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Writer
John A. Russo
- Born February 2, 1939
John A. Russo, sometimes credited as Jack Russo or John Russo, is an American screenwriter and film director most commonly associated with the 1968 horror classic film Night of the Living Dead, which he co-wrote with director George Romero.
Known for
Night of the Living Dead1968
The Return of the Living Dead1985
Night of the Living Dead1990
Night of the Animated Dead2021
Night of the Living Dead2026
Night of the Living Dead 3D2006
The Majorettes1986
The Night They Came Home2024
Filmography
- TBADead Good NightFilmScreenstory
- TBANight of the Living DeadFilmOriginal Film Writer
- TBASpawn of the Living DeadFilmWriter
- 2026Night of the Living DeadFilmOriginal Film Writer
- 2026Midnight 3FilmExecutive Producer
- 2026Rebirth of the Living DeadFilmProducer
- 2025View from the EdgeFilm
- 2024The Night They Came HomeFilmScreenplay, Producer
- 2024CrackcoonFilmLewis Smith
- 2024My Life with the Living DeadFilmHimself, Writer
- 2023Slice 2! Children of the CourseFilmJohn A. Russo
- 2023Stale Popcorn & Sticky FloorsFilmSelf
- 2022The Red Tide MassacreFilmDirector
- 2022Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie FilmFilmSelf
- 2021Night of the Animated DeadFilmOriginal Film Writer
- 2021The History of Metal and HorrorFilmSelf
- 2020MidnightFilmFather Stephen, Writer, Executive Producer
- 2020Night of the Living Dead LiveFilmOriginal Film Writer
- 2017Killer CampoutFilmBurt
- 2017My Uncle John Is a Zombie!FilmUncle John, Screenplay, Director
- 20171-900 VampireFilmDirector
- 2015Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom SaviniFilmSelf
- 2015Chronicles of the Living DeadFilmSelf
- 2014Dead Meat Walking: A Zombie Walk DocumentaryFilmSelf
- 2011More Brains! A Return to the Living DeadFilmHimself
- 2011Another Night of the Living DeadFilmWriter
- 2009Autopsy of the DeadFilmSelf (archival footage)
- 2006Night of the Living Dead 3DFilmOriginal Film Writer
- 2004UnConventionalFilmSelf
- 2002The Mob Boss & the Soul SingerFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 2001Children of the Living DeadFilmExecutive Producer
- 1999The Dead Walk: Remaking a ClassicFilmSelf
- 1999The Devil AntFilmSelf
- 1999Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition 1999FilmDirector, Writer
- 1996Santa ClawsFilmDetective, Writer, Producer, Director
- 1996Scream Queens Naked ChristmasFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1993Midnight 2FilmDirector, Writer
- 1993Zombie Jamboree ‘93FilmHimself / Narrator, Director, Writer
- 1992Scream Queens Swimsuit SensationsFilmDirector
- 1992Scream Queens Knockout WorkoutFilmDirector
- 1990Night of the Living DeadFilmProducer
- 1990The InheritorFilmMinister
- 1989HeartstopperFilmDirector, Writer
- 1989Horror Effects: Hosted by Tom SaviniFilmHimself, Producer
- 1989Monster Make-UpFilmDirector
- 1988The Incredibly Strange Film ShowSeriesSelf
- 1987Drive-In Madness!FilmHimself
- 1986The MajorettesFilmCoroner, Novel, Screenplay, Producer
- 1985The Return of the Living DeadFilmStory
- 1982MidnightFilmDirector, Screenplay, Novel, Special Effects
- 1976The Booby HatchFilmDoctor / Various Characters (uncredited), Writer, Producer, Director
- 1976The Devil and Sam SilversteinFilmOther
- 1971There's Always VanillaFilmProducer
- 1968Night of the Living DeadFilmWashington Military Reporter, Screenplay