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Wikipedia / Joel Soisson

Joel Soisson is an American filmmaker. He works primarily in the field of independent film. His numerous credits include Dracula 2000, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, The Prophecy, Little Pink House and Buffalo Rider.

Biography

Education

Soisson studied fine arts and character animation at Pratt Institute and film studies at the University of Southern California and the American Film Institute.

Movie career

Soisson has written, produced and directed numerous feature films since producing Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989). He worked extensively with production companies such as New Line Cinema, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group and The Weinstein Company, before making films under his own banner, Neo Art & Logic, where he helped produce and finance Sweet Jane (1998) and the documentary feature Trekkies (1997).

Mr. Soisson was featured prominently in Season 3 of the reality television series, Project Greenlight, which chronicled the making of the horror film, Feast, directed by then-neophyte John Gulager. He is a longtime member of the Writers Guild of America.

Personal life

He currently lives in Bainbridge Island, Washington and works internationally. His wife, Claudia Templeton, is an actress and production accountant.

Filmography

Film

Year

Role

The Triumphs of a Man Called Horse

1982

Production Assistant

Hambone and Hillie

1983

Screenplay, Associate Producer

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge

1985

2nd unit director (2nd Unit) Director, Line Producer

Avenging Angel

1985

Associate Producer

Lethal

1985

Associate Producer

The Witch

1985

Assistant Art Director

The Boys Next Door

1985

Associate Producer

The Supernaturals

1986

Producer, Writer

Trick or Treat

1986

2nd unit director (2nd Unit) Director, Producer, Screenplay

Trick or Treat

1986

2nd unit director (2nd Unit) Director, Producer, Screenplay

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

1989

Producer

Modern Love

1990

Executive Producer

The Dave Thomas Comedy Show

1990

Producer

Blue Desert

1991

Executive Producer

Lower Level

1991

2nd unit director (2nd Unit) Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay

Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence

1993

Producer

American Yakuza

1994

Executive Producer

Blue Tiger (TV)

1994

Executive Producer, Screenplay

Fist of the North Star (Video)

1995

Co-Executive Producer

The Prophecy

1995

Producer

Back to Back

1996

Executive Producer

Infinity

1996

Producer

No Way Back (TV)

1996

Producer

Countdown

1996

Producer

Drive (TV)

1997

Executive Producer

Slaves to the Underground

1997

Executive Producer

Trekkies

1997

Executive Producer

Phantoms

1998

Producer

The Prophecy II

1998

Producer

Suckers

1999

Executive Producer

Six Days in Roswell

1999

Executive Producer

Dracula 2000

2000

Producer, Writer

Highlander: Endgame

2000

Writer

Sweet Jane

2000

Executive Producer

The Prophecy 3: The Ascent

2000

Producer, Writer

Hellraiser: Inferno

2000

Producer

Children of the Corn: Revelation

2001

Producer

Mimic 2

2001

Writer

Dracula II: Ascension

2003

Producer, Writer

Dracula III: Legacy

2003

Producer, Writer

Trekkies 2

2004

Executive Producer

Feast

2005

Producer

Hellraiser: Hellworld

2005

Story by

The Prophecy: Forsaken

2005

Writer/Director

The Prophecy: Uprising

2005

Writer/Director

American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile

2006

Executive producer

Hollow Man 2

2006

Writer

Pulse

2006

Producer

Highlander: The Source

2007

Writer (as Mark Bradley)

Pulse 2: Afterlife

2008

Writer/Director

Pulse 3

2008

Writer/Director

Children of the Corn: Genesis

2011

Writer/Director

Hellraiser: Revelations

2011

Producer

Piranha 3DD

2012

Producer, Writer

White Frog

2012

Producer

Cam2Cam

2014

Writer/Director

Toonstone

2014

Executive Producer

Buffalo Rider

2015

Writer/Director

Girl Missing

2015

Director

Little Pink House

2017

Producer

Children of the Corn: Runaway

2018

Writer

Fatal Beauty

2019

Writer/Director

My Best Worst Adventure

2021

Writer/Director

Seven Cemeteries

2023

Producer, Screenplay

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