Tom DeSimone

Tom DeSimone (born 1939) is an American director, writer, producer and editor, perhaps best known for directing the cult films Chatterbox (1977), Hell Night (1981), and The Concrete Jungle (1982).

Tom DeSimone
Born1939 (age 80–81)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materEmerson College
University of Southern California
OccupationDirector, writer, producer, editor

Early life

DeSimone was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Emerson College.[1][2] He relocated to Los Angeles, California in the 1960s, and enrolled at the University of Southern California to earn a Master's degree in filmmaking.[1]

Career

DeSimone began his career as a director of numerous adult films in the late 1960s, including several gay pornography films under the pseudonym Lancer Brooks.[2] His 1970 film The Collection was the first X-rated gay feature film to include dialogue and a plot.[2] He would later become known for directing the cult film Chatterbox (1977), produced by Bruce Cohn Curtis. Curtis would then hire him to direct his subsequent film, the cult slasher film Hell Night (1981).[3][4]

He also directed the films The Concrete Jungle and Reform School Girls, and the television series Freddy's Nightmares and Dark Justice.[5][6]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Notes
1970How to Make a Homo MovieAs Lancer Brooks
1970Dust Unto Dust As Lancer Brooks
1970The CollectionAs Lancer Brooks
1970The Upstairs Room
1970Inside A.M.G. (The Athletic Model Guild Story)Documentary film
1971Lust in the Afternoon
1971Assault As Lancer Brooks
1971Confessions of a Male Groupie
1972Chained As Lancer Brooks
1972Prison Girls As Thomas DeSimone
1973Swap Meat As Lancer Brooks
1973Sons of SatanAs Lancer Brooks
1973Games Without RulesAs L. Brooks
1973Black HeatAs Lancer Brooks
1973Erotikus: A History of the Gay MovieAs L. Brooks
1973The Classified CaperAs Lancer Brooks
1974Duffy's Tavern As Lancer Brooks
1974Station to Station As L. Brooks
1974Everything Goes As L. Brooks
1974Bad, Bad Boys As Lancer Brooks
1975Good Hot Stuff As Thomas DeSimone
1975Catching Up
1977The Harder They FallAs Lancer Brooks
1977Chatterbox
1977Heavy Equipment As Lancer Brooks
1978Hot Truckin'As Lancer Brooks
1979Gay Guide to Hawaii
1979The Idol
1979Gettin' Down As Lancer Brooks
1980Wet Shorts
1980The Dirty Picture Show As De Simone
1981Hell Night
1982The Concrete Jungle
1982Skin DeepAs Lancer Brooks
1984Savage StreetsUncredited
1985Bi-CoastalAs Lancer Brooks
1985Bi-bi LoveAs Lancer Brooks
1986Reform School Girls
1988Angel III: The Final Chapter
1997Coming DistractionsAs Lancer Brooks

Television
Year Title Notes
1988–9Freddy's Nightmares4 episodes
1991–2Super Force6 episodes
1992–3Swamp Thing3 episodes
1991–3Dark Justice6 episodes
1995Acapulco Bay
1996–7The Big Easy4 episodes
1998Pensacola: Wings of Gold1 episode
2002She Spies2 episodes

References
  1. Rockoff 2011, p. 118.
  2. Murray 1998, p. 44.
  3. Blair, Linda; Curtis, Bruce Cohn; DeSimone, Tom; Yablans, Irwin (1999). Hell Night Audio commentary (DVD). Anchor Bay Entertainment.
  4. Harper 2004, p. 17.
  5. The New York Times
  6. The Los Angeles Times

Sources
  • Harper, Jim (2004). Legacy of Blood: A Comprehensive Guide to Slasher Movies. Manchester: Critical Vision. ISBN 978-1-900-48639-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Murray, Raymond (1998). Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video (Revised ed.). Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-840-23033-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Rockoff, Adam (2011). Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film, 1978-1986. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-46932-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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