Joel Soisson
American film director
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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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
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 Director |
| The Boys Next Door | 1985 | Associate Producer |
| The Supernaturals | 1986 | Producer, Writer |
| Trick or Treat | 1986 | 2nd unit director (2nd Unit) Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| Trick or Treat | 1986 | 2nd unit director (2nd Unit) Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | 1989 | Producer |
| Modern Love | 1990 | Executive Producer |
| The 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, Writer |
| Hellraiser: 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 | Producer |
| Highlander: The Source | 2007 | Writer (as Mark Bradley) |
| Pulse 2: Afterlife | 2008 | Writer/Director |
| Pulse 3 | 2008 | Writer/Director |
| Children of the Corn: Genesis | 2011 | Writer/Director |
| Hellraiser: Revelations | 2011 | Producer |
| Piranha 3DD | 2012 | Producer, Writer |
| White Frog | 2012 | Producer |
| Cam2Cam | 2014 | Writer/Director |
| Toonstone | 2014 | Executive Producer |
| Buffalo Rider | 2015 | Writer/Director |
| Girl Missing | 2015 | Director |
| Little Pink House | 2017 | Producer |
| Children of the Corn: Runaway | 2018 | Writer |
| Fatal Beauty | 2019 | Writer/Director |
| My Best Worst Adventure | 2021 | Writer/Director |
| Seven Cemeteries | 2023 | Producer, Screenplay |