Pat Bishow is an American independent
filmmaker and writer, and former drummer for
The Mosquitos
Mosquitos is a New York City–based musical band consisting of guitarist Chris Root, keyboardist Jon Marshall Smith, and Brazilian singer JuJu Stulbach. The sound of Mosquitos has been described as a mix of bossa nova
Bossa nova () is a s ...
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In 2015 he created a web series We Might Be Superheroes about two women that accidentally become superheroes. Comically known as "the odd couple in tights." It ran for 3 seasons on Amazon Prime.
His 2009 film is called The Adventures of C.C. Brite and stars Jessica Jolly. The story is a throw-back to the old girl detective books from the 60s (
Nancy Drew/Trixie Beldon/
Kate Aldrich/
Honey West/etc.).
The latest film that he acted in, wrote and directed was ''It's a Haunted Happenin'!'' which was released in 2003. He is married and has a son whose name is Declan, named after
Elvis Costello
Declan Patrick MacManus Order of the British Empire, OBE (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. He has won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award in ...
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His largest and most successful movie series is "The Adventures of El Frenetico & Go-Girl."
They are about a
luchador who is often too drunk to fight and a female martial arts master who always saves the day.
Bibliography
* ''Gods in Spandex, Or, A Survivors' Account of 80's Cinema Obscura'' (2007/Succubus Press)
-Bishow contributed a piece on ''Soultangler''.
External links
*
Pat Bishow''
New York Times'' Filmography
"Getting in H*A*R*M's Way"sup>, interview by Nathan Cherubino, ''Cashiers du Cinemart'', Issue 11. Retrieved April 19, 2007.
Review, b-independent.com. Retrieved April 19, 2007.
Review, b-independent.com. Retrieved April 19, 2007.
Teleport City review December 12, 2001. Retrieved April 19, 2007.
"Adventures of El Frenetico and Go-Girl" Review by John Oak Dalton, Micro Cinema Scene, 2003-01-23. Retrieved April 19, 2007.
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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