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John Paizs
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Paizs (born in 1957) is a director, writer and actor from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. In 1985 his much-celebrated independent comedy Crime Wave was presented at the Toronto International Film Festival. He was the male lead and also wrote and directed the film. He worked on several TV series, but has not made another feature film until 1999's Top of the Food Chain, a stylish, low-budget sendup of Golden Age '50s science fiction movies. John is currently the Director in Residence at the Canadian Film Centre. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Paizs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Directed Films

4.0
Marker
2005·Fantasy

5.3
Top of the Food Chain
1999·Horror

6.4
Crime Wave
1985·Comedy

8.5
The International Style
1983·Comedy

7.5
Oak, Ivy, and Other Dead Elms
1982·Comedy

7.1
Springtime in Greenland
1981

7.8
The Obsession of Billy Botski
1980

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Ed Zorax of the Future City
1979·Science Fiction

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Highway 61 Revisited
1978

7.0
The Dreamer
1977·Animation

6.0
Ho Down
1976·Animation

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The Nine to Five Crack
1974
Also Appeared In

8.5
Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps
2024·Comedy

7.3
Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight
1997·Documentary

6.5
Smoked Lizard Lips
1991·Comedy

6.4
Crime Wave
1985·Comedy

8.5
The International Style
1983·Comedy

7.5
Oak, Ivy, and Other Dead Elms
1982·Comedy

7.1
Springtime in Greenland
1981

7.8
The Obsession of Billy Botski
1980