Director and screenwriter Jim Wynorski shared the news of Burr’s death on Facebook, writing that he “died last night [10 października – red.] in his sleep.” Actor Eric Spudic, in turn, told the Hollywood Reporter that his death was due to complications after a stroke.
Jeff Burr is dead. He was the director of one of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacres”
Burr directed the 1990 film “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III” for New Line, which starred former professional wrestler RA Mihailoff as the villain. The film, with a budget of $2 million and an “adults only” category, earned $5.8 million. Burr later directed several “Pumpkinhead” and “Puppet Master” films, including “Pumpkinhead II: Bloody Wings” (1993), “Puppet Master 4” (1993) and “Puppet Master 5” (1995).
Burr was born on July 18, 1963 in Aurora, Ohio and grew up in Dalton, Georgia. He attended the University of California, but dropped out after his third year of studies to complete his short film about the American Civil War titled “Divided We Fall” alongside fellow director Kevin Meyer. His feature-length directorial debut was the 1987 film From a Whisper to a Scream, starring Vincent Price, Clu Gulager and Terry Kiser. The horror anthology was one of Price’s last films.
In addition to horror films, Burr directed, for example, “Eddie Presley” from 1992 about an Elvis impersonator with Duane Whitaker in the title role, and the drama about World War II “Straight into Darkness” from 2004.
Source: Gazeta
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