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Tom McLoughlin
Born
Thomas Maurice McLoughlin

Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
Years active1982–present
SpouseNancy McLoughlin (1983–present)
Children2

Thomas Maurice "Tom" McLoughlin is an American screenwriter, film/television director and former mime who is most notable for directing Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives and One Dark Night.[1] His other credits include numerous television films such as Murder in Greenwich, At Risk, Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life, Date with an Angel and the 2010 Lifetime Movie Network film The Wronged Man.[2]

In 1977, McLoughlin was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program for his contributions to Van Dyke and Company, a special starring Dick Van Dyke. Two years later, he portrayed the robot S.T.A.R. (Special Troops/Arms Regiment) in the Disney film The Black Hole. He also played (along with Kevin Peter Hall) Katahdin, the mutated bear in the 1979 horror film Prophecy.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Credited as Notes Ref(s)
Director Writer Producer Other
1983 One Dark Night Yes Yes No No [3]
1986 Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives Yes Yes No Yes [4]
1987 Date with an Angel Yes Yes No Yes [5]
1997 FairyTale: A True Story No Yes Yes No
2001 The Unsaid Yes No No No [6]

Television

Year Title Credited as Notes Ref(s)
Creator Executive producer Director Writer Actor
1985 Alice in Wonderland No No No No Yes as The Jabberwocky
1986—1987 Amazing Stories No No No Yes No
1988 Freddy's Nightmares No No Yes No No
1988—1989 Friday the 13th: The Series No No Yes Yes No
1990—1991 They Came from Outer Space Yes No No Yes No
1990—1991 She-Wolf of London Yes No No Yes No
1991 Sometimes They Come Back No No Yes No No

Director

References

  1. ^ "Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives – 30th Anniversary Interview with Director Tom McLoughlin". Dread Central. August 5, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  2. ^ "Tom McLoughling". AllMovie. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  3. ^ Barton, Steve (February 17, 2006). "One Dark Night (DVD)". Dread Central. Dread Central Media, LLC. Archived from the original on August 10, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Meslow, Scott (January 13, 2017). "Why the Sixth Friday the 13th Movie Might Be the Best of Them All". GQ. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  5. ^ Maslin, Janet (November 21, 1987). "Film: 'Date With an Angel'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 2, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "The Unsaid (2001)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

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