Louis Morneau
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active1991–2012

Louis Morneau is an American film director and scenarist.

Life

Morneau has been described as a "graduate of the Roger Corman school".[1]

He is the director of various B/cult films,[2][3][4] including what Dread Central calls ’the notoriously terrible’[5] Bats, in 1999, a film, however, praised by Mark F. Berry in his book about dinosaur films, in which this author considers that Bats is a ’handsome and misunderstood fifties-monster homage’’, explaining Morneau's personal style by his former career as film editor.[6] The B movie French site Nanarland sees in him a "yes man", who "is not inherently bad, but (who) will quickly specialize in broke direct-to-video (Bats, Hitcher II)."[7]. Morneau is also known for being "the man behind horror sequels Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead, The Hitcher: I've Been Waiting, Carnosaur 2".[8]

After Carnosaur 2 in 1995,[9] he directed Retroactive, and Made Men the year after, both starring Jim Belushi, the latter also starring Timothy Dalton.[10]

Personal life

Morneau was the long-time partner of the actress Catherine Cyran.[11]

Films

As director

As writer only

References

  1. Fischer, Russ (2011-07-07). "Louis Morneau, A Graduate Of The Roger Corman School, Directing Universal's 'Werewolf'?". /Film. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  2. Senn, Bryan (2017-02-06). The Werewolf Filmography: 300+ Movies. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2691-8.
  3. "Werewolf, la nuit du loup-garou (Werewolf, the Beast Among Us) - Edition Blu-ray (France) de Louis Morneau". www.sfmag.net. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  4. Rick (2022-05-20). "[Film] Carnosaur 2, de Louis Morneau (1995)". Dark Side Reviews (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  5. 1 2 Foywonder (2008-10-05). "Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead (DVD)". Dread Central. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  6. Berry, Mark F. (2015-08-31). The Dinosaur Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0674-3.
  7. Nanarland. "Carnosaur 2 - la chronique de Nanarland". www.nanarland.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  8. "Louis Morneau to Direct Another 'Wolfman' Remake Called 'Werewolf' | FirstShowing.net". www.firstshowing.net. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  9. Mayo, Mike (2013-04-01). The Horror Show Guide: The Ultimate Frightfest of Movies. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 978-1-57859-460-3.
  10. Pratt, Douglas (2005). Doug Pratt's DVD: Movies, Television, Music, Art, Adult, and More!. UNET 2 Corporation. ISBN 978-1-932916-01-0.
  11. Thomas, Carly (2023-01-03). "Catherine Cyran, Emmy-Nominated Filmmaker, Dies at 59". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Louis Morneau". MUBI. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  13. "REVIEW: "PLATOON LEADER" (1988) AND "SOLDIER BOYZ" (1995); MICHAEL DUDIKOFF BLU-RAY DOUBLE FEATURE - Cinema Retro". www.cinemaretro.com. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  14. Rick (2022-05-20). "[Film] Carnosaur 2, de Louis Morneau (1995)". Dark Side Reviews (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  15. "Bet Your Life". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  16. Lenera, Dr (2012-10-03). "WEREWOLF-THE BEAST AMONG US: available on DVD and Blu Ray 22nd October". Horror Cult Films. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  17. Heffernan, Virginia (2005-02-12). "The Coolest Cellphone Option Yet". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-25.


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