Biography
Charles "Chuck" Russell (born May 9, 1958) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the 1980s and '90s, including "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors" (1987) and "The Mask" (1994).
Known For
Complete Filmography
Witchboard
2025
Screenplay, Director, Producer
From horror master Chuck Russell, a cursed Witchboard awakens dark forces, dragging a young couple into a deadly game of possession, deception, and su...
Paradise City
2022
Director, Executive Producer, Writer
Renegade bounty hunter Ryan Swan must carve his way through the Hawaiian crime world to wreak vengeance on the kingpin who murdered his father.
Junglee
2019
Director
A vet returns home to his father's elephant reserve where he encounters and fights an international poacher's racket.
Wolfman's Got Nards
2018
as Self
A documentary that explores the power of cult film told through the lens of the Monster Squad and the impact it has on fans, cast and crew and the ind...
I Am Wrath
2016
Director
A man is out for justice after a group of corrupt police officers are unable to catch his wife's killer.
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012
as Self
Retrospective on The Nightmare On Elm Street Series.
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
as Self
For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office a...
The House That Freddy Built
2006
as Self
How “A Nightmare on Elm Street” launched New Line Cinema and their legacy of horror films.
Return to Edge City
2005
as Self
A DVD exclusive making-of documentary for Chuck Russell's 1994 action comedy The Mask, consisting of interviews, behind the scenes footage, film clips...
Collateral
2004
Executive Producer
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
The Scorpion King
2002
Director
In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's...
Bless the Child
2000
Director
When Maggie's sister Jenna saddles her with an autistic newborn named Cody she touches Maggie's heart and becomes the daughter she has always longed f...
Black Cat Run
1998
Executive Producer
A girl is in love with a gas station attendant and sees him against her father's wishes. The father is the sheriff and shortly after a confrontation w...
Eraser
1996
Executive Producer, Director
A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.
The Mask
1994
Director, Executive Producer
When timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask containing the spirit of the Norse god Loki, his entire life changes. While wearing the ...
Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story
1991
as Self
Freddy Krueger hosts a retrospective special/making-of "Freddy's Dead."
The Blob
1988
Screenplay, Director
In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touch...
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987
Screenplay, Director
During a hallucinatory incident, Kristen Parker has her wrists slashed by dream-stalking monster, Freddy Krueger. Her mother, mistaking the wounds for...
Back to School
1986
Production Manager, Producer
Self-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son Jason's college. While Jason tries to fit in with his fe...
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
1985
Producer
Janey is new in town, and soon meets Lynne, who shares her passion for dancing in general, and "Dance TV" in particular. When a competition is announc...
Body Rock
1984
Associate Producer
A disco owner lures a New York breakdancer away from his rapping and dancing friends.
Dreamscape
1984
Screenplay, Associate Producer
In order to diagnose the psychic traumas suffered by his patients, Dr. Paul Novotny gets young Alex Gardner to enter their dreams.
The Seduction
1982
Executive Producer
A beautiful newscaster is stalked and tormented by a photographer obsessed with her beauty.
Hell Night
1981
Executive Producer
As an initiation rite into Alpha Sigma Rho fraternity, four pledges must spend a night in Garth Manor, twelve years to the day after the previous resi...
The Hearse
1980
Line Producer
A schoolteacher moves into her deceased aunt’s house in a small Californian town, and is harassed by unfriendly locals and a mysterious hearse.
Gorp
1980
First Assistant Director
Pranksters cause trouble at a summer camp for rich kids.
The Great American Girl Robbery
1979
Producer
A busload containing three cheerleading teams from three different schools who are heading to compete against each other is hijacked by terrorists and...
Joyride
1977
Unit Production Manager
Scott, John and Suzie quit their boring jobs and depart L.A. for Alaska to pursue their dream of their own salmon fishing business. They soon find tha...
Supervan
1977
First Assistant Director
A man named Clint enters a solar-powered van called Vandora into a competition called Freakout.
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
1976
as Deputy
A young country-star wannabe takes off from her carhop career to join with a young, modern Billy the Kid wannabe for an adventure in theft, murder and...
Shot
1973
Semi-urban detective duo Ross and Wilson have been charged with taking down local drug kingpin, Blasi. After busting a low-level pusher, they convince...