Robert Alan Brownell (November 2, 1946 – July 3, 2016),[citation needed] known professionally as Alan Roberts, was an American filmmaker best known for directing low-budget films including Karate Cop[1] and The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood.[2] Roberts began his career as a director. After 1994 most of his work was as an editor. Roberts' Young Lady Chatterly series is "a classical vehicle in the Emmanuelle mode."[3]
Alan Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robert Alan Brownell November 2, 1946 |
| Died | July 3, 2016 (aged 69) Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, film editor, film producer |
In 1983, Roberts designed and produced the adult-themed Atari 2600 game X-Man. The game was controversial and sold poorly.
In 2011, Roberts was involved in production of the film Desert Warriors. The film was substantially altered by others[citation needed], and released as the anti-Islamic film Innocence of Muslims in 2012.[4][5]
Selected filmography
editAs director
edit- Save Me (1994)
- Round Trip to Heaven (1992)
- Karate Cop (1991)
- Young Lady Chatterley II (1985)
- The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980)
- Young Lady Chatterley (1977)
- Panorama Blue (1974)
- The Sexpert (1972)
- The Zodiac Couples (1970)
As writer
edit- The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (story) (1980)
- The Zodiac Couples (1970)
As producer
edit- Street Poet (2010)
- Zombie Wars (2008)
- Lost at War (2007)
- Fighting Words (2007)
- Burning Man: The Burning Sensation (2002)
- Role of a Lifetime (2002)
- The Yellow Bird (short) (2001)
- Young Lady Chatterley II (1985)
- Racquet (1979)
- Young Lady Chatterley (1977)
- Panorama Blue (1974)
- Scream Bloody Murder (1973)
- The Sexpert (1972)
- The Zodiac Couples (1970)
As editor
edit- Zombie Wars (2008)
- Cielito lindo (2007)
- Fighting Words (2007)
- 30 Days (2006)
- Manhattan Minutiae (2006)
- Haunted Boat (2005)
- Dr. Rage (2005)
- Haunted House (2004)
- Secret Admirer (short) (2004)
- Career Suicide (short) (2004)
- One Man's Junk (short) (2004)
- Grand Theft Parsons (2003)
- Lost in the USA (2003)
- One of Us (short) (2002)
- Throttle (2002)
- White Boy (2002)
- 108 Stitches (2001)
- The Yellow Bird (short) (2001)
- Death Game (2001)
- Forbidden City (2001)
- Stanley's Gig (2000)
- Megalomania (short) (2000)
- The Last American Virgin (short) (2000)
- Dirt Merchant (uncredited) (1999)
- Deterrence (1999)
- 348 (1999)
- 4 Second Delay (short) (1998)
- One Plus Two Equals Four (1994)
References
edit- ^ Lott, M. Ray (2004). The American Martial Arts Film. McFarland, ISBN 9780786418367
- ^ Bailey, Bruce (September 2, 1980). 'Hooker' not even skin deep. Montreal Gazette
- ^ Andrews, David (2006). Soft in the Middle: The Contemporary Softcore Feature in Its Contexts. Ohio State University Press, ISBN 9780814210222
- ^ Amira, Dan (September 14, 2012). Mystery of Anti-Islamic Film Further Unravels. New York
- ^ Carbone, Nick; Gray, Madison (September 13, 2012). Friends of 'Sam Bacile': A Who's Who of the Innocence of Muslims Film. Time
External links
edit- Alan Roberts at IMDb
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