William Fruet

Directing

William Fruet

Born January 1, 1933 · Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada (age 93)

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Known For

Blue MonkeyBlue Monkey · 1987
Blue Monkey
★ 4.81987
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
While working in a greenhouse, a man receives an insect bite after touching an exotic plant. Immediately, he falls ill and is taken to an emergency room where the doctors diagnose him as suffering from an unknown bacteria, and a strange parasite which emerges from his mouth as a large slimy wormlike creature. Soon, there are more cases of bacterial infection, but the more immediate problem for the hospital is the wormlike creature which after accidental exposure to a genetic growth stimulant grows to monstrous proportions and starts a reign of terror and bloodshed in the hospitals abandoned wing.
The House by the LakeThe House by the Lake · 1976
The House by the Lake
★ 5.81976
MovieHorrorThriller
Harry is a rich dentist who often brings women up to his rural lakehouse. One weekend, he invites Diane, a former fashion model. On their way to the house, Diane runs a gang of thugs off the road. Humiliated, the thugs track down the couple for revenge.
Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask IIGoosebumps: The Haunted Mask II · 1996
Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask II
★ 6.61996
MovieHorrorFamily
Steve wants a Halloween mask just as scary as Carly Beth's, however he doesn't realize is that Carly Beth's mask might be after him.
Cries in the NightCries in the Night · 1980
Cries in the Night
★ 5.11980
MovieHorrorThriller
A young woman arrives at her grandmother's house, which used to be a funeral home, to help her turn the place into a bed-and-breakfast inn. After they open, however, guests begin disappearing or turning up dead.
Goosebumps: Deep TroubleGoosebumps: Deep Trouble · 1998
Goosebumps: Deep Trouble
★ 7.21998
MovieFamilyFantasy
Billy and Sheena visit their Uncle Harold on an island in the Caribbean, but while exploring under water they find something terrible lurking deep below the sea.
Goosebumps: Attack of the MutantGoosebumps: Attack of the Mutant · 1996
Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant
★ 7.31996
MovieHorrorFantasy
While on his way to an orthodontist appointment, comic book enthusiast Skipper spots a building which resembles his favorite villain's headquarters. However, when he and new friend, Libby, venture inside, they have no idea what awaits them.
Goosebumps: The Werewolf of Fever SwampGoosebumps: The Werewolf of Fever Swamp · 1996
Goosebumps: The Werewolf of Fever Swamp
★ 6.81996
MovieHorrorFamily
Things have been strange ever since the new kid moved into Fever Swamp. A kid can't change into a werewolf, or can he?
Goosebumps: One Day at HorrorlandGoosebumps: One Day at Horrorland · 1997
Goosebumps: One Day at Horrorland
1997
MovieHorror
When the Morris family become lost during a road trip, they stumble upon an amusement park called Horrorland. The kids, Lizzy and Luke, love the place at first, but soon realize it is more sinister than it seems.

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Rip-OffRip-Off · 1971
Rip-Off
★ 4.01971
MovieComedyDrama
Best friends Michael, Steve, Cooly and Richie are seniors at a large Toronto high school. Foremost on their minds and that of many of their classmates are what they are going to do this upcoming summer and beyond. They don't want to waste away the summer much like they did this past summer. Mike is being pressured by his parents to go to university following graduation from high school, although Mike himself is unsure if that's what he wants to do. Other ideas they discuss are to tour with their band, Arctic Madness, or to start a commune on a five hundred acre parcel of wilderness property outside of Timmins that was deeded to Mike. As the end of the school year approaches and these successive ideas come and fall by the wayside, the four come to a realization of what their future together holds

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Mysterious IslandMysterious Island · 1995
Mysterious Island
★ 6.81995
SeriesDramaAction & Adventure
Mysterious Island is a Canadian television series based on Jules Verne's novel L'Île mystérieuse. It ran for one season in 1995. The beginning of the series is much as in the novel. A group of refugees attempting to escape the American Civil War in a balloon wind up stranded on a remote Pacific island, where they are able to improvise a comfortable living for themselves while they wait for a passing ship. As time passes, they become suspicious that some unseen force is watching and directing their movements. The main difference between the protagonists of the series and those of the novel is the addition of a female character, the wife of Pencroft. The unseen watcher, Captain Nemo, is more active and less benevolent than in the novel. Able to monitor the island through steampunk-style closed-circuit television and other advanced devices, he treats the castaways as human laboratory specimens, influencing their environment to test their behaviour under stressful conditions. As the series progresses, his tests become more extreme as their continued co-operation threatens his preferred thesis that all humans are, at base, selfish and untrustworthy. In the series finale, Nemo apparently succeeds in breaking up the group; this proves to be a ruse by the protagonists, who are now certain of Nemo's existence. After they penetrate his hideaway, Nemo admits that the 'experiment' is ruined, and offers to return the castaways to civilisation in his submarine. In a final twist, he puts out to sea without them, apparently leaving them alone on the island, without his influence for good or ill.

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DiamondsDiamonds · 1987
Diamonds
★ 7.51987
Series
Diamonds is a Canadian television series, which aired from 1987 to 1989. The show starred Nicholas Campbell as Mike Devitt and Peggy Smithhart as Christina Towne, a divorced couple who continued to work together as private investigators. Devitt and Towne had originally met as television stars who played married private investigators on a TV series called Two of Diamonds. The show was frequently compared to the American series Moonlighting. In a direct nod to the comparison, one episode actually featured an encounter with a character who mistook Devitt and Towne for Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd. The cast also included Roland Magdane, Geraint Wyn Davies and Tony Rosato. Campbell was also an occasional writer for the series. The series aired on Global in Canada, and in a late night slot on CBS in the United States, as well as on the USA Network. It was one of several Canadian-produced drama series to air in the CBS Late Night block of crime dramas. Others included Adderly, Night Heat and Hot Shots.

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