Mick Garris

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Mick Garris

Born December 4, 1951 · Santa Monica, California, USA (age 74)

Mick Garris (born December 4, 1951) is an American filmmaker and screenwriter born in Santa Monica, California. He has been recognized for his contributions as a director, producer, and screenwriter in the horror genre. He's known for his work on various film and television projects, including adaptations of Stephen King's novels such as "The Stand" and "The Shining." Garris has also been involved…

Known For

Hocus PocusHocus Pocus · 1993
Hocus Pocus
★ 7.01993
MovieFantasyComedy
After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it is up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.
Hocus Pocus 2Hocus Pocus 2 · 2022
Hocus Pocus 2
★ 7.12022
MovieFantasyComedy
29 years since the Black Flame Candle was last lit, the 17th-century Sanderson sisters are resurrected, and they are looking for revenge. Now it's up to three high school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow's Eve.
The Quick and the DeadThe Quick and the Dead · 1995
The Quick and the Dead
★ 6.61995
MovieWesternAction
A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.
The Fly IIThe Fly II · 1989
The Fly II
★ 5.81989
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Martin Brundle, born of the human/fly, is adopted by his father's place of employment (Bartok Inc.) while the employees simply wait for his mutant chromosomes to come out of their dormant state.
The HowlingThe Howling · 1981
The Howling
★ 6.61981
MovieHorror
After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitation center whose inhabitants may not be what they seem.
UnbrokenUnbroken · 2014
Unbroken
★ 7.42014
MovieDramaWar
A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.
SleepwalkersSleepwalkers · 1992
Sleepwalkers
★ 6.11992
MovieHorrorFantasy
Charles Brady and his mother, Mary, are the last of a dying breed whose needs are not of this world. They are Sleepwalkers - able to stay alive only by feeding on the life-force of the innocent, but destined to roam the earth, avoiding discovery while searching for their next victim. That search takes them to the sleepy little town of Travis, Indiana, where beautiful teenager Tanya Robertson is about to become an unwilling pawn in their nightmarish fight for survival.
*batteries not included*batteries not included · 1987
*batteries not included
★ 6.71987
MovieFamilyComedy
In a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used to force them to leave so a greedy tycoon can build his new skyscraper. When tiny mechanical aliens land for a recharge, they decide to stay and help out.

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