Donald G. Jackson

Born in Tremont, Mississippi, Jackson grew up in Adrian, Michigan. As an adult he struggled to become a filmmaker for many years while working at an auto factory. Finally, in the mid-1970s he made his first feature film, a horror film parody, The Demon Lover. This film was soon followed by the wrestling film, I Like to Hurt People.^[3] These films financed his move to Hollywood, California, where he remained until his death.^[4] Jackson is perhaps most well known for creating and directing the cult film, Hell Comes to Frogtown.^[5]

Throughout his career Jackson worked with several filmmakers including Roger Corman and James Cameron^[6] but it was not until he began a long collaboration with American filmmaker Scott Shaw that the team created a method they called zen filmmaking. Zen filmmaking is a distinct style of filmmaking where no scripts are used in the creation of a film.^[7][8] Actors who frequently starred in Jackson's films included Joe Estevez and Robert Z'Dar.

Jackson died of leukemia on October 20, 2003.^[9]

• The Demon Lover (1976)
• I Like to Hurt People (1985)
• Roller Blade (1986)
• UFO: Secret Video (1986)
• Hell Comes to Frogtown (1987)
• Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force (1990)
• The Roller Blade Seven (1991)
• The Legend of the Rollerblade Seven (1992)
• Carjack (1993)
• Return to Frogtown (1993)
• It's Showtime (1993)
• Return of the Roller Blade Seven (1993)
• Pocket Ninjas (1994)
• Queen of Lost Island (1994)
• The Devil's Pet (1994)
• Twisted Fate (1994)
• Kill, Kill Overkill (1994)
• Baby Ghost (1995)^[10]
• Little Lost Sea Serpent (1995)
• Big Sister 2000 (1995)
• Raw Energy (1995)
• Rollergator (1996)^[11][12]
• Toad Warrior (1996)
• Guns of El Chupacabra (1997)
• Armageddon Boulevard (1998)
• Lingerie Kickboxer (1998)
• Guns of El Chupacabra 2: The Unseen (1999)
• Blade Sisters (1999)
• Ride with the Devil (1999)
• Legend of the Dead Boyz (2001)