Abel Ferrara

Date of Birth

1951-07-19

Place of Birth

The Bronx, New York, USA

Known for

Black Butterfly, The Projectionist, The Driller Killer, Chelsea on the Rocks, Home Sweet Home

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A sequel to the 1979 film The Driller Killer is in the works, and Driller Killer 2 might feature old footage of Denzel Washington

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Driller Killer 2 to star Eric Roberts, Beverly Randolph… and Denzel Washington?

Posted 8 months ago

A sequel to the 1979 film The Driller Killer is in the works, and Driller Killer 2 might feature old footage of Denzel Washington

The Test of Time series looks back at the 1993 version of Body Snatchers, directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Gabrielle Anwar and Meg Tilly

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Body Snatchers (1993) – The Test of Time

Posted 2 years ago

The Test of Time series looks back at the 1993 version of Body Snatchers, directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Gabrielle Anwar and Meg Tilly

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Director Abel Ferrara is writing a book about all the craziness he’s encountered in the movie business

Posted 2 years ago

The eccentric director doesn't want to write a memoir, per se, but he's seen a lot of interesting things that he doesn't mind putting out for the world to read.

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Watch an explosive clip from Drafthouse Films revival Ms 45

Posted 12 years ago

If you're unfamiliar with Abel Ferrara's seedy cult classic MS. 45 (READ OUR REVIEW HERE), which is being re-released this month courtesy of Drafthouse Films, you can become acquainted with the dangerous dame via the clip you'll find below. Note...

Trailer for Abel Ferrara’s revenge classic Ms. 45

Posted 13 years ago

Another cult film is making its way to the big screen thanks to Drafhouse Films who have just released the trailer for the theatrical re-release of MS. 45, Abel Ferrara's (BAD LIEUTENANT, KING OF NEW YORK) 1981 revenge thriller classic....

Check out the arty poster for Drafthouse Films’ Ms. 45 re-issue

Posted 13 years ago

As we told you in October, Drafthouse Films is re-issuing Abel Ferrara’s brutal grindhouse classic MS. 45 in theaters this December; they’ll then ship it off to Blu-ray in March. This is good news for fans of arthouse sleaze. The...

Abel Ferrara’s cult classic Ms. 45 being revived by Drafthouse Films

Posted 13 years ago

Drafthouse Films, the film distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, announced today their acquisition of North American rights to Abel Ferrara’s (Bad Lieutenant, King Of New York) 1981 revenge thriller classic MS. 45. The film follows a mute garment-district...