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Larry Pizer

Born May 19, 1925

Died February 27, 2008 · aged 82

No biography available.

Known For

Phantom of the Paradise · 1974

Phantom of the Paradise

★ 7.51974

MovieComedyDrama

Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan's new rock palace, the Paradise.

Mannequin Two: On the Move · 1991

Mannequin Two: On the Move

★ 5.81991

MovieFantasyComedy

Although Jason works as a department store clerk, he is also a reincarnated prince. Long ago, his beloved Jessie was snatched away from him by an evil wizard who used his powers to transform her into wooden statue. Now Jessie is in Jason's department store as a mannequin. When he encounters her, she awakens from her thousand-year sleep. They quickly revive their romance, but the evil wizard has been reincarnated as well, and he's up to no good.

Cattle Annie and Little Britches · 1981

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

★ 6.51981

MovieWestern

In nineteenth century Oklahoma, two teen girls, fans of stories about outlaws, are on a quest to meet and join up with them. They find a shadow of a former gang and although disappointed, still try to help them escape from a vigorous Marshal.

A slightly self absorbed yuppie takes in his parents including his senile father, after their home burns down. But his personal and professional life fall apart soon after.

Grace Quigley is nearing the end of her life, living alone in her New York apartment. On the day she's being evicted, she witnesses a murder being committed by a top hit-man, Seymour Flint. She proposes to blackmail him into killing her, however, she has one or two friends she wants him to get rid of first.

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann · 1982

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann

★ 5.41982

MovieScience FictionWestern

Lyle Swann is a successful off-road racer who mistakenly gets sent back in time 100 years. When a band of outlaws robs Swann of his motorcycle, he's forced to outfox the gangsters and give in to the seductions of a gorgeous local lady. With only his smarts and a map from an Exxon station, Lyle must try to make it out of the Old West alive and find a way back to modern times.

Too Scared to Scream · 1984

Too Scared to Scream

★ 5.21984

MovieCrimeMystery

A killer is brutally attacking several tenants that live in a high rise apartment building in New York City.

The Clairvoyant · 1982

The Clairvoyant

★ 5.61982

MovieThrillerHorror

Two uneasy friends, a police officer and a TV talk show host, each pursue the mysterious "handcuff killer" with the aid of an artist who sees - and draws - the killer's crimes before they're committed.

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Phantom of the Paradise · 1974

Phantom of the Paradise

★ 7.51974

MovieComedyDrama

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Mannequin Two: On the Move · 1991

Mannequin Two: On the Move

★ 5.81991

MovieFantasyComedy

Director of Photography

Cattle Annie and Little Britches · 1981

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

★ 6.51981

MovieWestern

Director of Photography

A slightly self absorbed yuppie takes in his parents including his senile father, after their home burns down. But his personal and professional life fall apart soon after.

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann · 1982

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann

★ 5.41982

MovieScience FictionWestern

Director of Photography

Too Scared to Scream · 1984

Too Scared to Scream

★ 5.21984

MovieCrimeMystery

A killer is brutally attacking several tenants that live in a high rise apartment building in New York City.

Director of Photography

The Clairvoyant · 1982

The Clairvoyant

★ 5.61982

MovieThrillerHorror

Director of Photography

Our Mother's House · 1967

Our Mother's House

★ 7.21967

MovieDramaThriller

Seven children bury their mother and hide her death - until their long-lost father returns.

Director of Photography

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion · 1982

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion

★ 7.01982

MovieHistoryDrama

Story of Denmark Vesey, who was raised as a slave but bought his freedom. He organized a plot to seize the city and free the black slaves, but this failed and he and others were hanged. Set in Charleston in 1822.

Director of Photography

This Can't Be Love · 1994

This Can't Be Love

★ 5.91994

MovieDramaComedy

Two aging actors, who had a brief but intense marriage in the 1940s, are reunited decades later to find that issues between them are not resolved.

Director of Photography

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment · 1966

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

★ 6.31966

MovieComedy

Morgan, an aggressive and self-admitted dreamer, a fantasist who uses his flights of fancy as refuge from external reality, where his unconventional behavior lands him in a divorce from his wife, Leonie, trouble with the police and, ultimately, incarceration in a lunatic asylum.

Director of Photography

Where are the Children? · 1986

Where are the Children?

★ 6.41986

MovieDramaThriller

In Cape Cod, Missy and Michael, the two children of Nancy Eldridge, are kidnapped by a man who has disturbing intentions for them. Local police chief Ed Coffin wrongfully suspects that Nancy is behind the disappearances.

Director of Photography

Four in the Morning · 1965

Four in the Morning

★ 6.31965

MovieDrama

The parallel stories of two couples in crises and their connections to a drowned woman found in a river.

Director of Photography

The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story · 1983

The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story

★ 6.51983

MovieDramaTV Movie

After experiencing several stressful situations within a short time — including the failure of the family business and the loss of her mother — Janet Broderick becomes ill. Falling into a deep sleep, she dreams of returning to her hometown, taking her children with her to meet her deceased loved ones. Perhaps, during a Christmas reunion with her beloved family, she will find the answer to coping with her troubles.

Director of Photography

An unlucky horse trainer, Frank Butler, wins big at the track and buys his 16-year old daughter a horse to salvage their relationship. When Frank is hurt prior to the opening race, Jo must go it alone.

Director of Photography

A biography of the dancer Isadora Duncan, the 1920s dancer who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitudes on free love, debt, dress, and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.

Director of Photography

The Proprietor · 1996

The Proprietor

★ 7.01996

MovieDrama

An expatriated French novelist returns to Paris when she learns that her childhood home is being placed on the auction block.

Director of Photography

The Party's Over · 1965

The Party's Over

★ 6.61965

MovieDrama

A group of close friends spend their time drinking and partying. When the American fiancé one of them shows up, the clique protects her by hiding her from him. He slowly becomes deeper involved with the wild bunch while the party rages on. This once controversial British movie was filmed in 1962 but not released until three years later.

Director of Photography

Ismail Merchant's feature directorial debut addresses a subject close to his heart: the expressive Urdu language of Northern India, in danger of extinction as political trends and modernization obscure its contributions to Indian culture. Merchant 's treatment is wry and good humored , as his characters - an aging Urdu poet (Shashi Kapoor) and a worshipful young college lecturer - clash despite their shared passion for the beauty of words.

Director of Photography

All Neat in Black Stockings · 1969

All Neat in Black Stockings

★ 4.01969

MovieComedyDrama

A small comedy drama about the life and sex adventures of an amorous window cleaner, in the hip and swingin' London of the '60s.

Director of Photography

An old singer coaches a young woman whom he believes will be the next singing sensation. As she starts off with her career, their bond gets stronger. An adaptation of George L. Du Maurier's novel "Trilby"

Director of Photography

Jane Austen in Manhattan · 1980

Jane Austen in Manhattan

★ 5.91980

MovieDramaRomance

Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old.

Director of Photography

Captures the essence of Willa Cather's haunting story of Pittsburgh circa 1900. Lost in a world of fantasy, young working-class Paul dreams of escaping his dreary existence in turn-of-the-century Pittsburgh. As fate would have it Paul gets his chance by stealing some money and subsequently running off to glamorous New York City.

Director of Photography

A woman tries to be successful in the male-dominated horse racing business. Intrigue, greed, power games and love trying to put stones in her way.

Director of Photography

At Mother's Request · 1987

At Mother's Request

★ 10.01987

SeriesCrimeDrama

A mother forces her son to kill her father, based upon a true event in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1978.

Cinematography

I'll Take Manhattan · 1987

I'll Take Manhattan

★ 6.21987

SeriesDrama

I'll Take Manhattan is a 1987 American television miniseries, adapted from Judith Krantz's novel of the same name. Screened by CBS, it tells the story of the wealthy Amberville family, who run their own publishing company in New York. After Zachary Amberville, the patriarch of the family, dies, the company is taken over by his unscrupulous brother Cutter. Zachary's children, especially his energetic and intelligent daughter Maxi, begin a battle to regain control of the father's company. I'll Take Manhattan was the highest-rated miniseries of the 1986–87 US television season with a 22.9/35 rating/share.

Director of Photography