Donald P. Borchers
Donald P. Borchers | |
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| Born | |
| Occupation | Producer, screenwriter, film director |
| Years active | 1975–present |
Donald P. Borchers is a film producer,[1] director, and screenwriter.[2]
Biography[]
Donald P. Borchers is an American producer. Borchers was a production associate at Avco Embassy Pictures in the early 1980s.
An independent production deal with New World Pictures resulted in Children of the Corn (1984) and other films. Borchers founded Planet Productions Corp., and went on to produce Two Moon Junction (1988), Leprechaun 2 (1994), and others. He produced three films for Steven Spielberg's Amblin Playhouse television series and served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Cinema/Television.[3]
Archives[]
The moving image collection of Donald P. Borchers is held at the Academy Film Archive. The film collection at the Academy Film Archive is complemented by the Donald P. Borchers papers held at the Academy's Margaret Herrick Library.[4]
Filmography[]
Film director[]
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 1989 | |
| 2001 | Perfect Fit (2001 film) |
| 2009 | Children of the Corn |
Screenwriter[]
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 1986 | Vamp |
| 1993 | Jailbait |
| 2009 | Children of the Corn |
Film producer[]
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Fear No Evil |
| 1982 | The Beastmaster |
| 1983 | Triumphs of a Man Called Horse |
| 1984 | Angel |
| 1984 | Children of the Corn |
| 1984 | Crimes of Passion |
| 1985 | Tuff Turf |
| 1986 | Vamp |
| 1988 | Two Moon Junction |
| 1989 | Far from Home |
| 1991 | Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel |
| 1991 | Highlander II: The Quickening |
| 1991 | Motorama |
| 1992 | Meatballs 4 |
| 1992 | Samantha |
| 1993 | Doppelganger |
| 1993 | Jailbait |
| 1994 | Leprechaun 2 |
| 1994 | Criminal Passion |
| 1995 | The Stranger |
| 1995 | The Demolitionist |
| 1995 | Voodoo |
| 1995 | Number One Fan |
| 1996 | Little Witches |
| 1997 | Moonbase |
| 2009 | The Tomb |
| 2020 | Children of the Corn |
Television producer[]
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 1975-77 | Beyond Our Control |
| 1992 | The Habitation of Dragons |
| 1992 | The Water Engine |
| 1992 | The Heart of Justice |
| 1995 | Tall, Dark and Deadly |
| 2009 | Children of the Corn |
Other projects[]
From 1984 to 1996, Borchers served as an adjunct professor at the Peter Stark Producing Program, a Master of Fine Arts program in the USC School of Cinematic Arts teaching CIN 565, the budgeting and scheduling requisite class.[5] In 2016, Borchers started a YouTube channel.[6]
References[]
- ^ Maslin, Janet (February 1, 1985). "'TUFF TURF,' IN LOS ANGELES". The New York Times.
- ^ "Donald P. Borchers". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-15.
- ^ "Donald P. Borchers papers".
- ^ "Donald P. Borchers". Academy Film Archive.
- ^ "USC School of Cinema-Television". USC. Archived from the original on 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
- ^ "Donald P. Borchers". YouTube.
External links[]
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- American film directors
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- American television directors
- American television writers
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- Living people
- 20th-century American screenwriters
- 20th-century American male writers
- 21st-century American screenwriters
- 21st-century American male writers
- USC School of Cinematic Arts faculty