Mark Illsley

Mark Illsley (born June 4, 1958) is a film director best known for writing and directing the film Happy, Texas, which starred William H. Macy and Steve Zahn, and directing Bookies.

Mark Illsley
Born (1958-06-04) June 4, 1958
United States
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter

Illsley was raised in Santa Rosa, California where he made films as a teen with a Super-8 camera. He graduated from the USC School of Cinema-Television in 1981, where he met and started working relationship with Kevin Reynolds.

Happy, Texas triggered a bidding war that played out at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival, with Harvey Weinstein and Miramax beating out other suitors, which included Fox Searchlight, Paramount Classics and New Line Cinema.[1]

He married his wife Jill Zimmerman on September 29, 2001.[2]

References
  1. Wallace, Amy. "SUNDANCE: Reports from the film festival.; 'Happy, Texas' Deal Spurs War of Words; Rival bidders bitterly dispute winner Miramax's version of the independent film's sale.", Los Angeles Times, January 29, 1999. Accessed January 29, 2008.
  2. Mark Illsley - Biography
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