George Keith "Fritz" Kiersch (born July 23, 1951, in
Alpine, Texas
Alpine ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Brewster County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,905 at the 2010 census. The town has an elevation of , and the surrounding mountain peaks are over above sea level. The university, hospi ...
) is an American film director,
writer and producer.
He is perhaps best known for directing the horror film ''
Children of the Corn'' and the drama ''
Tuff Turf
''Tuff Turf'' is a 1985 American drama film directed by Fritz Kiersch and starring James Spader and Kim Richards. The film was released in the United States on January 11, 1985.
Plot
Morgan Hiller (Spader) is an intelligent but bullied teenager ...
''.
On July 9, 2021, Fritz was a special guest on the season one finale of ''
The Ghost of Hollywood
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
'' podcast. During the interview, he discussed his work on ''Children of the Corn'' and ''Tuff Turf''. He also talked about his production company, Kirby/Kiersch Film Group, which he founded with
Terrence Kirby in 1981.
Filmography
Director
* 1984 ''
Children of the Corn''
* 1985 ''
Tuff Turf
''Tuff Turf'' is a 1985 American drama film directed by Fritz Kiersch and starring James Spader and Kim Richards. The film was released in the United States on January 11, 1985.
Plot
Morgan Hiller (Spader) is an intelligent but bullied teenager ...
''
* 1987 ''
Winners Take All''
* 1987 ''
Gor''
* 1989 ''
Under the Boardwalk''
* 1990 ''
Fatal Charm'' (video) (as
Alan Smithee
Alan Smithee (also Allen Smithee) is an official pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project. Coined in 1968 and used until it was formally discontinued in 2000, it was the sole pseudonym used by members of the Directors Guild o ...
)
* 1990 ''
Swamp Thing
The Swamp Thing is a superhero in American comic books published by DC Comics. A humanoid/plant elemental List of swamp monsters, creature, created by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson, the Swamp Thing has had several humanoid or mo ...
'' (TV series)
* 1992 ''
Into the Sun''
* 1994 ''Shattered Image'' (TV movie)
* 1995 ''
The Stranger''
* 1997 ''Crayola Kids Adventures: Tales of Gulliver's Travels'' (video)
* 2006 ''
Surveillance
Surveillance is the monitoring of behavior, many activities, or information for the purpose of information gathering, influencing, managing or directing. This can include observation from a distance by means of electronic equipment, such as c ...
''
* 2006 ''
The Hunt''
References
External links
*
1951 births
Living people
People from Alpine, Texas
Film producers from Texas
American male screenwriters
Film directors from Texas
Screenwriters from Texas
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