John Getz

Date of Birth

1946-10-15

Place of Birth

Davenport, Iowa, U.S.

Known for

Men at Work, Zodiac, The Fly II, The Late Shift, Blood Simple

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The Revisited series looks back at the 1991 cult classic Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, starring Christina Applegate and Keith Coogan

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Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead: Taking another look at the 1991 Christina Applegate cult classic

Posted 2 years ago

The Revisited series looks back at the 1991 cult classic Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, starring Christina Applegate and Keith Coogan

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Fatal Attraction: Joshua Jackson explains that Dan is not wholly the victim in the TV adaptation

Posted 3 years ago

The former Dawson's Creek star talks about portraying Dan Gallagher in a new age in the TV adaptation of Fatal Attraction.

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Fatal Attraction: Jessica Harper, John Getz & more join Paramount+ streaming series

Posted 4 years ago

Theodore Jessica Harper of the Dario Argento classic Suspiria and John Getz of the Coen Brothers’ first film Blood Simple have joined the cast of the upcoming Paramount Plus series based on the 1987 thriller Fatal Attraction (watch it HERE), and Deadline reports that...

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Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Ghostbusters, The Fly, Hereditary

Posted 8 years ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

Magnet Releasing acquires Roxanne Benjamin’s Body at Brighton Rock

Posted 9 years ago

Having directed segments of the anthologies SOUTHBOUND and XX, Roxanne Benjamin has made her full feature debut with the survival thriller BODY AT BRIGHTON ROCK, which she also wrote. The film's story centers on a novice park ranger who must...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Batman, The Fly, Jumanji, La La Land

Posted 9 years ago

J.D. Dillard on what he hopes to bring to the remake of The Fly

Posted 9 years ago

Rumblings of a remake of THE FLY has popped up every so often for quite some time, but just last month the project seemed to move forward with the report that J.D. Dillard, who made his feature directorial debut with...

Sleight director J.D. Dillard in talks to write & direct a remake of The Fly

Posted 9 years ago

David Cronenberg's THE FLY is highly regarded as one of the best horror films of the 1980's, it also holds the distinction of being one of the few remakes out there to equal, or even surpass, the original. Cronenberg's film...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Aliens, Dracula, Jaws, Luke Cage

Posted 10 years ago

The Fly 30th Anniversary Tribute (video)

Posted 10 years ago

We pay tribute to director David Cronenberg‘s The Fly, celebrating it’s 30th Anniversary this week. The gory retelling of the classic ’58 film starring Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis stands as one of the best horror/sci-fi entries in the genre...

Original Vs. Remake: The Fly

Posted 12 years ago

I was a little pissed that our last Original Vs. Remake ended in a tie, but as luck would have it, the readers weren’t put off at all. We got many cool responses in regards to both versions of The...