Louis Morneau Explained

Louis Morneau
Years Active:1991–2012

Louis Morneau is an American film director, producer and screenwriter.

Life

Morneau has been described as a "graduate of the Roger Corman school".[1]

He is the director of various B/cult films,[2] [3] [4] including what Dread Central calls ’the notoriously terrible’ Bats, 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.[5] 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, Hitcher II).".[6] Morneau is also known for being "the man behind horror sequels , The Hitcher: I've Been Waiting, Carnosaur 2".[7]

After Carnosaur 2 in 1995,[8] he directed Retroactive, and Made Men the year after, both starring Jim Belushi, the latter also starring Timothy Dalton.[9]

Personal life

Morneau was the long-time partner of the actress Catherine Cyran.[10]

Filmography

YearTitleFunctioned asNotes
width=65 Directorwidth=65 Writerwidth=65 Producer
1991To Die Standing[11] aka Crackdown
Starring Cliff DeYoung and Robert Beltran
1992Final JudgementStarring Brad Dourif, Karen Black and Isaac Hayes
QuakeStarring Steve Railsback and Erika Anderson
1995Soldier Boyz[12] Starring Michael Dudikoff and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Carnosaur 2[13] Starring John Savage and Cliff DeYoung
Sequel to Carnosaur
HellfireDirected by David Tausik
Starring Ben Cross and Beverly Garland
1997RetroactiveStarring Jim Belushi and Kylie Travis
1998Made MenProduced by Richard Donner and Joel Silver
Starring Jim Belushi, Timothy Dalton and Steve Railsback
1999Bats Starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Dina Meyer
2003 Starring C. Thomas Howell, Kari Wuhrer and Jake Busey
Sequel to The Hitcher
2004Bet Your Life[14] Starring Billy Zane
2004Slipstream[15] Starring Sean Astin, Vinnie Jones and Ivana Miličević
2008[16] Starring Nicki Aycox, Nick Zano and Kyle Schmid
Sequel to Joy Ride
2012[17] Starring Ed Quinn, Stephen Rea and Steven Bauer
Unofficial sequel to The Wolfman

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fischer . Russ . 2011-07-07 . Louis Morneau, A Graduate Of The Roger Corman School, Directing Universal's 'Werewolf'? . 2023-11-25 . /Film . en-US.
  2. Book: Senn, Bryan . The Werewolf Filmography: 300+ Movies . 2017-02-06 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-2691-8 . en.
  3. Web site: Werewolf, la nuit du loup-garou (Werewolf, the Beast Among Us) - Edition Blu-ray (France) de Louis Morneau . 2023-11-25 . www.sfmag.net.
  4. Web site: Rick . 2022-05-20 . [Film] Carnosaur 2, de Louis Morneau (1995) ]. 2023-11-25 . Dark Side Reviews . fr-FR.
  5. Book: Berry, Mark F. . The Dinosaur Filmography . 2015-08-31 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-0674-3 . en.
  6. Web site: Nanarland . Carnosaur 2 - la chronique de Nanarland . 2023-12-06 . www.nanarland.com . fr.
  7. Web site: 2011-07-07 . Louis Morneau to Direct Another 'Wolfman' Remake Called 'Werewolf' FirstShowing.net . 2023-12-06 . www.firstshowing.net . en-US.
  8. Book: Mayo, Mike . The Horror Show Guide: The Ultimate Frightfest of Movies . 2013-04-01 . Visible Ink Press . 978-1-57859-460-3 . en.
  9. Book: Pratt, Douglas . Doug Pratt's DVD: Movies, Television, Music, Art, Adult, and More! . 2005 . UNET 2 Corporation . 978-1-932916-01-0 . en.
  10. Web site: Thomas . Carly . 2023-01-03 . Catherine Cyran, Emmy-Nominated Filmmaker, Dies at 59 . 2023-11-25 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  11. Web site: Louis Morneau . 2023-11-24 . MUBI . en.
  12. Web site: REVIEW: "PLATOON LEADER" (1988) AND "SOLDIER BOYZ" (1995); MICHAEL DUDIKOFF BLU-RAY DOUBLE FEATURE - Cinema Retro . 2023-11-25 . www.cinemaretro.com.
  13. Web site: Rick . 2022-05-20 . [Film] Carnosaur 2, de Louis Morneau (1995) ]. 2023-11-25 . Dark Side Reviews . fr-FR.
  14. Web site: Bet Your Life . 2023-11-25 . TVGuide.com . en.
  15. News: Heffernan . Virginia . 2005-02-12 . The Coolest Cellphone Option Yet . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-11-25 . 0362-4331.
  16. Web site: Foywonder . 2008-10-05 . Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead (DVD) . 2023-11-25 . Dread Central . en-US.
  17. Web site: Lenera . Dr . 2012-10-03 . WEREWOLF-THE BEAST AMONG US: available on DVD and Blu Ray 22nd October . 2023-11-25 . Horror Cult Films . en-US.

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