Director
Bert I. Gordon
104 years · Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA · 26 films
Bert Ira Gordon (born September 24, 1922 in Kenosha, WI) was an American film director most famous for such science fiction and horror B-movies as The Amazing Colossal Man and Village of the Giants. Most of Gordon's work was in the idiom of giant monster films, for which he used rear-projection to create the special effects. His nickname "Mister B.I.G." was a reference both to his initials and to his preferred technique for making super-sized creatures. Gordon held a degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He began his career directing television commercials before moving to film in 1954 to produce Serpent Island. In 1957, he began his prolific association with American International Pictures. In 1960, he wrote, produced and directed The Boy and the Pirates, starring then active and popular child star Charles Herbert alongside Gordon's own daughter, Susan. The trio appeared together in the celebrity lineup at the 2006 Monster Bash in Pittsburgh, as The Walt Disney Company's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) spiked interest in previous "pirate" films. Empire of the Ants (1977) featured a pre-Dynasty Joan Collins, who later said of the film that it was her worst acting experience, but by then the loosely-based modernized H. G. Wells tale had been elevated to cult film status. While none of his films received significant critical attention, his work attained popularity in some circles. Cult TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) has featured several of his films, which the accompanying episodes are often regarded as some of the show's best. Gordon passed away on March 8, 2023, at 100 years old. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bert I. Gordon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Best known for
Empire of the Ants
1977 · Director, Producer
On Philo
The Food of the Gods
1976 · Screenplay, Director
On Plex
Earth vs. the Spider
1958 · Director, Producer
On AMC+
Attack of the Puppet People
1958 · Director, Producer
On Plex
Tormented
1960 · Director, Producer
On Plex
The Amazing Colossal Man
1957 · Director, Screenplay
On Fawesome
Filmography 26
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021 · Self (archive footage)
On Plex
Secrets of a Psychopath
2015 · Writer, Director
On Cineverse
Satan's Princess
1989 · Director, Producer
The Big Bet
1985 · Producer, Director
The Witching
1983 · Director
Let's Do It!
1982 · Producer, Writer
Burned at the Stake
1981 · Director, Writer
Empire of the Ants
1977 · Director, Producer
On Philo
The Food of the Gods
1976 · Screenplay, Director
On Plex
The Mad Bomber
1973 · Screenplay, Cinematography
On Plex
Necromancy
1972 · Director, Writer
On FlixHouse
How to Succeed with Sex
1970 · Director, Screenplay
Picture Mommy Dead
1966 · Director, Producer
On AMC+
Village of the Giants
1965 · Director, Producer
The Magic Sword
1962 · Director, Producer
On Plex
Famous Ghost Stories
1961 · Director, Writer
On Tubi TV
Tormented
1960 · Director, Producer
On Plex
The Boy and the Pirates
1960 · Director, Producer
On Hoopla
Earth vs. the Spider
1958 · Director, Producer
On AMC+
Attack of the Puppet People
1958 · Director, Producer
On Plex
War of the Colossal Beast
1958 · Director, Producer
On AMC
The Amazing Colossal Man
1957 · Director, Screenplay
On Fawesome
The Cyclops
1957 · Director, Writer
On HBO Max
Beginning of the End
1957 · Director, Producer
On Plex