Bruce Pittman
Bruce Pittman is known for Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987), Harrison Bergeron (1995), The Secret Path (1999).
Biography
Bruce Pittman (born February 4, 1950) is a Canadian television and film director best known for directing the 1987 slasher Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II.[1] He also directed the 1989 film Where the Spirit Lives, which won the Gemini Award for Best TV movie and numerous international awards.
He is a member of the Directors Guild of Canada[2] and the Directors Guild of America.
Early life and career
Born in Toronto, Ontario, on February 4, 1950. Pittman attended Park Lawn Public School, Royal York Collegiate and Kipling Collegiate in Etobicoke.[3]
In 1966, he made his first student film, which received an Honorable Mention at the Kodak Student Film Festival in Rochester, New York.[3]
That year he began working at the Odeon Humber Theatre learning every aspect of film exhibition.[3]
From 1968 through 1972 Pittman worked at Famous Players in their publicity department, Communikon a market research company which was a subsidiary of Paramount Pictures and Allan King Associates directing their independent film distribution. He also opened the Revue Cinema in Toronto.[3]
Pittman began professional filmmaking in 1971 with documentary films about other filmmakers: Freddie Young and John Frankenheimer. In 1974 with Elwy Yost and Jim Hanley he co-created and was Producer/Director of TVOntario's long running show Saturday Night At The Movies.[3]
Beginning in 1977 Pittman embarked on directing dramatic films with a series of half hour programs based on Canadian short stories one of which, The Painted Door, was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Live Action Short. In 1984 he directed his first feature The Mark Of Cain followed by Confidential and Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II which 30 years later has developed into a minor cult classic.[3]
Over the next 27 years Pittman directed 19 feature length dramas and mini series and 98 episodes of 27 series for 12 North American networks.[3]
His directorial work has resulted in 102 award nominations and 57 wins in Canada and internationally for his films.[3]
Since 2004 he has worked exclusively on 51 independent dramatic and documentary productions.
Questions about Bruce Pittman
How many Bruce Pittman films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 16 films with Bruce Pittman, from 1984 to 2012.
What is the best rated Bruce Pittman film?
The best rated Bruce Pittman film in the catalogue is Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987), rated 6.1.
What was the first Bruce Pittman film?
The first Bruce Pittman film in the catalogue is Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II, from 1987.
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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7.5 The Secret Path
1999
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6.1 Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
1987
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6.8 Harrison Bergeron
1995
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6.2 Where the Spirit Lives
1990
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5.1 Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
1996
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6.1 Locked in Silence
1999
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5.4 To Brave Alaska
1996
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6.0 The Last Movie
2012
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3.1 No Alibi
2000
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5.3 Flood: A River's Rampage
1997
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7.0 Stolen from the Heart
2000
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8.3 Blood Brothers
1994
Full filmography
19 films — 16 in the catalogue
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6.0
The Last Movie
2012
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5.8 Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion
2003
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4.0 Alien Tracker
2003
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3.1
No Alibi
2000
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7.0
Stolen from the Heart
2000
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7.5
The Secret Path
1999
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6.1
Locked in Silence
1999
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5.3
Flood: A River's Rampage
1997
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8.0 To Dance with Olivia
1997
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5.4
To Brave Alaska
1996
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5.1
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
1996
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6.8
Harrison Bergeron
1995
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8.3
Blood Brothers
1994
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6.2
Where the Spirit Lives
1990
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6.1
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
1987
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5.3 Mark of Cain
1986
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3.3 Confidential
1986
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4.3 The Painted Door
1984
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9.0 The Olden Days Coat
1981
Series and TV shows
14 titles
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7.2
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
2002 · Director · 6 ep.
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6.7
Mutant X
2001 · Director
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6.8
Relic Hunter
1999 · Director · 2 ep.
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6.8
Earth: Final Conflict
1997 · Director · 3 ep.
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6.9
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1996 · Director · 2 ep.
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5.8
TekWar
1994 · Director · 4 ep.
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7.6
Due South
1994 · Director
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6.8
Forever Knight
1992 · Director
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6.0
North of 60
1992 · Director
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8.2
Road to Avonlea
1990 · Director · 2 ep.
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7.3
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987 · Director · 2 ep.
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7.0
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985 · Director · 2 ep.
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7.7
The Twilight Zone
1985 · Director
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7.6
Airwolf
1984 · Director · 2 ep.
People data: TMDb.
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