Biography
Robert Tinnell is an American writer, film director and producer.
Robert directed such films as Feast of the Seven Fishes (2019), Frankenstein and Me (1996), and Kids of the Round Table (1995). His producer credits include Back Fork (2019), The Hunted (2013) and Surf Nazis Must Die (1987).
His graphic novel writing includes Flesh and Blood, The Living and The Dead, The Black Forest, The Wicked West, and the Eisner Award Nominee Feast of the Seven Fishes. Tinnell's work as a director includes the films Kids of the Round Table (1995), Believe (2000), and Frankenstein and Me (1996), the latter of which was very popular with fans of classic horror. Tinnell has frequently acknowledged his passion for horror, particularly classic horror films. Hammer Film Productions aficionados seek out Frankenstein and Me because of a sequence inspired by the 1960 Terence Fisher film Brides of Dracula, which starred Peter Cushing. Tinnell's film actually recreates a windmill set that is used in the Hammer film. In the same film, Tinnell meticulously recreated a scene reminiscent of Night of the Living Dead as well as other horror classics. All of the sequences featured children in the adult roles. Burt Reynolds and Louise Fletcher starred in Frankenstein and Me, alongside a young Ryan Gosling. (Stars Elisha Cuthbert and Gosling both had early film roles for Tinnell.)
As a producer, Tinnell worked in both the music video world as well as feature films. Among his credits as producer are the MTV Award-winning Paula Abdul music video "Straight Up," directed by David Fincher, and the notorious cult film Surf Nazis Must Die (released through Troma).
Tinnell is best known in comics for a series of horror graphic novels, including The Black Forest, The Wicked West, The Living and The Dead, and Sight Unseen. His book Feast of the Seven Fishes was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album – Reprint. While promoting Feast of the Seven Fishes, Tinnell was a guest on several popular radio cooking shows, including The Splendid Table with Lynne Rossetto Kasper, the Rocco Dispirito Show, and KCRW's Good Food.
Filmography
all 21
Movies 21
Director 9
Producer 7
self 2
Charles Wesley Godwin - Stage AE Documentary (2023)
12 Desperate Hours (2023)
A Rose for Her Grave: The Randy Roth Story (2023)
Feast of the Seven Fishes (2019)
Back Fork (2019)
Grindsploitation (2016)
Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins (2014)
The Hunted (2014)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014)
Requiem For The Damned (2012)
Believe (2000)
Airspeed (1998)
Frankenstein and Me (1996)
Kids of the Round Table (1995)
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)
Young Goodman Brown (1993)
Kill Me Again (1989)
South of Reno (1988)
Surf Nazis Must Die (1987)
Star Slammer (1986)
Armed Response (1986)
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GenderMale
Birthday1961-04-27 (62 years old)
Birth PlaceFairmont, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsBob Tinnell
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