Carradine
David Carradine
David Carradine was an American actor and martial artist, best known for his role as a warrior monk, Kwai Chang Caine, in the 1970s television series, Kung Fu, which later had a 1990s sequel series, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues...
and Dominique Swain
Dominique Swain
Dominique Ariane Swain is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as the title character in the 1997 film adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita, and as Jamie Archer in the film Face/Off.- Early life :...
had a limited theatrical release in the U.S.
Filmography
- American Nightmare (2002) (producer, director, writer)
- Hallow’s End (2003) (producer, director)
- Suburban Nightmare (2004) (producer, director, writer)
- Equilateral (2005) (producer, director)
- Mad Bad (2007) (director)
- Living & DyingLiving & DyingLiving & Dying is a 2007 film starring Edward Furlong and Michael Madsen. The film was shot on location in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. It was released on DVD in the US on December 25, 2007. Living & Dying tells the story of two killers who turn the tables on a group of bank robbers after a...
(2007) (producer, director, writer) - Angela's Body (short) (2009) (producer, director, writer)
- Fall Down DeadFall Down DeadFall Down Dead is a horror/slasher film starring Dominique Swain released in 2007. The storyline involves a metropolitan city in the grip of fear after rolling blackouts bring out a serial killer dubbed "The Picasso Killer"...
(2009) (producer, director) - Billy Mean Pipes (short) (2009) (director)
- Butterscotch (short) (2009) (director)
- From the Dark (2009) (co-producer)
- Spilt Milk (2010) (co-producer)