FILM DIRECTOR

Jim Wynorski

1950 - Today

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Jim Wynorski is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He is known for making B movies, softcore pornography, and exploitation films, such as The Witches of Breastwick. In 2009, the documentary Popatopolis, directed by Clay Westervelt and named for one of Wynorski's pseudonyms, chronicled Wynorski during the making of his soft-core horror film, The Witches of Breastwick. The film serves as a partial biography, with clips from many of his previous films and includes interviews with Wynorski, his contemporaries, cast, and crew. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Wynorski is the 1,648th most popular film director (down from 1,638th in 2019), the 12,651st most popular biography from United States (down from 12,143rd in 2019) and the 479th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jim Wynorski ranks 1,648 out of 2,041. Before him are Fernando León de Aranoa, Ari Aster, Shirley Clarke, Deran Sarafian, Christophe Barratier, and Olivier Dahan. After him are Andy Tennant, Andrew Dominik, Jan Kounen, Baran bo Odar, Lee Daniels, and Ruben Fleischer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Jim Wynorski ranks 661. Before him are Alex Chilton, Gary Hug, Anthony Grafton, Laura Restrepo, Lobilo Boba, and Jerry Heidenreich. After him are João W. Nery, Jon Hall, Shamil Khisamutdinov, Wilfried, Maria Ewing, and Eshetu Tura.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Wynorski ranks 12,655 out of 20,380. Before him are David Newman (1954), Amy Grant (1960), Andrew Wood (1966), Mauri Rose (1906), Julie Carmen (1954), and Slide Hampton (1932). After him are Esther Rolle (1920), Wayne Thiebaud (1920), Crispus Attucks (1723), Leon Wilkeson (1952), T. J. McConnell (1992), and Jeremy Allen White (1991).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Jim Wynorski ranks 479. Before him are Rick Rosenthal (1949), Todd Solondz (1959), Lisa Cholodenko (1964), Ari Aster (1986), Shirley Clarke (1919), and Deran Sarafian (1958). After him are Andy Tennant (1955), Lee Daniels (1959), Ruben Fleischer (1974), Glen Keane (1954), Dave Filoni (1974), and Brad Anderson (1964).

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