Jeff Burr

Directing

Jeff Burr

Born — Died

1963-07-18 — 2023-10-11

Place of birth

Aurora, Ohio

Known for

Directing

Credits

65 titles

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Jeff Burr (July 18, 1963 - October 11, 2023) was an American film director, Writer and producer best known for his work in horror sequels, such as Stepfather II, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, Puppet Master 4 and 5, and Pumpkinhead II. Burr attended the University of Southern California (USC) with R. A. Mihailoff who played Leatherface in Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff Burr, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Hang Time poster
7.4

New transfer student Julie Connor tries out for and wins a position on the Deering Tornadoes, her high school’s boys basketball team, much to the dismay of team captain Chris and snooty head cheerleader Mary Beth.

Hang Time

1995

Women's Murder Club poster
7.7

Women's Murder Club was an American police procedural and legal drama. Longtime friends involved in homicide investigations gather to work off the clock to solve cases. District Attorney Jill has issues with her past, medical examiner Claire is dealing with a husband newly in a wheelchair, and tough Detective Lindsay suddenly finds herself working under her ex-husband. Despite personal issues, they allow young reporter Cindy to join their "club."

Women's Murder Club

2007

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III poster
5.4

Two college students driving coast to coast are lured off the main highway and onto a deserted Texas road where they are stalked by the menacing Leatherface and his family.

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

1990

Stepfather 2 poster
5.5

"Stepfather" Jerry Blake escapes an insane asylum and winds up in another town, this time impersonating a marriage counselor. With a future wife and new stepson who love him, Blake eliminates anyone who stands in his way to building the perfect family.

Stepfather 2

1989

From a Whisper to a Scream poster
5.8

The uncle of an executed murderess relates four stories of his hometown, Oldfield, to a reporter. In the first, an elderly man pursues a romance with a younger woman, even to the grave and beyond. In the second, a wounded man on the run from creditors is rescued by a backwoods hermit who holds the secret to eternal life. In the third, a glass-eating carny pays the ultimate price for looking for love on the outside. And in the fourth, a group of Civil War soldiers are held captive by a household of orphans with strange intentions for them.

From a Whisper to a Scream

1987

Puppet Master 5 poster
5.1

Sutekh, the dark pharaoh from another dimension, sends his own puppet, Totem, to continue his quest to kill Rick and steal the magic which animates the puppets.

Puppet Master 5

1994

Film credits

2020s · 4 titles

2010s · 7 titles

The Litch poster
2.2

An undead zombie wizard known as "The Litch" is hell-bent on devouring his victims and possessing the weak when his sacred crystal is stolen by a small-time crook and his crew of big-breasted witches. The Litch uses its power to transform into slimy mutant creatures, spilling gallons of blood from his victims on his quest to retrieve the crystal in order to rule the four worlds.

The Litch

2017

Cool As Hell 2 poster
2.5

After goofball Rich accidentally decapitates his best friend Benny while trimming a Christmas tree with a machete, he's forced to go on a quest to find God's bong and use it to bring his friend back to life. Az the Demon and Boogar.

Cool As Hell 2

2017

Direct to Video: Straight to Video Horror of the 90s poster
4.6

A documentary about the direct-to-video horror hits of the 90s.

Direct to Video: Straight to Video Horror of the 90s

2019

Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star poster
4.8

Exploring the controversial story behind John Carpenter (Halloween & The Thing) and writer Dan O Bannon's (Alien & Return of the Living Dead) from first feature film. From its humble beginnings as a USC student film, to its modern day status as a cult masterpiece. It also offers a rare glimpse inside the creative minds of two USC film students... who would eventually go on to change the way horror films are made.

Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star

2010

Making Out poster
3.0

Charlie who is a professional screenwriter trying to make ends meet by pumping out as many screenplays as he can. Erin is an actress appearing in films and theatre productions hoping to find success and herself in the process. After meeting by chance on a film set they become close friends and share in lamenting over the realities of romance in their lives. Charlie and Erin decide to make a pact to create the greatest romance they can imagine. They plan to write their dates and perform them with all clichés they grew up with and wished would happen to them. However all the romantic overtures don't go off exactly as planned... But as they pretend to have the perfect love will they discover the feelings they could have for each other?

Making Out

2016

Rat Scratch Fever poster
2.3

Brought back from a doomed space mission, an army of giant rats develop a big appetite for Los Angeles residents.

Rat Scratch Fever

2011

Return to Oldfield: Making from a Whisper to a Scream poster
7.0

Documentary chronicling the making of From a Whisper to a Scream.

Return to Oldfield: Making from a Whisper to a Scream

2015

2000s · 10 titles

Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth poster
7.0

A documentary primarily focusing on the filming and release of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth

2000

Dark Asylum poster
4.1

Asylum is a taut psychological thriller about a deranged fearsome killer running lose in an abandoned high security Asylum. Pitting the county psychiatrist Dr. Maggie Belham against the psychotic maniac, Dr Belham is trapped in a maze of corridors, and her only help is the janitor, Quitz who may in fact be a forgotten asylum inmate.

Dark Asylum

2001

Zombiegeddon poster
3.2

These zombies are a human-like race created by Satan. When the "zombie-looking freaks" begin taking over the world, dirty cops Jeff and Cage find themselves in the unenviable position of having to stop them before it's too late. Jeff soon learns that he alone has the power to defeat them if he's up to the task. As the body count piles up and internal affairs officers investigate Jeff and Cage for their prior wrongdoings, time is running out..

Zombiegeddon

2003

Sutures poster
4.2

A group of longtime friends converge on a fatal course with destiny when they cross paths with Alexander Tatum, a mercenary surgeon. He is a hunter with the keen skill of one who has also been hunted. Prey turned predator. The victims quickly realize that Alexander is just the beginning of their problems, as they find themselves enmeshed in a fight for survival against a sociopath business man and his demonic staff, who will stop at nothing to prevail in the sale of Black Market Body Parts.

Sutures

2009

The Mangler Reborn poster
4.3

A decade after the original mangler massacre, an obsessed repairman resurrects the cursed machine and unleashes another bloody, murderous reign of terror.

The Mangler Reborn

2005

Witchouse II: Blood Coven poster
4.5

When an old house in a small town is razed to make way for a shopping mall, the crew unearths four unmarked graves. A professor from a nearby university is asked to find out who the bodies are, but when she and her students arrive in town and begin to ask questions, they discover that no one wants to talk to them or help them in any way.

Witchouse II: Blood Coven

2000

The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface' poster
8.0

Documentary about the making of "Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III" featuring interviews with director Jeff Burr, screnwriter David J. Schow, producer Robert Engelman, F/X artist Greg Nicotero, stars William Butler and R.A. Mihailoff, and New Line executive Mark Ordesky.

The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'

2003

Samurai Priest Vampire Hunter poster
3.0

The comic book has come to life. Tim Thomerson is “Samurai Priest Vampire Hunter” and he is on an epic chase to track down a clique of vampires. Clean blood is in short supply due to drugs, liquor, prescription pills, and common diseases causing mutations, starvation, and infighting. The vampires seek out Macks “The Blood Pusher” (Ken Foree) to understand who this mysterious priest is and why this hunt is personal!

Samurai Priest Vampire Hunter

2009

Creepies 2: Las Vegas Attack poster
5.0

With Los Angeles in flaming ruins from a nuclear attack, solders mop up what is left of the deadly spider with a giant spider killing robot: Mecha-Destructor. Unfortunately, a terrorist escaped from the weapons base with a suit case full of the creatures. Shot down behind the Beluxor Hotel, the spiders make their way in the pyramid and up and down the strip devouring gamblers, show girls and destroying many landmarks.

Creepies 2: Las Vegas Attack

2005

No artwork available
4.2

Haunted by memories of the six people she brutally slaughtered years earlier after becoming convinced she was the famous ax murderer Lizzie Borden, mental patient Cassie escapes the hospital and tries to hide out by enrolling in a local college. But when her class begins discussing the original Lizzie Borden killings, Cassie's violent alter ego emerges with plans for a bloody climax to the upcoming dance.

The Curse of Lizzie Borden 2: Prom Night

2008

1990s · 9 titles

Ghost Gunfighter poster
6.0

Three guys and three girls find themselves stranded in a ghost town near the border with Mexico when their car breaks down. The town is haunted by a knife-wielding ghost.

Ghost Gunfighter

1995

Things poster
3.8

A woman kidnaps her husband's mistress and tells the mistress two horror stories involving evil things.

Things

1993

Shock Cinema: Volume One poster
4.0

An hour-long documentary featuring interviews with various filmmakers who've made a name in the direct-to-video market.

Shock Cinema: Volume One

1991

Eddie Presley poster
4.0

Eddie Presley is a down on his luck ex-Elvis impersonator. With his days of fromer glory performing in small to medium-sized clubs behind him, he's stuck in a dead-end security job, making barely enough to live out of his van. But Eddie's luck is about to change when he's offered a comeback gig at a seedy Hollywood nightclub... until he has a breakdown on stage and gives the audience a powerful, improvised performance they'll not soon forget.

Eddie Presley

1993

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! poster
9.0

This documentary on Halloween visits haunted houses around the U.S. and presents interviews with horror celebrities.

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

1997

X-Treme Teens poster
5.5

When curious teenager Andy stumbles into a top-secret experiment at his stepfather's lab, the X-ray goggles he lifts draws him into a dangerous game.

X-Treme Teens

1999

Phantom Town poster
5.4

When a sixteen year-old boy and his two young siblings set off on a quest to find their missing parents, their search leads them to a ghost town in the middle of the desert. They soon discover that this is no ordinary tourist spot. In fact, according to the maps, it doesn't exist at all! Finding their way into this mysterious place, the kids must confront the sinister force that dwells beneath it in order to rescue their parents - and save themselves.

Phantom Town

1999

Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master 5" poster
NR

Revisit the killer puppets and paranormal researchers, whose brain fluid they craved, with in-depth BTS footage and commentary from the cast and crew.

Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master 5"

1994

Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master 4" poster
NR

Revisit the killer puppets and paranormal researchers, whose brain fluid they craved, with in-depth BTS footage and commentary from the cast and crew.

Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master 4"

1995

1980s · 1 titles

Series credits

Behind the camera

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III poster
5.4

Two college students driving coast to coast are lured off the main highway and onto a deserted Texas road where they are stalked by the menacing Leatherface and his family.

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

1990

Stepfather 2 poster
5.5

"Stepfather" Jerry Blake escapes an insane asylum and winds up in another town, this time impersonating a marriage counselor. With a future wife and new stepson who love him, Blake eliminates anyone who stands in his way to building the perfect family.

Stepfather 2

1989

From a Whisper to a Scream poster
5.8

The uncle of an executed murderess relates four stories of his hometown, Oldfield, to a reporter. In the first, an elderly man pursues a romance with a younger woman, even to the grave and beyond. In the second, a wounded man on the run from creditors is rescued by a backwoods hermit who holds the secret to eternal life. In the third, a glass-eating carny pays the ultimate price for looking for love on the outside. And in the fourth, a group of Civil War soldiers are held captive by a household of orphans with strange intentions for them.

From a Whisper to a Scream

1987

From a Whisper to a Scream poster
5.8

The uncle of an executed murderess relates four stories of his hometown, Oldfield, to a reporter. In the first, an elderly man pursues a romance with a younger woman, even to the grave and beyond. In the second, a wounded man on the run from creditors is rescued by a backwoods hermit who holds the secret to eternal life. In the third, a glass-eating carny pays the ultimate price for looking for love on the outside. And in the fourth, a group of Civil War soldiers are held captive by a household of orphans with strange intentions for them.

From a Whisper to a Scream

1987

Puppet Master 5 poster
5.1

Sutekh, the dark pharaoh from another dimension, sends his own puppet, Totem, to continue his quest to kill Rick and steal the magic which animates the puppets.

Puppet Master 5

1994

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings poster
5.6

When five teenagers unwittingly resurrect Pumpkinhead, nobody is safe! But this monster is different – inside its demonic form dwells the soul of a boy murdered years ago. Can the evil creature be killed without destroying the child trapped within?

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

1995

Night of the Scarecrow poster
5.0

A group of drunk teenagers accidently set free the spirit of a warlock, which possesses a scarecrow. The scarecrow goes on a bloody rampage killing the descendents of the men who had killed the warlock a century before. A newcomer and the daughter of the mayor try to stop it before it is too late and the warlock can reincarnate...

Night of the Scarecrow

1995

Spoiler poster
5.3

Roger Mason is a prisoner locked away in a futuristic fortress of a jail. Desperate to escape and see his daughter, he keeps making attempt after attempt to break free, but each one is foiled just as he's about to gain his freedom. As his punishments include being frozen in suspended animation for years at a time, he stays the same age while his daughter grows older. As more time keeps being added to his sentence, he despairs of ever getting out.

Spoiler

1998

Alien Tornado poster
3.7

Aliens attack Earth with deadly electrical tornadoes, and it’s up to a farmer, his smart high-school daughter and a tornado blogger to thwart the horrific invasion.

Alien Tornado

2012

Puppet Master 4 poster
5.5

Blade, Tunneler, and Pinhead go toe-to-toe with a team of terrifying, gremlin-like creatures known as "Totems" that are sent by the Egyptian demon Sutekh to recapture the magic stolen by Toulon.

Puppet Master 4

1993

Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre poster
5.0

In an unknown dystopian future, a drifter with an unusually high tolerance to pain is held captive in a horrific hospital by The Circle of Psycho Surgeons, a clandestine crew of medical deviants experimenting with human suffering. Suddenly, our shackled hero hears the call of "The Gore Collector," a sadistic curator of carnage who is well past his prime and now seeks an heir to take over his evil operation. Escaping from the lurid lab, the drifter enters the underground lair of The Gore Collector and there, the perverse programmer pops in a vile videotape and begins the process of trying to warp the man's mind with the goriest moments from Full Moon's most iconic film franchise.

Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre

2018

Gun of the Black Sun poster
3.0

A Nazi Luger Pistol from W.W.2 with dark and mystical powers re-emerges in modern day Bucharest and is taken to London. En-route it falls into the hands of a Media Mogul intent on using its power to bring the return of the Forth Reich through Technology and Music .

Gun of the Black Sun

2011

The Werewolf Reborn! poster
3.5

Fourteen-year-old Eleanor Crane goes to visit her uncle Peter in a remote Eastern European village, and receives an unexpectedly cold welcome from the villagers, who are plagued by a deadly curse - and from her uncle, who hides a deadly secret of his own.

The Werewolf Reborn!

1998

Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard poster
5.3

In this light-hearted fantasy, a talented young magician stumbles across an unusual ring and ends up in Camelot before King Arthur. It turns out the ring belongs to none other than Merlin.

Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard

1997

Frankenstein & the Werewolf Reborn! poster
4.3

Edited versions of both Frankenstein Reborn. and The Werewolf Reborn!.

Frankenstein & the Werewolf Reborn!

2005

Tales of the Fantastic poster
2.0

More fantastical family fun from the Moonbeam library.

Tales of the Fantastic

2023

Devil's Den poster
4.5

Quinn Taylor and his friend Nick are on their way back from Mexico with a load of Spanish Fly to sell in the States. They stop at a gentlemen's club called The Devil's Den and decide to test out their product on the unsuspecting women there. Only, these women aren't really human, and the two men find themselves in a very fatal position. Also tossed in are a female-assassin on the hunt for Quinn, a monster hunter!

Devil's Den

2006

Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy poster
5.3

A resurrected Aztec mummy conspires to manipulate men of power for world domination. Whether Mil Mascaras can be corrupted by the influence of his undead adversary is not clear, but the answer hinges upon the secret of his mask -- a mask which has been passed down to him from his ancestors since time in memoriam.

Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy

2007

Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror poster
2.5

Full Moon's Carnage Collection is here. In the first stunning installment of this ongoing series, we open a "Trunk Full of Terror" and unleash the NASTIEST and GNARLIEST moments from our iconic Puppet Master film franchise. See Blade, Torch, Jester and the rest of the gang maim, mutilate and massacre every unlucky victim that dares cross their path. You wanted carnage? You got it.

Carnage Collection - Puppet Master: Trunk Full of Terror

2022

American Hero poster
9.0

Jack Armstrong who left the life of violence behind him must use his military skills once again.

American Hero

1997

American Hero poster
9.0

Jack Armstrong who left the life of violence behind him must use his military skills once again.

American Hero

1997

Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre poster
NR

In an unknown dystopian future, a drifter with an unusually high tolerance to pain is held captive in a horrific hospital by The Circle of Psycho Surgeons, a clandestine crew of medical deviants experimenting with human suffering. Suddenly, our shackled hero hears the call of "The Gore Collector," a sadistic curator of carnage who is well past his prime and now seeks an heir to take over his evil operation. Escaping from the lurid lab, the drifter enters the underground lair of The Gore Collector and there, the perverse programmer pops in a vile videotape and begins the process of trying to warp the man's mind with the goriest moments from Full Moon's most iconic film franchise.

Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre

2018

Eddie Presley poster
4.0

Eddie Presley is a down on his luck ex-Elvis impersonator. With his days of fromer glory performing in small to medium-sized clubs behind him, he's stuck in a dead-end security job, making barely enough to live out of his van. But Eddie's luck is about to change when he's offered a comeback gig at a seedy Hollywood nightclub... until he has a breakdown on stage and gives the audience a powerful, improvised performance they'll not soon forget.

Eddie Presley

1993

Broke Sky poster
6.8

Two Mexican road workers make a terrible discovery that tests their friendship.

Broke Sky

2007

Divided We Fall poster
8.0

The story depicts two brothers who fight on opposites sides in the U.S. Civil War and end up meeting in battle.

Divided We Fall

1982

Divided We Fall poster
8.0

The story depicts two brothers who fight on opposites sides in the U.S. Civil War and end up meeting in battle.

Divided We Fall

1982

X-Treme Teens poster
5.5

When curious teenager Andy stumbles into a top-secret experiment at his stepfather's lab, the X-ray goggles he lifts draws him into a dangerous game.

X-Treme Teens

1999

X-Treme Teens poster
5.5

When curious teenager Andy stumbles into a top-secret experiment at his stepfather's lab, the X-ray goggles he lifts draws him into a dangerous game.

X-Treme Teens

1999

American Resurrection poster
NR

A small town in America is suddenly inflicted by a wave of irrational violence. Both scientists and local law enforcement try to determine the cause of the madness. It's the food that is driving everyone crazy.

American Resurrection

2022

Phantom Town poster
5.4

When a sixteen year-old boy and his two young siblings set off on a quest to find their missing parents, their search leads them to a ghost town in the middle of the desert. They soon discover that this is no ordinary tourist spot. In fact, according to the maps, it doesn't exist at all! Finding their way into this mysterious place, the kids must confront the sinister force that dwells beneath it in order to rescue their parents - and save themselves.

Phantom Town

1999

Straight Into Darkness poster
4.6

The movie encompasses several different elements-the perils of war, a touch of macabre, sadness and redemption.

Straight Into Darkness

2004