Kevin Lewis (director)

After directing and producing three independent feature films, Lewis had his breakthrough with Malibu Spring Break (2003).^[3] It was the first and only release for Crown International Pictures after fourteen years of dormancy, for a production company that had previously been a major force in the B-movie and low-budget film world.^[4][5] Despite starring Playboy Playmate Pilar Lastra, the film received negative reviews upon its 2008 release.^[6] In 2007, Lewis directed The Third Nail, a crime drama film.^[7]

After this, he took more than a decade away from the feature film world.^[1] He returned to direct Willy's Wonderland,^[8][9] written by G. O. Parsons.^[10][11] It had the highest budget of any Lewis film, at approximately five million dollars,^[12] and starred Nicolas Cage as a quiet drifter who is tricked into cleaning up an abandoned family entertainment center inhabited by eight murderous animatronic characters who are possessed with the souls of a cannibalistic killer and his seven psychotic colleagues. It received mixed reviews from critics,^[13] but quickly achieved cult film status and drew buzz for a potential sequel.^[14][15]

Second unit director

• The Third Society (2002)