Louis Morneau is an American film director and scenarist.
Life
Morneau has been described as a "graduate of the
Roger Corman school".
He is the director of various
B/
cult films, including what
Dread Central
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calls ’the notoriously terrible’
''
Bats
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most bi ...
'', in 1999, a film, however, praised by Mark F. Berry in his book about dinosaur films, in which this author considers that ''Bats'' is a ’handsome and misunderstood fifties-monster homage’’, explaining Morneau's personal style by his former career as film editor. The B movie French site sees in him a "yes man", who "is not inherently bad, but (who) will quickly specialize in broke direct-to-video (''
Bats
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most bi ...
'', ''
Hitcher II)''.". Morneau is also known for being "the man behind horror sequels ''
Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead'',
''The Hitcher: I've Been Waiting'',''
Carnosaur 2
''Carnosaur 2'' is a 1995 action horror film, and the sequel to the 1993 film '' Carnosaur''. It is the second of the ''Carnosaur'' film series. It stars John Savage, Cliff DeYoung, Rick Dean, Ryan Thomas Johnson, Arabella Holzbog and Don Stroud ...
''".
After ''
Carnosaur 2
''Carnosaur 2'' is a 1995 action horror film, and the sequel to the 1993 film '' Carnosaur''. It is the second of the ''Carnosaur'' film series. It stars John Savage, Cliff DeYoung, Rick Dean, Ryan Thomas Johnson, Arabella Holzbog and Don Stroud ...
'' in 1995, he directed ''
Retroactive'', and ''
Made Men'' the year after, both starring
Jim Belushi, the latter also starring
Timothy Dalton.
Personal life
Morneau was the long-time partner of the actress Catherine Cyran.
Filmography
References
External links
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Louis Morneau on Rotten Tomatoes
20th-century American screenwriters
21st-century American screenwriters
Film directors from Connecticut
American male screenwriters
American television directors
People from Hartford, Connecticut
Year of birth missing (living people)
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