Mulcahy, Russell 1953- (Russ Mulcahy)

views updated

Mulcahy, Russell 1953- (Russ Mulcahy)

PERSONAL

Full name, Russell I. Mulcahy; born June 23, 1953, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Addresses:

Agent—Agency for the Performing Arts, 405 South Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Director. Directed several music videos and television commercials. Worked as a director of photography and editor.

Member:

Directors Guild of America.

Awards, Honors:

First prizes in short film section, Sydney Film Festival, 1972, for Contrived Mindflashes, and 1973, for Delicious Dreams to Survive Depression; BRIT Awards, best British video, British Phonographic Industry, 1985, for the Duran Duran music video "The Wild Boys"; MTV Music Video Vanguard Award, 1985; Grand Prize nomination, Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival, 1985, for Razorback; Eastman Kodak Award for Lifetime Achievement, Music Video Production Association, 1998; Christopher Award (with others), 2002, for The Lost Battalion; Film Critics Circle of Australia Award nomination, best director, and IF Award nomination (with others), best feature film, Inside Film magazine (Australia), both 2003, for Swimming Upstream; also won American Video awards, Countdown Music & Video awards, and Grammy awards, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

CREDITS

Film Director:

Vampire Island (short film; unfinished), c. 1967.

Contrived Mindflashes (short film), 1972.

Delicious Dreams to Survive Depression (short film), 1973.

(And editor) Derek and Clive Get the Horn, GTO, 1979.

Razorback (also known as Doedens kaftar, Harjaniska, Hirmukarju, O corte da navalha, Razorback—Kampfkoloss der Hoelle, Razorback—O javali assassino, and Razorback: oltre l'urlo del demonio), Warner Bros., 1984.

Arena (concept concert film; also known as Duran Duran: Arena (An Absurd Notion)), PMI, 1985.

Highlander, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986.

Highlander II: The Quickening (also known as Highlander 2, Highlander—Le retour, and Highlander, le retour), Republic Entertainment, 1991, director's cut released as Highlander II: The Renegade Version.

Ricochet (also known as Besatt av haemnd, Harhaluoti, Ricochet—Der Aufprall, Ricochete, Rikoset, Verdetto finale, and Visszakezboel), Warner Bros., 1991.

The Real McCoy, Universal, 1993.

The Shadow (also known as Shadow and the Curse of Khan), Universal, 1994.

Silent Trigger (also known as The Algonquin Goodbye, Sniper, and Franc-tireur en peril), New City Releasing, 1996.

Tale of the Mummy (also known as Russell Mulcahy's "Tale of the Mummy" and Talos the Mummy), Dimension Films, 1998.

Swimming Upstream, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2003.

Resident Evil: Extinction (also known as Biohazard III, Resident Evil: Afterlife, Resident Evil 3, Oeluemcuel deney: Insanligin sonu, Resident evil—La extincion, Resident evil: Tuho, Resident Evil—Vaeljasuremine, Resident Evil 3—A extincao, and Resident Evil 3: Extincion), Screen Gems, 2007.

The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian, Universal, 2008.

Zen in the Art of Slaying Vampires, Capitol Films, 2008.

Worked on other films.

Film Appearances:

(As Russ Mulcahy) Nuts, Bolts and Bedroom Springs, Garron International, 1975.

Shield control technician, Highlander II: The Quickening (also known as Highlander 2, Highlander—Le retour, and Highlander, le retour), Republic Entertainment, 1991, director's cut released as Highlander II: The Renegade Version.

Himself, Not Quite Hollywood (documentary), Magnet Releasing, 2000.

Television Director; Miniseries:

On the Beach (also known as USS Charleston), Showtime, 2000.

Mysterious Island, The Hallmark Channel, 2005.

Television Director; Movies:

Blue Ice, HBO, 1993.

Resurrection, HBO, 1999.

The Lost Battalion, Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

1st to Die (also known as Always a Bridesmaid, First to Die, F1rst to Die, and James Patterson's "F1rst to Die"), NBC, 2003.

3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (also known as The Dale Earnhardt Story and 3), ESPN, 2004.

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb, The Hallmark Channel, 2006.

Crash n' Burn, Spike, 2007.

While the Children Sleep (also known as Psycho House and The Sitter), Lifetime, 2007.

Television Director; Episodic:

"Split Second," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), HBO, 1991.

"People Who Live in Brass Hearses," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), HBO, 1993.

"Let the Punishment Fit the Crime," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), HBO, 1994.

"Horror in the Night," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), HBO, 1996.

"I'm Dangerous Tonight," The Hunger, Showtime, 1997.

"Necros," The Hunger, Showtime, 1997.

"The People's Choice," Perversions of Science, HBO, 1997.

"Planely Possible," Perversions of Science, HBO, 1997.

"The Secret Shih Tan," The Hunger, Showtime, 1997.

"Nunc Dimittis," The Hunger, Showtime, 1999.

"Episode 1.2," Queer as Folk (also known as Q.A.F. and Queer as Folk USA), Showtime, 2000.

"Episode 1.3," Queer as Folk (also known as Q.A.F. and Queer as Folk USA), Showtime, 2000.

"Sacred Fire," The Hunger, Showtime, 2000.

"Wrath of God," The Hunger, Showtime, 2000.

"Episode 1.18," Queer as Folk (also known as Q.A.F. and Queer as Folk USA), Showtime, 2001.

"Episode 1.20," Queer as Folk (also known as Q.A.F. and Queer as Folk USA), Showtime, 2001.

"The Long Road: Parts 1 & 2," Jeremiah (also known as Jeremiah—Krieger des Donners), Showtime, 2002.

"The Navy: Parts 1 & 2," Young Lions, Nine Network (Australia), 2002.

Television Director; Pilots:

Queer as Folk (also known as Q.A.F. and Queer as Folk USA), Showtime, 2000.

Skin, Fox, 2003.

Worked on other television productions.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Video Killed the Radio Star (documentary), VH1, 2000.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The Hunger: An MTV Sneak Preview, MTV, 1997.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

MTV Video Music Awards 1985, MTV, 1985.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Himself, "Duran Duran," Behind the Music (also known as Behind the Music: Duran Duran, BtM, and VH1's "Behind the Music"), VH1, 1999.

RECORDINGS

Music Video Director:

Stylus, "Summer Breeze," 1975.

The Tubes, "Mondo Bondage," c. 1975, released as part of The Tubes: Tubes Video, HBO Video, 1982, also released as part of Sexy Shorts (also known as Red Hot Rock), Vestron Video, 1984.

AC/DC, "Baby Please Don't Go" (live version), 1976, released as part of AC/DC: Family Jewels, Sony Music Distribution, 2005.

AC/DC, "Problem Child" (live version), 1976, released as part of AC/DC: Family Jewels, Sony Music Distribution, 2005.

The Stranglers, "Duchess," 1979.

XTC, "Making Plans for Nigel," 1979.

The Human League, "Circus of Death," 1979, released as part of The Human League: The Very Best of, Music Video Distribution, 2003.

The Human League, "Empire State Human," 1979, released as part of The Human League: The Very Best of, Music Video Distribution, 2003.

The Buggles, "Video Killed the Radio Star," 1979, released as part of Pure 80s: The DVD, Universal Music & Video Distribution, 2002, also released as part of 20th Century Masters: The Best of Alternative 80s—The DVD Collection, Universal Music Enterprises, 2004.

The Buggles, "Living in the Plastic Age," 1980.

The Stranglers, "Bear Cage," 1980.

10cc, "125," 1980.

The Vapors, "Turning Japanese," 1980.

Kim Carnes, "Bette Davis Eyes," 1981.

Kim Carnes, "Draw of the Cards," 1981.

Duran Duran, "My Own Way," 1981.

Icehouse, "Icehouse," 1981.

Elton John, "Breaking Down Barriers," 1981.

Elton John, "Carla"/"Etude"/"Fanfare," 1981.

Elton John, "Chloe," 1981.

Elton John, "Elton's Song," 1981.

Elton John, "Fascist Faces," 1981.

Elton John, "The Fox," 1981.

Elton John, "Heart in the Right Place," 1981.

Elton John, "Heels of the Wind," 1981.

Elton John, "Just Like Belgium," 1981.

Elton John, "Nobody Wins," 1981.

Spandau Ballet, "Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)," 1981.

Spandau Ballet, "Musclebound," 1981.

Spandau Ballet, "Paint Me Down," 1981.

Rod Stewart, "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)," 1981.

Rod Stewart, "Young Turks," 1981.

Ultravox, "The Thin Wall," 1981.

Ultravox, "Vienna" (concept first version), 1981.

Ultravox, "The Voice," 1981.

The Tubes, "Don't Want to Wait Anymore," 1981, released as part of The Tubes: Tubes Video, HBO Video, 1982.

The Tubes, "Talk to Ya Later," 1981, released as part of The Tubes: Tubes Video, HBO Video, 1982.

The Tubes, "Sports Fans," 1981, released as part of The Tubes: Tubes Video, HBO Video, 1982, also released as part of Sexy Shorts (also known as Red Hot Rock), Vestron Video, 1984.

Duran Duran, "Planet Earth," 1981, released as part of Duran Duran: Decade, EMI Distribution, 1989, also released as part of Duran Duran: Greatest—The Videos, EMI Distribution, 1999.

Kim Carnes, "Voyeur," 1982.

Duran Duran, "Lonely in Your Nightmare," 1982.

Fleetwood Mac, "Gypsy," 1982.

Fleetwood Mac, "Oh Diane," 1982.

Icehouse, "Hey, Little Girl," 1982.

Elton John, "I'm Still Standing" (first version), 1982.

The Motels, "Only the Lonely," 1982.

The Motels, "Take the L out of Lover," 1982.

The Rolling Stones, "Going to a Go-Go" (fist version), 1982.

Spandau Ballet, "Instinction," 1982.

Spandau Ballet, "She Loved Like Diamond," 1982.

Supertramp, "It's Raining Again," 1982.

Talk Talk, "Talk Talk" (first unaired version), 1982.

Duran Duran, "Hungry Like the Wolf," 1982, released as part of Duran Duran: Decade, EMI Distribution, 1989, also released as part of Duran Duran: Greatest—The Videos, EMI Distribution, 1999.

Duran Duran, "Rio," 1982, released as part of Duran Duran: Decade, EMI Distribution, 1989, also released as part of Duran Duran: Greatest—The Videos, EMI Distribution, 1999.

Duran Duran, "Save a Prayer" (first version), 1982, released as part of Duran Duran: Decade, EMI Distribution, 1989, also released as part of Duran Duran: Greatest—The Videos, EMI Distribution, 1999.

Billy Joel, "Allentown" (first version), 1982, released as part of Billy Joel: The Essential Video Collection, Columbia Music Video, 2001.

Billy Joel, "Pressure," 1982, released as part of Billy Joel: The Essential Video Collection, Columbia Music Video, 2001.

Billy Joel, "She's Right on Time," 1982, released as part of Billy Joel: The Essential Video Collection, Columbia Music Video, 2001.

Kim Carnes, "Say You Don't Know Me," 1983.

Duran Duran, "Night Boat" (some sources cite title as "Nightboat"), 1983.

Icehouse, "Street Cafe," 1983.

Elton John, "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues," 1983.

Cliff Richard, "Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)," 1983.

Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse of the Heart," 1983.

Spandau Ballet, "True," 1983, released as part of New Wave Hits of the 80s: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 2, Rhino Home Video, 1994.

Duran Duran, "Is There Something I Should Know?," 1983, released as part of Duran Duran: Decade, EMI Distribution, 1989, released as part of Duran Duran: Greatest—The Videos, EMI Distribution, 1999.

Berlin, "Sex (I'm a …)" (second version), 1984.

Duran Duran, "Save a Prayer" (live second version), 1984.

Duran Duran, "The Wild Boys" (Wilder Than Wild Boys Extended Remix, also known as the Arena Long Version), 1984.

Elton John, "Sad Songs Say So Much," 1984.

Duran Duran, "The Reflex," 1984, released as part of Duran Duran: Decade, EMI Distribution, 1989, also released as part of Duran Duran: Greatest—The Videos, EMI Distribution, 1999.

Duran Duran, "The Wild Boys," 1984, released as part of Duran Duran: Decade, EMI Distribution, 1989, also released as part of Duran Duran: Greatest—The Videos, EMI Distribution, 1999.

Culture Club, "The War Song," 1984, released as part of Culture Club: Greatest Hits, Virgin Music Video, 2005.

Go West, "Call Me," 1985.

Elton John, "Wrap Her Up," 1985.

Elton John and Millie Jackson, "Act of War," 1985.

The Rolling Stones, "One Hit (to the Body)," 1985.

Arcadia, "The Flame," 1986.

Falco, "Jeanny," 1986.

Billy Joel, "A Matter of Trust," 1986, released as part of Billy Joel: Greatest Hits Volume III (also known as Billy Joel: Greatest Hits Volume III—The Video), Columbia Music Video, 1997, also released as part of Billy Joel: The Essential Video Collection, Columbia Music Video, 2001.

Queen, "A Kind of Magic," 1986, released as part of Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2, EMI Entertainment, 2003.

Queen, "Princes of the Universe," 1986, released as part of Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2, EMI Entertainment, 2003.

Boy George, "Sold," 1987.

Def Leppard, "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (concept first version), 1987.

Kenny Loggins, "Meet Me Half Way" (some sources cite title as "Meet Me Halfway"), 1987.

Elton John, "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That," 1988.

Elton John, "Town of Plenty," 1988.

Elton John, "A Word in Spanish," 1988.

Rod Stewart, "My Heart Can't Tell You No," 1988.

Elton John, "The One," 1992.

Elton John, "Simple Life," 1993.

Taylor Dayne, "Original Sin," 1995.