Douglas Buck is an American film

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. Buck grew up on Long Island, in

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. He later moved to

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, where he began making films while working as an airport electrical engineer. Buck started by making short films, including ''

Cutting Moments ''Cutting Moments'' is a 1997 short film written, produced and directed by Douglas Buck, in cooperation with The New School. The film was re-released in August 2004 as part of Buck's suburban holocaust collection ''Family Portraits: A Trilogy of ...

'' (1997), ''Home'' (1998), and ''Prologue'' (2003), all three of which were collected together in the ''Family Portraits'' anthology. '' Rue Morgue'' magazine selected ''Cutting Moments'' as one of its "100 Alternative Horror Films". In 2004 he began making a new version of

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's 1973 film ''

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'' starring

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, Stephen Rea and Chloë Sevigny, which was released in 2007, and described by ''

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'' as "a worthy partner to his predecessor's famously violent slasher thriller".LaPorte, Nicole (2006) "Buck makes a pass at 'Sisters' remake", '' Daily Variety'', April 13, 2006, retrieved November 16, 2009Anderson, John (2007)
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'', March 20, 2007, retrieved November 16, 2009 His 2008 eco-horror film ''The Broken Imago'' is influenced by the 1976 Spanish film ''Quién puede matar a un niño''. Buck also co-wrote the 1999 film '' Terror Firmer''.

Filmography

Feature films *''Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America'' (2003) *''

'' (2006) Short films *''After All'' (1994) *''

'' (1997) *''Home'' (1998) *''Prologue'' (2003) *''The Broken Imago'' (2008) *''The Aristofrogs'' (2010) *''The Accident'' (2011)

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* * Interviews conducted February 24, 2008. American film directors Horror film directors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-film-director-stub