Drawing. Writing. Directing Target shooting (gun and archery). Photography. Photoshop. Making and collecting Monsters. Driving my kids to school. Gorilla Warfare:
Music
Anything I know the words to and can sing along from MAN OF LA MANCHA to MOBY. Thor! Warren Zevon! The score of ROCK 'N ROLL NIGHTMARE -- behold Arnold's nearly immobile rod puppet:
Movies
I love the "perfect films:" 12 Angry men. The Professional. Yojimbo. Seargent York. The Wild Geese. Jason and the Argonauts. Big Jake. The Searchers. The Third Man. I Confess. Mister Smith Goes to Washington. It's A Wondeful Life. Miracle on 34th Street. Them. Son of Godzilla. Guiltiest Pleasure? Frankenstein Vs. The Space Monster: Here's Bump in teh night Production's halloween mask of its alien monster --
My favorites of my own films? Best experience on the set and how the film came out: TOMBSTONE, with Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Powers Boothe, Jason Preistly, Sam Eliot, Bill Paxton and Michael Rooker, ANOTHER 48HRS, With Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte
The REST of my films: DARKNESS FALLS, with Emma Caulfield, ALIEN 3, with Sigourney Weaver, UNIVERSAL SOLDIER THE RETURN with Jean-Claude Van Damme, Goldberg, and Michael Jai White, RAPID FIRE, with Brandon Lee, MEGIDDO: OMEGA CODE 2 with Michael York, and Michael Biehn, BLACK ROSES, with John Martin, Julie Adams, and Carmine Appice, STUDENT AFFAIRS, with Beth Broderick, THE JITTERS, with James Hong, Marilyn Tokuda, Sal Viviano, ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE, with Adam West, Tia Carrere, Shawn Levy, and Jon Thor (and me in this make up by Tony Bua)
SLASH, (AKA: BLOOD SISTERS) with me as a frat boy, ROCK 'N ROLL NIGHTMARE, with Thor, GINOSTRA, with Harvey Keitel, Andy MacDowell, Harry Dean Stanton and Asia Argenta
Television
What I watch: Simpsons, King of the Hill, Family Guy, Futurama, The Critic.
Law & Order (the orig) old and new DOCTOR WHO! Here's Justin Lubin's pet project -- his tribute doll to one of the greatest shows EVER on TV -- THE TWILIGHT ZONE -- a sideshow quality doll (sculpted and painted by two of their finest artists) of the man who created the show, wrote most of the scripts and hosted the show -- ROD SERLING --
Favorites of My TV Work, most pleased with final product, experience on the set: THE HUNCHBACK, with Salma Hayek, Mandy Patinkin, and Richard Harris, MEAN STREAK, with Scott Bakula, and Leon, MURDER AT THE PRESIDIO, with Lou Diamond Phillips, Victoria Pratt, Eugene Clark, Leslie Easterbrook, and Martin Cummins
The rest of my TV work: A FAMILY LOST, with Cynthia Gibb, and Daniel Roebuck, F/X THE SERIES, with Carrie Ann Moss, STONE COLD, with Tom Selleck, MURDER AT THE PRESIDIO, LADIES NIGHT, with Paul Michael Glaser, SAVING JESSICA LYNCH, with Michael Rooker, THE PROFILER, with Robert Davi, Ally Walker, and Julian McMahon, RAPID FIRE, (TV) with Jason Gedrick, COOL MONEY, with James Marsters, and Margot Kidder, THE LEGEND OF BUTCH AND SUNDANCE, with Michael Biehn, THE HUNLEY, with Armand Assante, and Donald Sutherland, FIRESTORM: LAST STAND AT YELLOWSTONE, with Scott Foley, and Ricahrd Burgi,THE HUNCHBACK, HOLIDAY SWITCH, with Nicole Eggert... Scene from "A Family Lost" with Cindy Gibb and Nicole Munoz
There was a guy in a bear suit!
Books
Anything they sell at DARK DELICACIES like the stuff by: Clive Barker, King, Koontz, Bradbury, Asimov, Herbert. I break out my dog eared copy of Harlan Ellison's WATCHING when I get depressed about being in the film business, it always cheers me up and inspires me. ..... My "Bood Test" mask for Halloween 2007 at Spenser's Gifts:
..... John Cody poses with three of Aaron Lewis' ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE tribute masks!
JC after a bout with scalp vermin...
Heroes
Ray Harryhausen. Richard Edlund. Frazetta. Steve Wang. My Daddy John Fasano Sr., Ray Bradbury, Harlan Ellison, Jack Kevan. Chris Meuller. Millicent Patrick. Don Post Sr. Sergent Alvin York, My cousin's Mike and Al in the service of this country, Al Oerter, Brian Oldfield... My son Jesse D'Angelo painted this SEVENTH VOYAGE Cyclops bust --
.... and he painted this Henry Alvarez WEREWOLF OF LONDON --
.... and here's me at this year's San Diego Comic Con with Becky Yasick, she escaped from the Vancouver FIlm School for a few days --
And my Lucia for designing these Teen monsters available at Target online and stores for Halloween!
John's Details
Status:
In a Relationship
Here for:
Friends
Orientation:
Straight
Hometown:
Port Washington, New York
Body type:
6' 1" / Some extra baggage
Religion:
Taoist
Zodiac Sign:
Virgo
Smoke / Drink:
No / No
Children:
Proud parent
Education:
College graduate
John's Schools
Suny College At Purchase
Purchase,New York
Graduated: 1984
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Political Science
Minor: Anthropology
Clubs: Plays. Tennis. Kung Fu Club. Campus Police.
1981 to 1984
Paul D. Schreiber Shs
Port Washington,New York
Graduated: 1979
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: Play Group. Track team. TV Crew. Portlight Yearbook. Schreiber Times Newspaper
Writer-Director with 21 years experience. Love genre films of any budget.
John Just finished writing SNIPER RELOADED. Ate thanksgiving Dinner. Smashed my knee cap. My ex-step son is geting married. My GF and I are fgetting ready to start p Posted at 11:48 PM Nov 28 view more
About me: Sideshow Toys' tribute to my new favorite movie -- simply the GREATEST Marvel movie ever made -- and one of the greatest action movies ever made --
Damn I wish I had bought one of these when they were available!
That's me directiong episodes of the new TV show KAMEN RIDER DRAGON KNIGHT -- I just finished directing ten of the first forty episodes which will be headed to TV for Fall 2008! I can't show you any more than me and my script supervisor because the show's TOP SECRET! Whooo-eee! Here's horror icon Chuck HALLOWEEN HAUNTING OF AMERICA Williams taking it in the solar plexis in one of my episodes of KAMEN RIDER!
And here's Rock God Jon Thor on stage fighting a minion of Satan who's wearing Aaron Lewis' ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE tribute mask --
Looking for like minded monster mask, toy and movie fans. I've been making movies for a little over 20 years, starting with low budget "epics" like ROCK 'N ROLL NIGHTMARE, BLACK ROSES (reunion recently for DVD release:
-- and MST3K featured ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE, eventually moving to Hollywood and writing/producing gigs on ALIEN 3, ANOTHER 48HRS, TOMBSTONE, UNIVERSAL SOLDIER THE RETURN, and DARKNESS FALLS. On the small screen I've been responsible for TV shows and movies including F/X THE SERIES, THE PROFILER, SAVING JESSICA LYNCH, STONE COLD and the WGA nominated HUNCHBACK on TNT. I'm proud to have recently directed the telefilms A FAMILY LOST and MURDER AT THE PRESIDIO.
Who I'd like to meet:
I'm happy to say that I've met every living person I had idolized as a child! I'll be going to a good medium soon to make contact with the heroes who crossed before I could meet them: Frank Capra, Alfred Hitchcock, John Cassavettes, Don Post Sr., John Ford, Howard Hawks Jack Pierce, Chris Meuller, and Willis O'Brien...
Canadian Monster sculptor supreme Tony Pitocco's Pierce Frankenstein test makeup tribute:
Mark Alfrey's Creech and Meuller, Patrick and Kevan's Creech --
Captain Marvel -- SHAZAM!
Adam West's Batman gets transformed into a Captain Action thanks to Classic Plastick...
VERNE LANGDON -MONSTER OF CEREMONIES RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD CAST !!!! Allen Trautman -(TarMan) Beverly Randolph (Tina) Don Calfa - (Ernie) Brian Peck (Scuz) John Philbin (Chuck) Thom Mathews ( Freddy ) Tony Gardner -Makeup Artist ROTLD,Zombieland and many more AWARD WINNING FX ARTISTS DISPLAYING AND SELLING!! 200 venders!!! MONSTER MUSEUM !!! Presentations!!!!! For more info: www.therubberroom101.com
We just wanted to let you know that the new Captain Clegg and the Night Creatures video "Zombie A Go Go" is debuting on Fangoria on July 15th!! Don't miss it!!!
Imbesi's Law of the Conservation of Filth: "In order for something to become clean, something else must become dirty." Freeman's Extension: "...but you can get everything dirty without getting anything clean.".
Initiative is the ability to do the right thing.. efficiency is the ability to do the thing right.. effectiveness is doing the right things.
Welcome to my page of twisted lil views and things, please preview because it will not get any better. Those that stay I look forward to trading ideas, pictures, cooments and otherwise good feelings.Please feel free to say and show what you want because I damn sure will. xoxoxxo
Hey Mr. Fasano, Thanks for all the amazing movies. I'm really a fan of your work. My friend Danny and I have watched Black Roses and Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare and we've ordered The Jitters from eBay. Also thanks for taking our phone call a while back. It was awesome to talk to you.
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