An Interview with Director Peyton Reed

BTTF_menu

Buy this Poster at AllPosters.com

·Bob Gale
·Andrew Probert
·Peyton Reed

Use this button to link to us! (Yes, we know in the real world, it's normally spelled 'gigawatts', but in the BTTF universe, it's spelled 'jigowatts'. Take our word for it.)

To Be Continued...

After directing & writing on music videos, documentaries, theme park attractions, TV series & TV movies, Peyton Reed's ready to make his mark on feature films by telling Hollywood to...

“

”

by Stephen Clark

Director Peyton Reed A native of Raleigh and graduate of the University of North Carolina, Peyton Reed arrived in Los Angeles in the late '80s and began his career as an editor at Zaloom-Mayfield Productions. On the strength of his award-winning short, Almost Beat, he began writing and directing for the company as well. He directed numerous behind-the-scenes documentaries, including The Secrets of the Back to the Future Trilogy, Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump, and CBS's The Honeymooner's 35th Anniversary Special.

Reed then went to work for Walt Disney, where he directed The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes and The Love Bug, both for the studio's "Wonderful World of Disney" series on the ABC network. He has also directed music videos for such alternative bands as The Connells and Superchunk, and special film projects for both Walt Disney Theme Park Productions and MCA/Universal. His work has also appeared in five episodes of Comedy Central's breakthrough conceptual sketch series Upright Citizens Brigage and five episodes of HBO's alternative comedy masterwork Mr. Show with Bob & David.

Reed currently wrapped production on Bring It On, a Beacon Communications/ Universal Pictures motion picture starring Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Jesse Bradford, Gabrielle Union and Blaque to be released on August 25, 2000. Wasting no time choosing his next big screen project, the director recently signed on to helm Universal's upcoming feature East Bound and Down, a retelling of sorts on the Smokey and the Bandit classic slated for release sometime in 2001.

On to the interview...

FEATURE FILMS:

2001	East Bound and Down (Director)
2000	Bring It On (Director)
1988	Bull Durham (Driver)
1987	Summer Heat (Leadman Assistant)

MUSIC VIDEOS:

1994	Superchunk: "Driveway to Driveway" (Director)
1994	The Connells: "New Boy" (Director)
1993	Superchunk: "Package Thief" (Director)
1993	The Connells: "Slackjawed" (Director)

SHORT FILMS:

1989	Almost Beat (Director, Writer)

SPECIALS:

1998	Titanic: Breaking New Ground (Voice)
1998	Pulp Comics: Dana Gould (Director - film portions)
1994	Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump (Director, Writer)
1992	Mom Knows Best (Director)
1991	The Honeymooners 35th Anniversary Special (Director, Writer)
1990	The Secrets of the Back to the Future Trilogy (Director, Writer)
1989	Back to the Future Part II Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation (Co-Producer)

TELEVISION MOVIES:

1997	The Love Bug (Director)
1995	The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (Director, Actor: "Policeman")
1994	The Shaggy Dog (Actor: "Movie Usher")

TELEVISION SERIES:

1998-99	Upright Citizens Brigade (Director - 5 episodes)
1998	Mr. Show with Bob and David (Director - 5 episodes)
1997	The Weird Al Show (Director)
1996	The High Life (Director - 2 episodes)
1995	Pride & Joy (Actor - "Frenchman")
1991	Back to the Future - The Animated Series (Season 1 Director/Writer - live action)

THEME PARK ATTRACTIONS:

1995	Honey, I Shrunk the Audience (Pre-show Director)
1991	Back to the Future...The Ride (Pre-show Writer, Editor)