Production
Gary Chason
Born — Died
1942-09-23 — 2021-04-18
Place of birth
Galveston, Texas
Known for
Production
Credits
20 titles
Gary Chason (September 23, 1942 - April 18, 2021) was a director, producer, actor and writer. He worked on big budget and independent films with passion. Born in Galveston, Texas, Gary had a distinguished career in motion pictures as a Casting Director and Dialog/Dialect Coach. His casting credits include: The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon, The Getaway, Pretty Baby, and Paris, Texas. He had the pleasure of working with many famous Directors, including: Robert Altman, Peter Bogdanovich, Sam Peckinpah, Michael Ritchie, Louis Malle, and Wim Wenders. As a Dialect Coach Gary tutored people like Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Cloris Leachman, Brooke Shields, Tatum O'Neal, and Ann-Margret. The …
Known for
9.5A visceral deconstruction of Academy Award nominated Peter Bogdanovich and the nervous breakdown he nearly had while shooting THE LAST PICTURE SHOW.
Picture This
1991
6.0Shortly after high school student Jeremy Capello goes on a hot date, he finds he can't stand garlic or see his reflection in mirrors.
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
1987
6.3Brewster is an owlish, intellectual boy who lives in a fallout shelter of the Houston Astrodome. He has a dream: to take flight within the confines of the stadium. Brewster tells those he trusts of his dream, but displays a unique way of treating others who do not fit within his plans.
Brewster McCloud
1971
5.8When a nightclub owner is murdered by gangsters after refusing to sell his business to the mob boss, his grieving fiancé enlists the help of a voodoo priestess to avenge his death.
Sugar Hill
1974
6.5After three Catholic Nuns are attacked by a Zombie Dog and turned into Zombies, they discover a group of articulate, educated, singing & dancing Zombies living in the idyllic enclave of Zomburbia. One of the Nuns refuses to accept her new-found Zombie-osity and sets off on a comic journey of self-discovery and mayhem...with, naturally, much singing and dancing along the way!
Z: A Zombie Musical
2007
7.0It’s Harold Blodgett’s birthday, and the poor guy’s having a rough time of it. The alarm clock won’t shut off, his wife won’t wake up, the cleaner’s neglected to get that annoying stain out of his trousers, and so on. To cap it off, when he returns home from the office that same day, he finds a mysterious pair of shady characters lounging around his apartment. According to them, Harold hired them to murder his wife, and they’ve done just that. Have they? Did he? What’s going on here?
Charlie's Ear
1992
Film credits
2010s · 2 titles
2000s · 4 titles
6.5After three Catholic Nuns are attacked by a Zombie Dog and turned into Zombies, they discover a group of articulate, educated, singing & dancing Zombies living in the idyllic enclave of Zomburbia. One of the Nuns refuses to accept her new-found Zombie-osity and sets off on a comic journey of self-discovery and mayhem...with, naturally, much singing and dancing along the way!
Z: A Zombie Musical
2007
5.0An emo grocery bagger living with his divorced dad in a low-income apartment complex is gradually drawn into the bizarre world of pornographic fiction in this tale of teenage drama.
Dear Pillow
2004
7.0An orphan and product of her circumstances, Lynny tires of her edgy lifestyle and turns her life around...or does she?
Everything or Nothing
2007
7.4Living in a small town amongst a house full of crystal meth abusers, 17-year-old Abe wrestles to beat a meth addiction while struggling to protect himself and his young niece from his abusive uncle Bump. When Sonny returns home from prison seeking redemption for his son Abe, the two must navigate the treacherous waters created by Bump, who will do almost anything to maintain a dangerous lifestyle fueled by crystal meth.
Cook County
2009
1970s · 2 titles
6.3Brewster is an owlish, intellectual boy who lives in a fallout shelter of the Houston Astrodome. He has a dream: to take flight within the confines of the stadium. Brewster tells those he trusts of his dream, but displays a unique way of treating others who do not fit within his plans.
Brewster McCloud
1971
5.8When a nightclub owner is murdered by gangsters after refusing to sell his business to the mob boss, his grieving fiancé enlists the help of a voodoo priestess to avenge his death.
Sugar Hill
1974
Behind the camera
7.0It’s Harold Blodgett’s birthday, and the poor guy’s having a rough time of it. The alarm clock won’t shut off, his wife won’t wake up, the cleaner’s neglected to get that annoying stain out of his trousers, and so on. To cap it off, when he returns home from the office that same day, he finds a mysterious pair of shady characters lounging around his apartment. According to them, Harold hired them to murder his wife, and they’ve done just that. Have they? Did he? What’s going on here?
Charlie's Ear
1992
7.0It’s Harold Blodgett’s birthday, and the poor guy’s having a rough time of it. The alarm clock won’t shut off, his wife won’t wake up, the cleaner’s neglected to get that annoying stain out of his trousers, and so on. To cap it off, when he returns home from the office that same day, he finds a mysterious pair of shady characters lounging around his apartment. According to them, Harold hired them to murder his wife, and they’ve done just that. Have they? Did he? What’s going on here?
Charlie's Ear
1992
7.0It’s Harold Blodgett’s birthday, and the poor guy’s having a rough time of it. The alarm clock won’t shut off, his wife won’t wake up, the cleaner’s neglected to get that annoying stain out of his trousers, and so on. To cap it off, when he returns home from the office that same day, he finds a mysterious pair of shady characters lounging around his apartment. According to them, Harold hired them to murder his wife, and they’ve done just that. Have they? Did he? What’s going on here?
Charlie's Ear
1992
2.7Sex, drugs, money, murder - not to mention love, heartache, humiliation, guilt, revenge, redemption - are central themes in this wicked dark comedy. Tracking six not-quite-so-young oilmen and dancers as they pursue life with reckless abandon in boomtown Houston during the Eighties, the story careens from casual pick-ups to painful break-ups, from betrayal to reunion with hardly a pause for breath.
God Thinks You're a Loser
2009
2.7Sex, drugs, money, murder - not to mention love, heartache, humiliation, guilt, revenge, redemption - are central themes in this wicked dark comedy. Tracking six not-quite-so-young oilmen and dancers as they pursue life with reckless abandon in boomtown Houston during the Eighties, the story careens from casual pick-ups to painful break-ups, from betrayal to reunion with hardly a pause for breath.
God Thinks You're a Loser
2009
2.7Sex, drugs, money, murder - not to mention love, heartache, humiliation, guilt, revenge, redemption - are central themes in this wicked dark comedy. Tracking six not-quite-so-young oilmen and dancers as they pursue life with reckless abandon in boomtown Houston during the Eighties, the story careens from casual pick-ups to painful break-ups, from betrayal to reunion with hardly a pause for breath.
God Thinks You're a Loser
2009
5.5William Rice is perhaps the wealthiest man in Texas. With no heirs, Rice plans to leave his estate in the form of a much-needed college. Relying on the good nature and upstanding character of his lawyer, Rice feels confident that his wealth and name will leave a prestigious legacy for generations. When nefarious forces threaten the planned college, the two are left fighting to retain his legacy.
The Trust
1993
7.0An orphan and product of her circumstances, Lynny tires of her edgy lifestyle and turns her life around...or does she?
Everything or Nothing
2007
7.0An orphan and product of her circumstances, Lynny tires of her edgy lifestyle and turns her life around...or does she?
Everything or Nothing
2007
A lost preacher is shown the light by a little girl.
Sweet Velvet Grace
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