Jack Sholder

Jack Sholder (born June 8, 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a retired American director, best known for his work in the horror film genre, notably Alone in the Dark, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, The Hidden, and Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies.[1]

Jack Sholder
Born (1945-06-08) June 8, 1945
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter, educator
Years active1980–2004

In the DVD commentary of The Hidden, Jack Sholder states that his favorite film director is Jean Renoir.[2]

In September 2004, he joined the faculty of Western Carolina University in the Department of Stage and Screen[3], retiring in 2017.[2]

During his interview for Behind the Curtain Part II (2012), he confessed that of all the films he had made, Arachnid (2001) was his least favorite. In the same interview, he cited Alone in the Dark (1982), The Hidden (1987), By Dawn's Early Light (1990), and 12:01 (1993) as his favorite films of his own.

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gollark: In an individual interaction, vengeance is bad, because you're just harming someone even though doing it afterward won't cause them to have not done the thing for which you are taking revenge.
gollark: Which kind of works even if you haven't taken vengeance on *anyone* yet, if people *think* you are likely to.
gollark: As I said, if people know "hmm yes if I do bad things to this person they will have VENGEANCE" they are less likely to do those bad things.

References
  1. "Jack Sholder". The New York Times.
  2. "Interview: Director Jack Sholder". HorrorNews.net.
  3. "Jack Sholder - Director of Motion Picture Production Program - Western Carolina University". LinkedIn.
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