Juan Piquer Simón
Juan Piquer Simón was a Spanish film director most well known for directing two cult classic horror exploitation films, Pieces and Slugs: The Movie. He directed two Jules Verne-based films, Where Time Began and Mystery on Monster Island, as well as The Supersonic Man in 1979, and The Pod People in 1983. He also directed Cthulhu Mansion and The Rift, both in 1990.
Pieces'' is one among the many cult classic horror films that have been restored and digitally remastered by Bob Murawski of Box Office Spectaculars and Grindhouse Releasing. Juan Piquer Simón owned his own independent studio in Madrid, Spain, and designed many of his own special effects sequences for his films. He also was the co-director of the Mediterranean Film Festival in Valencia, Spain.
He died in 2011 at age 75 of lung cancer.Filmography
As film director:
- España violenta
- Vida y paz
- Journey to the Center of the Earth a.k.a. Where Time Began
- Supersonic Man
- Beyond Fear a.k.a. Mas alla del terror / Beyond Terror
- Jules Verne's Mystery on Monster Island
- Diablos del mar, Los
- Pieces
- The Pod People
- Guerra sucia a.k.a. Dirty War
- Slugs: The Movie
- Cthulhu Mansion
- The Rift
- Isla del diablo, La
- Manoa, la ciudad de oro
As film actor:
Interview:
- Pieces of Juan, an interview with Juan Piquer Simón about his film, Pieces'', as well as his life and career
