Brent Maddock

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Brent Maddock is a writer/director who has worked on several high profile projects like Short Circuit, Tremors, and Wild Wild West. Maddock's writing partner is S.S. Wilson. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brent Maddock, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

The Legend of Burt Gummer

Kevin Bacon, Jamie Kennedy, Ariana Richards, Ron Underwood, Don Michael Paul and many more talk about the actor behind the paranoid, passionate, gun-wielding character of Burt Gummer. "The Legend of Burt Gummer" is a short documentary about Michael Gross' 30-year career as Burt Gummer, the fans that made the franchise what it is today, and how the character has evolved over thirty years, a TV series, and seven movies.

Release Date2020-10-29

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Tremors: Making Perfection

A brand new documentary from Universal Pictures telling the fabulous story of one of the most unique films ever made - Tremors. Hear from Kevin Bacon, Michael Gross, S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Ron Underwood, Alec Gillis and many more on the making of the iconic comedy horror movie.

Release Date2020-10-09

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Vote Count4

The Making of ‘Tremors’

An archive documentary from 1996, directed by Laurent Bouzereau, tracing the production of the film through interviews with the filmmakers and special effects teams.

Release Date1998-04-28

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Vote Count1

Tremors

Inspired by the cult classic Tremors movies, locals attempt to coexist with the monstrous, man-eating Graboids, Shriekers, and Ass-blasters, which are now on a "protected species" list.

Release Date2003-03-28

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count5

Vote Count40

Tremors

Val McKee and Earl Bassett are in a fight for their lives when they discover that their desolate town has been infested with gigantic, man-eating creatures that live below the ground.

Release Date1990-01-19

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count3360

Tremors 2: Aftershocks

Earl Bassett's celebrity after defeating the Graboid attack against the town of Perfection has proved short-lived, until he's recruited by a Mexican oil company whose workers have found more than they bargained for under the soil.

Release Date1996-04-09

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Vote Count982

Wild Wild West

Legless Southern inventor Dr. Arliss Loveless plans to rekindle the Civil War by assassinating President Ulysses S. Grant. Only two men can stop him: gunfighter James West and master-of-disguise and inventor Artemus Gordon. The two must team up to thwart Loveless' plans.

Release Date1999-06-30

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count3392

Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell

Burt Gummer and Travis Welker find themselves in a fight for survival after investigating deadly giant worm attacks in the Canadian arctic.

Release Date2018-05-01

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Vote Count427

Tremors: Shrieker Island

When a group of hunters genetically modify Graboid eggs, they face an all-out war against the larger, terrifyingly intelligent creatures, and swiftly multiplying Shriekers!

Release Date2020-10-20

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Vote Count230

Heart and Souls

A fateful night in 1959, four people die when the bus they are riding crashes. They continue as ghosts; their souls become eternally entwined to the life of a child born at the moment of their deaths as his guardians. Baby Thomas grows up to be a businessman who has memories of his playmates, but assumes they are products of his youthful imagination. When the ghosts realize they need Thomas' help to move on to the afterlife, they decide to make an appearance once more.

Release Date1993-08-13

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count393

*batteries not included

In a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used to force them to leave so a greedy tycoon can build his new skyscraper. When tiny mechanical aliens land for a recharge, they decide to stay and help out.

Release Date1987-12-18

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count736

Short Circuit

After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky animal lover mistakes the robot for an alien and takes him in, teaching her new guest about life on Earth.

Release Date1986-05-09

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count1527

Tremors 4: The Legend Begins

In 1889, seventeen men die under mysterious circumstances, and spooked by recent events, the miners who populate the town leave in droves until there's nothing left but a shell of a community.

Release Date2004-01-02

DepartmentWriting

JobCharacters

Vote Count478

Tremors 3: Back to Perfection

Survivalist Burt Gummer returns home to Perfection, to find that the little town has been shaken up again by morphing, man-eating Graboids.

Release Date2001-10-02

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count658

Short Circuit 2

Robot Johnny 5 moves to the city to help his friend Ben Jahrvi with his toy manufacturing enterprise, only to be manipulated by criminals who want to use him for their own nefarious purposes.

Release Date1988-07-06

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count614

Ghost Dad

Elliot Hopper, a widower with three children, is working on a business deal to get his family out of financial straits when he is suddenly killed in a taxi accident. With the aid of a paranormal researcher, Elliott attempts to complete the deal from the beyond, ensuring his family will be taken care of.

Release Date1990-06-29

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count213

Harami

An orphan teenage pickpocket working the trains of Mumbai along with his gang, embarks on a life-altering journey when faced by the daughter of one of his victims who's committed suicide after being robbed.

Release Date2021-06-30

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count1

Deer in the Works

David Potter, owner of a small town weekly newspaper, decides to get a more secure job. Despite his wife's misgivings, he applies to be a publicity writer at the mammoth Ilium Works. Although shaken at seeing how the company immediately plans out his entire career, he accepts the position. He is then given his first assignment, recording the capture of a deer that has slipped onto the grounds of the Works.

Release Date1980-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobAdaptation

Dictionary: The Adventure of Words

Brent Maddock short film.

Release Date1968-01-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Short Circuit

Number 5, one of a group of experimental military robots, undergoes a sudden transformation after being struck by lightning. He develops self-awareness, consciousness, and a fear of the reprogramming that awaits him back at the factory. With the help of a troubled young boy, Number 5 tries to evade capture and convince his creator that he has truly become alive.

DepartmentWriting

JobOriginal Film Writer

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