Production

Gary Chason

Born 1942-09-23 · Galveston, Texas

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 impact Gary had made during his life time within the theatre and arts community will never be forgotten.

Acting credits

Brewster McCloud poster
6.3

Brewster 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

My Best Friend Is a Vampire poster
6.0

Shortly 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

Sugar Hill poster
5.7

When 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

Picture This poster
9.5

A visceral deconstruction of Academy Award nominated Peter Bogdanovich and the nervous breakdown he nearly had while shooting THE LAST PICTURE SHOW.

Picture This

1991

Cook County poster
7.4

Living 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

Dear Pillow poster
5.0

An 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

Z: A Zombie Musical poster
6.5

After 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

Everything or Nothing poster
7.0

An orphan and product of her circumstances, Lynny tires of her edgy lifestyle and turns her life around...or does she?

Everything or Nothing

2007

No artwork available
6.3

Strings is a 2011 American dramatic thriller film about a musician who discovers his therapist manipulates patients into committing crimes.

Strings

2011

Fourplay poster
1.0

A feature anthology of short tales of sexual intimacy set in four American cities.

Fourplay

2013

Behind the camera

The Trust poster
10.0

William 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

Charlie's Ear poster
7.0

It’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

Charlie's Ear poster
7.0

It’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

Charlie's Ear poster
7.0

It’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

Everything or Nothing poster
7.0

An orphan and product of her circumstances, Lynny tires of her edgy lifestyle and turns her life around...or does she?

Everything or Nothing

2007

Everything or Nothing poster
7.0

An orphan and product of her circumstances, Lynny tires of her edgy lifestyle and turns her life around...or does she?

Everything or Nothing

2007

God Thinks You're a Loser poster
2.7

Sex, 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

God Thinks You're a Loser poster
2.7

Sex, 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

God Thinks You're a Loser poster
2.7

Sex, 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

No artwork available
NR

A lost preacher is shown the light by a little girl.

Sweet Velvet Grace