Jean-Paul Ouellette is a film director, producer and writer. He has achieved a certain amount of success, mostly in the H.P. Lovecraft movie adaptation circle with '' The Unnamable'' and its sequel '' The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter''. He has also been involved in other productions, such as

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''. He now works mainly for television but is still contributing to the motion picture industry.

Life

Ouellette was born in Boston and began film making at the age of 14, and began doing it professionally once he finished college, where he studied English and graphic design. After college, he moved to Los Angeles to be taught by Russ Meyer, and later by

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and finally Don Richardson. He has worked for such film companies as

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, Cannon Pictures, New World Cinema and

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Credits as producer

*'' The Unnamable'' (1988) *'' The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter'' (1993) *'' The Messenger'' (2003) *''

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'' (2005) *'' Spaghetti & Matzo Balls'' (2005) *''Manual (2006)

Writing credits

*'' Top Kids'' (1987) (TV) *'' The Unnamable (1988) *'' The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter'' (1993) *'' The Strangler's Wife'' (2002) *'' The Messenger'' (2003)

Directorial credits

*'' The Unnamable'' (1988) *''

Chinatown Connection Chinatown Connection was a martial arts action film directed by Jean-Paul Ouellette released on June 1, 1990. It stars Bruce Ly, Lee Majors II, Art Camacho, Brinke Stevens and Fitz Houston. Two police officers lead a team to stop poison laced nar ...

'' (1990) *'' The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter'' (1993) ( ''H.P. Lovecraft's The Unnamable Returns'', a.k.a. ''The Unnamable Returns'') *'' Cercie in New York'' (2008)

Other credits

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'' (1981) (script supervisor) *''

'' (1984) (second unit director: action) *'' Automatic Drip'' (2004) (first assistant director)

External links

* https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0653500/ * http://www.yankeeclassic.com/ycp/resume/dir.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Ouellette, Jean-Paul Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American film directors American film producers American male screenwriters