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John Pierson (born April 10, 1954) is an American independent filmmaker. He is best known for helping to produce the first works by filmmakers Spike Lee, Richard Linklater, Michael Moore, and Kevin Smith, which he wrote about in his 1995 book Spike, Mike, Slackers, & Dykes (reissued in 2004 as Spike, Mike Reloaded ). [1]
John Pierson. Producer: Chasing Amy. John Pierson was born on 30 April 1954 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Chasing Amy (1997), The Blair Witch Project (1999) and Clerks (1994).
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Jan 31, 2023 · John Pierson has played a vital role in the recent history of American independent film. Starting in distribution and exhibition, he became the quintessential producer’s rep, helping a series of exceptional filmmakers launch their careers. He has now written a remarkable book — Spike, Mike, Slackers
Pierson's Spike, Mike, Slackers & Dykes is a guide to independent film through a decade, 1984-1994, ending with Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, a movie Pierson believes "blurred the definition of independent film" because it starred two major movie stars, cost $8 million to make, and was distributed by Miramax, a division of Disney.
PIERSON01_02.JPG Reel Paradise- Directed by Steve James John Pierson and Fiji Kids. Amy Pierson / Wellspring Media Amy Pierson On the Fijian island of Taveuni, there's a movie theater called the ...
Dec 6, 2016 · After writing one of the key books on independent film, 1996’s Spike, Mike, Slackers & Dykes: A Guided Tour Across a Decade of American Independent Cinema, Pierson channeled his knack for storytelling into the magazine-format television program Split Screen, which he created, wrote, and hosted over the course of its sixty-episode run.
Dec 9, 2016 · Anyone who knows independent film history also knows “Spike, Mike, Slackers and Dykes,” a memoir by seminal producer’s rep John Pierson of his role in launching the careers of filmmakers ...
