Donald G. Jackson

Donald G. Jackson (April 24, 1943 – October 20, 2003) was an American filmmaker.[1] [2]

Born in Tremont, Mississippi, Jackson grew up in Adrian, Michigan. As an adult he struggled to become a filmmaker for many years while working at an auto factory. Finally, in the mid-1970s he made his first feature film, a horror film parody, The Demon Lover. This film was soon followed by the wrestling film, I Like to Hurt People.[3] These films financed his move to Hollywood, California, where he remained until his death.[4] Jackson is perhaps most well known for creating and directing the cult film, Hell Comes to Frogtown.[5]

Throughout his career Jackson worked with several filmmakers including Roger Corman and James Cameron but it was not until he began a long collaboration with American filmmaker Scott Shaw that the team created Zen Filmmaking. Zen Filmmaking is a distinct style of filmmaking where no scripts are used in the creation of a film. [6]

Jackson died of leukemia on 20 October 2003 and was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.[7]

Filmography
  • The Demon Lover (1976)
  • I Like to Hurt People (1985)
  • Roller Blade (1985)
  • UFO: Secret Video (1986)
  • Hell Comes to Frogtown (1987)
  • Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force (1989)
  • The Roller Blade Seven (1991)
  • The Legend of the Rollerblade Seven (1992)
  • Carjack (1993)
  • Return to Frogtown (1993)
  • It's Showtime (1993)
  • Return of the Roller Blade Seven (1993)
  • Pocket Ninjas (1994)
  • Queen of Lost Island (1994)
  • The Devil's Pet (1994)
  • Twisted Fate (1994)
  • Kill, Kill Overkill (1994)
  • Baby Ghost (1995)
  • Little Lost Sea Serpent (1995)
  • Big Sister 2000 (1995)
  • Raw Energy (1995)
  • Rollergator (1995)
  • Toad Warrior (1996)
  • Guns of El Chupacabra (1997)
  • Armageddon Boulevard (1998)
  • Lingerie Kickboxer (1998)
  • Guns of El Chupacabra 2: The Unseen (1999)
  • Blade Sisters (1999)
  • Ride with the Devil (1999)
  • Legend of the Dead Boyz (2001)
  • Max Hell Frog Warrior (2002)

Documentary films about Donald G. Jackson
  • Demon Lover Diary (1980)
  • Interview: The Documentary (2005)
  1. Variety: Donald G. Jackson Multihyphenate, 'Roller Blade' director
  2. Donald G. Jackson Los Angeles Daily News
  3. Donald G. Jackson: The Final Interview
  4. Donald G Jackson, Maverick Filmmaker
  5. Fango Flashback: “HELL COMES TO FROGTOWN” Archived May 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  6. Paste Magazine: The Best of the Bad: The 15 Greatest B-Movie Directors
  7. Donald G. Jackson biography at Find A Grave
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