Joel Soisson is an American filmmaker. He works primarily in the field of independent film. His numerous credits include Dracula 2000, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, The Prophecy, Little Pink House and Buffalo Rider.
Biography
Education Soisson studied fine arts and character animation at Pratt Institute and film studies at the University of Southern California and the American Film Institute.Joel Soisson Writer/Director/Producer - Buried.com
Movie career Soisson has written, produced and directed numerous feature films since producing Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989). He worked extensively with production companies such as New Line Cinema, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group and The Weinstein Company, before making films under his own banner, Neo Art & Logic, where he helped produce and finance Sweet Jane (1998) and the documentary feature Trekkies (1997).
Mr. Soisson was featured prominently in Season 3 of the reality television series, Project Greenlight, which chronicled the making of the horror film, Feast, directed by then-neophyte John Gulager. He is a longtime member of the Writers Guild of America.
Personal life He currently lives in Bainbridge Island, Washington and works internationally. His wife, Claudia Templeton, is an actress and production accountant.Pulse 2: Afterlife - Racks and Razors
Filmography Film Year Role The Triumphs of a Man Called Horse 1982 Production Assistant Hambone and Hillie 1983 Screenplay, Associate Producer A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge 1985 2nd unit director (2nd Unit) Director, Line Producer Avenging Angel 1985 Associate Producer Lethal 1985 Associate Producer The Witch 1985 Assistant Art DirectorThe Boys Next Door 1985 Associate Producer The Supernaturals 1986 Producer, Writer Trick or Treat 1986 2nd unit director (2nd Unit) Director, Producer, Screenplay Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure 1989 Producer Modern Love 1990 Executive ProducerThe Dave Thomas Comedy Show 1990 Producer Blue Desert 1991 Executive Producer Lower Level 1991 2nd unit director (2nd Unit) Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence 1993 Producer American Yakuza 1994 Executive Producer Blue Tiger (TV) 1994 Executive Producer, Screenplay Fist of the North Star (Video) 1995 Co-Executive Producer The Prophecy 1995 Producer Back to Back 1996 Executive Producer Infinity 1996 Producer No Way Back (TV) 1996 Producer Countdown 1996 Producer Drive (TV) 1997 Executive Producer Slaves to the Underground 1997 Executive Producer Trekkies 1997 Executive Producer Phantoms 1998 Producer The Prophecy II 1998 Producer Suckers 1999 Executive Producer Six Days in Roswell 1999 Executive Producer Dracula 2000 2000 Producer, Writer Highlander: Endgame 2000 Writer Sweet Jane 2000 Executive Producer The Prophecy 3: The Ascent 2000 Producer, WriterHellraiser: Inferno 2000 Producer Children of the Corn: Revelation 2001 Producer Mimic 2 2001 Writer Dracula II: Ascension 2003 Producer, Writer Dracula III: Legacy 2003 Producer, Writer Trekkies 2 2004 Executive Producer Feast 2005 Producer Hellraiser: Hellworld 2005 Story by The Prophecy: Forsaken 2005 Writer/Director The Prophecy: Uprising 2005 Writer/Director American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile 2006 Executive producer Hollow Man 2 2006 Writer Pulse 2006 ProducerHighlander: The Source 2007 Writer (as Mark Bradley) Pulse 2: Afterlife 2008 Writer/Director Pulse 3 2008 Writer/DirectorChildren of the Corn: Genesis 2011 Writer/DirectorHellraiser: Revelations 2011 ProducerPiranha 3DD 2012 Producer, WriterWhite Frog 2012 Producer Cam2Cam 2014 Writer/DirectorToonstone 2014 Executive Producer Buffalo Rider 2015 Writer/DirectorGirl Missing 2015 Director Little Pink House 2017 Producer Children of the Corn: Runaway 2018 WriterFatal Beauty 2019 Writer/DirectorMy Best Worst Adventure 2021 Writer/DirectorSeven Cemeteries 2023 Producer, Screenplay
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