Juan Piquer Simón

Juan Piquer Simón (16 February 1935, Valencia – January 8, 2011, Valencia) was a Spanish film director most well known for directing two cult classic horror exploitation films, Pieces (1982) and Slugs: The Movie (1988). He directed two Jules Verne-based films, Where Time Began (1976) and Mystery on Monster Island (1981), as well as The Supersonic Man in 1979, and The Pod People in 1983 (which was featured on an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000). He also directed Cthulhu Mansion and The Rift, both in 1990.

Juan Piquer Simón
Born(1935-02-16)February 16, 1935
Valencia, Spain
DiedJanuary 8, 2011(2011-01-08) (aged 75)
Valencia, Spain
Occupationfilm director

Pieces is one among the many cult classic horror films that have been restored and digitally remastered by Bob Murawski of Box Office Spectaculars and Grindhouse Releasing.[1] Juan Piquer Simón owned his own independent studio in Madrid, Spain, and designed many of his own special effects sequences for his films. He also was the co-director of the Mediterranean Film Festival in Valencia, Spain. He died in 2011 at age 75 of lung cancer.[2]

Filmography

As film director:

  • España violenta (1964)
  • Vida y paz (1965)
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth (1976) a.k.a. Where Time Began
  • Supersonic Man (1979)
  • Beyond Fear (1980) a.k.a. Mas alla del terror / Beyond Terror
  • Jules Verne's Mystery on Monster Island (1981)
  • Diablos del mar, Los (1982)
  • Pieces (1982)
  • The Pod People (1983)
  • Guerra sucia (1984) a.k.a. Dirty War
  • Slugs: The Movie (1988)
  • Cthulhu Mansion (1990)
  • The Rift (Grieta, La) (1990)
  • Isla del diablo, La (1994)
  • Manoa, la ciudad de oro (1999)

As film actor:

  • Pieces (1982) - Killer's Hands / Crime Scene Photographer (uncredited)

Interview:

  • Pieces of Juan (as himself), an interview with Juan Piquer Simón about his film, Pieces, as well as his life and career (directed by Nacho Cerda, available on Grindhouse Releasing / Box Office Spectaculars' North American DVD release of Pieces)

References
  1. elpais retrieved 12th Jan 2011 (Spanish)
  2. Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2011. 2014-01-10. ISBN 9780786491346.
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