Tom Holland (director)

Tom Holland (born July 11, 1943) is an American film director.

Early life

Holland was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, the son of Lee and Tom Holland. He graduated from Worcester Academy in 1962. He is the uncle of Dexter Holland, the singer and guitarist for the American punk rock band, The Offspring, and father of American actor Josh Holland.

Dead Rabbit Films/Directing

He founded alongside his compatriot David Chackler the horror film company Dead Rabbit Films, the first feature premiere film is the remake of Fright Night.

On directing, he would be famous for writing and directing twisted tales ordinary peoplefacing the unknown and evil beings from beyond. He began by writing the scripts of thefilms The Beast Within and Psycho II, followed later by directing Fright Night, Child's Play, and the TV films The Stranger Within and The Langoliers. The onlynon horror film he made was the crime comedy-drama Fatal Beauty.

Acting career

In December 2009 Holland was cast for Adam Green's Hatchet 2, who will stars alongside Danielle Harris, Tony Todd and Kane Hodder. He narrated the film Hatchet II alongside Adam Green on San Diego Comic-Con International 2010. In a interview published in...
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