Norman Thaddeus Vane is a screenwriter

Screenwriter

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, producer

Film producer

A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...

 and film director

Film director

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. He served as writer for the 1968 film Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (film)

Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter is a 1968 British comedy film starring Peter Noone. The film showcases the British rock band, Herman's Hermits.-Cast:*Peter Noone – Herman Tulley*Keith Hopwood – Keith*Derek Leckenby – Derek*Karl Green – Karl...

, and in the subsequent year was writer and associate producer of the movie Lola

Lola (1969 film)

Lola, also known as Twinky outside the United States, was a 1969 film starring Charles Bronson and Susan George. It was directed by Richard Donner.-Plot:...

. He wrote the screenplay for the 1972 film, 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York

1931: Once Upon a Time in New York

1931: Once Upon a Time in New York is a 1972 Italian action film directed by Luigi Vanzi and starring Tony Anthony.- Cast :* Tony Anthony* Adolfo Celi* Richard Conte* Corrado Gaipa* Lucretia Love* Irene Papas* Lionel Stander* Raf Baldassarre...

. Vane went on to direct the 1983 film, Frightmare

Frightmare (1983 film)

Frightmare is a 1983 American slasher-horror film written and directed by Norman Thaddeus Vane. It was Jeffrey Combs's film debut....

, and continue contributing to writing films including The Black Room

The Black Room

The Black Room is a never-released LP by The KLF/The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, originally intended to be a complement to their earlier LP The White Room.-History:...

in 1984.

Career

In 1976, Vane wrote the screenplay and story for the film Shadow of the Hawk, starring Jan-Michael Vincent

Jan-Michael Vincent

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 and Marilyn Hassett

Marilyn Hassett

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. He served as director and screenwriter of the 1983 film Frightmare, starring Ferdy Mayne

Ferdy Mayne

-Early life:He was born Ferdinand Philip Mayer-Horckel, in Mainz, Germany. His German father was the Judge of Mayence, and his half-English mother gave singing lessons. Because his family was Jewish, he was sent to England to protect him from the Nazis, and he stayed with his aunt, the photographer...

. The film included satirical

Satire

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 references to the 1931 film Dracula

Dracula (1931 film)

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. Vane was writer and director of the 1984 film The Black Room, starring Cassandra Gaviola.

Vane wrote, directed and produced the film Club Life, which starred Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

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, Dee Wallace, and Michael Parks

Michael Parks

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. Vane's directing in Club Life received positive reception, with Lou Lumenick of The Record

The Record (Bergen County)

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writing, "writer-director Norman Thaddeus Vane keeps a firm narrative grip on the proceedings, packing 14 musical numbers and three major fight sequences into its taut, 90-minute running time." Vane's work on the film received a more critical reception from Ernest Tucker in the Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Sun-Times

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, writing, "'Club Life' is like watching Dante's Inferno written on an Etch-a-Sketch. This vision comes from writer-director Norman Thaddeus Vane, whose 'Frightmare' film earned solid marks in the horror genre." He was writer and director of the 1989 film Midnight; the film is also known by the title Midnight for Morticia. Vane produced the film with Gloria J. Morrison. It starred Tony Curtis, Rita Gam

Rita Gam

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, Frank Gorshin

Frank Gorshin

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, Wolfman Jack

Wolfman Jack

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, Kathleen Kinmont

Kathleen Kinmont

Kathleen Kinmont is an American actress who starred in film and on television. Kinmont is perhaps best known for starring in horror movies.-Career:...

, and Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Rachel Redgrave, OBE was an English actress.A member of the well-known British family of actors, Redgrave trained in London before making her theatrical debut in 1962...

. According to Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide

Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide

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, following the video publication of the film a director's cut

Director's cut

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 was featured in "theatrical showings". Vane produced and directed the film Taxi Dancers, about a woman's adventures as a taxi dancer

Taxi dancer

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. The film was shown at the Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival

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. In a review of the film for Daily Variety, critic Leonard Klady wrote, "Writer/director/producer Norman Thaddeus Vane encourages a shrill acting style reminiscent of 1950s expose features."

Film

Year	Film	Role
1960	Conscience Bay	Writer, editor, producer, director
1968	Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (film) Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter is a 1968 British comedy film starring Peter Noone. The film showcases the British rock band, Herman's Hermits.-Cast:*Peter Noone – Herman Tulley*Keith Hopwood – Keith*Derek Leckenby – Derek*Karl Green – Karl...	Writer
1969	Lola Lola (1969 film) Lola, also known as Twinky outside the United States, was a 1969 film starring Charles Bronson and Susan George. It was directed by Richard Donner.-Plot:...	Writer, associate producer
1972	1931: Once Upon a Time in New York 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York is a 1972 Italian action film directed by Luigi Vanzi and starring Tony Anthony.- Cast :* Tony Anthony* Adolfo Celi* Richard Conte* Corrado Gaipa* Lucretia Love* Irene Papas* Lionel Stander* Raf Baldassarre...	Writer
1976	Shadow of the Hawk	Writer
1979	Dracula Sucks	Second unit director
1983	Frightmare Frightmare (1983 film) Frightmare is a 1983 American slasher-horror film written and directed by Norman Thaddeus Vane. It was Jeffrey Combs's film debut....	Writer, director
1984	The Black Room The Black Room The Black Room is a never-released LP by The KLF/The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, originally intended to be a complement to their earlier LP The White Room.-History:...	Writer
1986	Club Life	Writer, director, producer
1989	Midnight	Writer, director, producer
1993	Taxi Dancers	Writer, director, producer
2007	You're So Dead	Writer, director, producer

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1957	Kraft Television Theatre Kraft Television Theatre Kraft Television Theatre is an American drama/anthology television series that began May 7, 1947 on NBC, airing at 7:30pm on Wednesday evenings until December of that year. In January 1948, it moved to 9pm on Wednesdays, continuing in that timeslot until 1958. Initially produced by the J...	Writer	Ponds Theatre, Episode 1.92: "Collision"
1974	The Evil Touch The Evil Touch The Evil Touch is an Australian-produced television series, originally broadcast in Australia in 1973. It was an anthology series where each episode had a self-contained story and a new set of characters. Each episode feature a new cast of guest actors, although several guest stars appeared in more...	Writer	Episode 1.25: "They"

See also

• Horror film
  Horror film
  Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
  
  
• List of comedy horror films
• List of horror films
• List of film and television directors

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