One more news that fills us with great sadness. The World of Cinema is mourning the prompt departure

The Global News Today by Mariana DAngelo theglobalnewstoday.com The reaction of #celebrities and friends was immediate, and one of them is an actor that i admire, producer, writer, and director Joe Mantegna on his official Facebook page posted: "Today, my family and I mourn the passing of our dear friend and acclaimed director Stuart Gordon. Thank you for being a big part of some of the best years of our lives. " by #MarianaDAngelo #CEO and Founder theglobalnewstoday.com / Instagram personal Account: @marianadangeloceo / Facebook : Theglobal Newstoday I will forever regret not having been able to pay a great tribute to this great filmmaker and have invited him to do an excellent interview with me.

According to the British Press The Guardian:

Gordon, who was born and grew up in Chicago, began producing radical theatre shows as a student, setting up a company in 1968 called Screw Theater. He staged an anti-war adaptation of Peter Pan (inspired by the Democratic convention riots of that year) which got him and his then girlfriend (and later wife) Carolyn Purdy arrested for obscenity; the case received national attention but the charges were later dropped. He then set up shop as the Organic Theater – described as a “take-off-your-clothes, scream and bleed theater” – which he ran for 16 years: among its successes was the Gordon-directed premiere production of David Mamet’s Sexual Perversity in Chicago in 1974.

Gordon moved into film in the mid-80s, and Re-Animator was his directorial debut: adapting HP Lovecraft’s short-story series, Gordon planned first to create a stage play, then a TV show, before getting backing from producer Brian Yuzna for a feature film. Released in 1985, its mix of gruesome, bloodsoaked special effects (reputedly inspired by photographs of corpses from the Cook County morgue) and savage humour, made it a cult hit, and a key part of the mid-80s comedy-horror wave that included The Evil Dead and The Toxic Avenger.

Gordon’s horror-movie follow-ups – From Beyond and Dolls – were less successful, but he got the chance to pitch a film to Disney, then at a low ebb financially and creatively. Gordon was due to direct the result – then called Teeny Weenies – but dropped out after being diagnosed with hypertension. The resulting film, renamed Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, became a big earner for Disney and led to a series of sequels and a TV show.

However, Gordon’s directing career failed to ignite and he returned to sci-fi and horror films, making battling-robot pic Robot Jox (1990), futuristic-prison yarn Fortress (1992) and comedy Space Truckers (1996). In 2003 he adapted Charlie Higson’s noir novel King of the Ants and collaborated again with Mamet on a film version of Edmond (2005). His final directorial credit was Stuck (2009), another comedy horror with Stephen Rea as a hobo wedged in nurse Mena Suvari’s car windscreen.

In 2011, Gordon turned Re-Animator into a successful stage musical, with music and lyrics by Mark Nutter, and featuring copious fake blood in the “splash zone” – the first few rows of the auditorium.

Gordon and Purdy married in 1968, with Purdy regularly appearing in his films – notable for her characters’ frequently spectacular death scenes. Stuart Gordon, the film-maker who shot to prominence with the mid-80s cult horror film Re-Animator before co-creating the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids series, has died aged 72. His family confirmed the news to Variety magazine; the cause was not released.

Gordon, who was born and grew up in Chicago, began producing radical theatre shows as a student, setting up a company in 1968 called Screw Theater. He staged an anti-war adaptation of Peter Pan (inspired by the Democratic convention riots of that year) which got him and his then girlfriend (and later wife) Carolyn Purdy arrested for obscenity; the case received national attention but the charges were later dropped. He then set up shop as the Organic Theater – described as a “take-off-your-clothes, scream and bleed theater” – which he ran for 16 years: among its successes was the Gordon-directed premiere production of David Mamet’s Sexual Perversity in #Chicago in 1974.

Gordon moved into film in the mid-80s, and Re-Animator was his directorial debut: adapting HP Lovecraft’s short-story series, Gordon planned first to create a stage play, then a TV show, before getting backing from producer Brian Yuzna for a feature film. Released in 1985, its mix of gruesome, bloodsoaked special effects (reputedly inspired by photographs of corpses from the Cook County morgue) and savage humour, made it a cult hit, and a key part of the mid-80s comedy-horror wave that included The Evil Dead and The Toxic Avenger.

Gordon’s horror-movie follow-ups – From Beyond and Dolls – were less successful, but he got the chance to pitch a film to Disney, then at a low ebb financially and creatively. Gordon was due to direct the result – then called Teeny Weenies – but dropped out after being diagnosed with hypertension. The resulting film, renamed Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, became a big earner for #Disney and led to a series of sequels and a TV show.

However, Gordon’s directing career failed to ignite and he returned to sci-fi and horror films, making battling-robot pic Robot Jox (1990), futuristic-prison yarn Fortress (1992) and comedy Space Truckers (1996). In 2003 he adapted Charlie Higson’s noir novel King of the Ants and collaborated again with Mamet on a film version of Edmond (2005). His final directorial credit was Stuck (2009), another comedy horror with Stephen Rea as a hobo wedged in nurse Mena Suvari’s car windscreen.

In 2011, Gordon turned Re-Animator into a successful stage musical, with music and lyrics by Mark Nutter, and featuring copious fake blood in the “splash zone” – the first few rows of the auditorium. Gordon and Purdy married in 1968, with Purdy regularly appearing in his films – notable for her characters’ frequently spectacular death scenes.

According to Variety March 25 / 20'20 Stuart Gordon, Cult Classic Horror Director, Dies at 72

#StuartGordon, best known as the filmmaker behind such cult classics as “Re-Animator” and “From Beyond,” has died of multiple organ failure, his family confirmed to Variety Tuesday night. He was 72.

Although best known for his seminal work in independent horror, Gordon had a varied career that included founding the Organic Theater Company with his wife, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon. The Organic premiered such prominent works as David Mamet’s “Sexual Perversity in Chicago” and “Bleacher Bums,” which starred Dennis Franz and Joe Mantegna. He was a co-creator of the “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” franchise, for which he shared a story credit, and produced the film’s sequel and directed an episode of the TV spin-off. In 2005, he directed a film adaptation of Mamet’s “Edmond,” starring William H. Macy. Other films include “Fortress,” “Castle Freak” and “King of the Ants.”

In recent years, Gordon was active in #L.A. #theater, finding success directing the solo show “Nevermore…An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe” starring his “Re-Animator” star Jeffrey Combs. He also directed and co-wrote the book for “Re-Animator: The #Musical,” which won several awards and was praised by a Variety critic, who wrote, “not since ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ has a screamfest tuner so deftly balanced #seriousness and camp.”

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Film 1985 Re-Animator ç Caixa de Catalunya (Sitges Film Festival) Special Mention (Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival) Jury Award for Best Film (Fantafestival) 1986 From Beyond Prize of the Catalan Screenwriter's Critic and Writer's Association (Sitges Film Festival) 1987 Dolls 1988 Kid Safe: The Video Short film 1989 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Green tick 1990 Robot Jox Nominated- International Fantasy Film Award 1991 The Pit and the Pendulum Nominated- International Fantasy Film Award 1992 Honey, I Blew Up the Kid Fortress 1993 Body Snatchers 1995 Castle Freak 1996 The Dentist Space Truckers Nominated- Maria Award for Best Film (Sitges Film Festival) 1998 The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit Jury Award for Best Direction (Fantafestival) Nominated- International Fantasy Film Award 1999 Progeny Nominated- International Fantasy Film Award 2000 Snail Boy Short film 2001 Dagon Nominated- Maria Award for Best Film (Sitges Film Festival) 2003 King of the Ants 2005 Edmond New Visions Award (Sitges Film Festival) Nominated- Grand Special Prize (Deauville Film Festival) Nominated- Best Film - International Competition (Mar del Plata International Film Festival) 2007 Stuck Staff Prize for Narrative Feature (San Francisco Indiefest) Silver Raven (Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival) Nominated- Maria Award for Best Film (Sitges Film Festival) Television Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes Ref. 1979 Bleacher Bums TV presentation of a taped play Chicago / Midwest Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement - Single Program 1990 Daughter of Darkness Television film 1998 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show Green tick Episode: "Honey, Let's Trick or Treat" 2002 Bleacher Bums Television film 2005-2007 Masters of Horror Green tick Green tick Episodes: "Dreams In the Witch-House" & "The Black Cat" 2008 Fear Itself Episode: "Eater"

Stage credits This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. Bleacher Bums (1977–79) E/R Emergency Room (1982) Nevermore...An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe (2009–14) Re-Animator: The Musical (2011-) Taste (2014-)