Alan Roberts (filmmaker)
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Robert Alan Brownell (November 2, 1946 – July 3, 2016), known professionally as Alan Roberts, was an American
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best known for directing low-budget films including '' Karate Cop''Lott, M. Ray (2004). ''The American Martial Arts Film.'' McFarland, and ''
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood ''The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood'', released theatrically in the UK as ''Hollywood Blue'', is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Alan Roberts and starring Martine Beswick, Adam West, Phil Silvers, Chris Lemmon, Edie Adams, and Richard De ...
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Roberts began his career as a director. After 1994 most of his work was as an editor. Roberts' ''Young Lady Chatterly'' series is "a classical vehicle in the ''
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game ''X-Man''. The game was controversial and sold poorly. In 2011, Roberts was involved in production of the film ''Desert Warriors''. The film was substantially altered by others, and released as the anti-Islamic film ''
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Selected filmography


As director

*''Save Me'' (1994) *''Round Trip to Heaven'' (1992) *'' Karate Cop'' (1991) *''
Young Lady Chatterley II ''Young Lady Chatterley II'' is a 1985 American softcore pornographic film directed Alan Roberts and starring Harlee McBride, Sybil Danning, and Adam West. It is the sequel to the 1977 film ''Young Lady Chatterley''. Premise Cynthia, the new L ...
'' (1985) *''
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood ''The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood'', released theatrically in the UK as ''Hollywood Blue'', is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Alan Roberts and starring Martine Beswick, Adam West, Phil Silvers, Chris Lemmon, Edie Adams, and Richard De ...
'' (1980) *''
Young Lady Chatterley ''Young Lady Chatterley'' is an American 1977 softcore pornographic film directed by Alan Roberts and starring Harlee McBride, Peter Ratray, and Lawrence Montaigne. The film was followed by a sequel in 1985, ''Young Lady Chatterley II''. Premis ...
'' (1977) *''Panorama Blue'' (1974) *''The Sexpert'' (1972) *''The Zodiac Couples'' (1970)


As writer

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The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood ''The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood'', released theatrically in the UK as ''Hollywood Blue'', is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Alan Roberts and starring Martine Beswick, Adam West, Phil Silvers, Chris Lemmon, Edie Adams, and Richard De ...
'' (story) (1980) *''The Zodiac Couples'' (1970)


As producer

*''Street Poet'' (2010) *''
Zombie Wars ''Zombie Wars'' is a 2007 American war horror film written and directed by David A. Prior. It stars Adam Mayfield, Alissa Koenig, Jim Marlow, and Kristi Renee Pearce as humans struggling against zombie overlords. Premise After a zombie apoc ...
'' (2008) *''Lost at War'' (2007) *''Fighting Words'' (2007) *''Burning Man: The Burning Sensation'' (2002) *''Role of a Lifetime'' (2002) *''The Yellow Bird'' (short) (2001) *''
Young Lady Chatterley II ''Young Lady Chatterley II'' is a 1985 American softcore pornographic film directed Alan Roberts and starring Harlee McBride, Sybil Danning, and Adam West. It is the sequel to the 1977 film ''Young Lady Chatterley''. Premise Cynthia, the new L ...
'' (1985) *''
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'' (1979) *''
Young Lady Chatterley ''Young Lady Chatterley'' is an American 1977 softcore pornographic film directed by Alan Roberts and starring Harlee McBride, Peter Ratray, and Lawrence Montaigne. The film was followed by a sequel in 1985, ''Young Lady Chatterley II''. Premis ...
'' (1977) *''Panorama Blue'' (1974) *''
Scream Bloody Murder ''Scream Bloody Murder'' (also known as ''Matthew, Claw of Terror'' and ''The Captive Female'') is a 1973 American slasher film written, directed, and produced by Marc B. Ray, and co-written by Larry Alexander. Plot As his father works on a tr ...
'' (1973) *''The Sexpert (1972)'' *''The Zodiac Couples'' (1970)


As editor

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Zombie Wars ''Zombie Wars'' is a 2007 American war horror film written and directed by David A. Prior. It stars Adam Mayfield, Alissa Koenig, Jim Marlow, and Kristi Renee Pearce as humans struggling against zombie overlords. Premise After a zombie apoc ...
'' (2008) *''Cielito lindo'' (2007) *''Fighting Words'' (2007) *''30 Days'' (2006) *''Manhattan Minutiae'' (2006) *''Haunted Boat'' (2005) *''Dr. Rage'' (2005) *''Haunted House'' (2004) *''Secret Admirer'' (short) (2004) *''Career Suicide'' (short) (2004) *''One Man's Junk'' (short) (2004) *''
Grand Theft Parsons ''Grand Theft Parsons'' is a 2003 comedy-drama film based on the true story of country rock musician Gram Parsons (played by Gabriel Macht), who died of an overdose in 1973. Parsons and his road manager, Phil Kaufman (Johnny Knoxville), made a pac ...
'' (2003) *''Lost in the USA'' (2003) *''One of Us'' (short) (2002) *''Throttle'' (2002) *''White Boy'' (2002) *''108 Stitches'' (2001) *''The Yellow Bird'' (short) (2001) *''Death Game'' (2001) *''Forbidden City'' (2001) *''Stanley's Gig'' (2000) *''Megalomania'' (short) (2000) *''The Last American Virgin'' (short) (2000) *''
Dirt Merchant ''Dirt Merchant'' is an independent comedy film that premiered on SightSound.com on September 19, 1999, and premiered on DVD on June 11, 2002. The film was written and directed by B.J. Nelson, and stars Danny Masterson and Julie Benz. It is notabl ...
'' (uncredited) (1999) *''
Deterrence Deterrence may refer to: * Deterrence theory, a theory of war, especially regarding nuclear weapons * Deterrence (penology), a theory of justice * Deterrence (psychology), a psychological theory * ''Deterrence'' (film), a 1999 drama starring Kev ...
'' (1999) *''348'' (1999) *''4 Second Delay'' (short) (1998) *''One Plus Two Equals Four'' (1994)


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* Living people American film directors American film producers 1946 births American film editors {{US-film-director-1940s-stub