Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Russell Mulcahy (born 23 June 1953 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian film director. His work is easily recognized by his use of fast cuts, tracking shots and use of glowing lights. Description above from the Wikipedia article Russell Mulcahy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Teen Wolf: The Movie
2023
Director, Story, Executive Producer
The wolves are howling once again, as a terrifying ancient evil emerges in Beacon Hills. Scott McCall, no longer a teenager yet still an Alpha, must g...
The Horror Crowd
2020
as Himself
Revealing, intimate documentary spotlighting the Hollywood horror community.
In Like Flynn
2018
Director
A mostly true account of future Hollywood star Errol Flynn's sea adventures in the early thirties, sailing from Australia to Papua in search of gold, ...
Duran Duran: There's Something You Should Know
2018
as Self
Celebrating Duran Duran with exclusive backstage access, interviews with the band and rare footage charting their rise to fame, and the highs and lows...
Bait
2012
Screenplay
A freak tsunami traps shoppers at a coastal Australian supermarket inside the building ... along with a 12-foot great white shark.
Prayers for Bobby
2009
Director
Bobby Griffith was his mother's favorite son, the perfect all-American boy growing up under deeply religious influences in Walnut Creek, California. B...
Give 'em Hell, Malone
2009
Director
A tough as nails private investigator (Malone) squares off with gangsters and their thugs to protect a valuable secret. Malone goes through hell to pr...
Classic Albums: Duran Duran - Rio
2008
as Self
This entry in the Classic Albums series examines RIO, the 1982 release that put Duran Duran on the road to stardom. Looking back at the creation and r...
Not Quite Hollywood
2008
as Self
As Australian cinema broke through to international audiences in the 1970s through respected art house films like Peter Weir's "Picnic At Hanging Rock...
The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior
2008
Director
The heroic tale of young Mathayus and his relentless quest for justice against an evil and powerful villain, King Sargon. Mathayus faces heart-stoppin...
Crash and Burn
2008
Director
When undercover FBI agent Kevin Hawkins agrees to infiltrate the ruthless underground world of choppers, he is quickly thrown into a world of fast car...
Beyond Raccoon City: Unearthing 'Resident Evil: Extinction'
2008
as Self
Resident Evil: Extinction featurette.
Resident Evil: Extinction
2007
Director
Years after the Racoon City catastrophe, survivors travel across the Nevada desert, hoping to make it to Alaska. Alice joins the caravan and their fig...
While the Children Sleep
2007
Director
A prosperous couple find the perfect live-in nanny but soon discover she intends to do her job to deadly perfection.
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
2006
Director
Thousands of years ago, the great Child King Tutankhamen ruled. Few know the details of his life -- No one knows the secrets of his death. All that is...
Mysterious Island
2005
Director
Five prisoners of war escape captivity in a Confederate prison camp only to land in an uncharted Pacific island where time stands still and dastardly ...
AC/DC: Family Jewels
2005
Director
Over 3 hours of classic videos,live footage and TV appearances from 1975 to 1993 (+ home video and alternate versions). [Tracklist:] 1-1 Baby Please ...
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
2004
Director
A biopic of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, Sr., documenting the driver's career from his earliest days onward and also looking at the family he built a...
Swimming Upstream
2003
Director
A young man aspiring for recognition of his talents battles against his estranged father's sentiment towards him as the father deals with his own demo...
First to Die
2003
Director
A homicide inspector -- Lindsay Boxer -- who teams with three other professional women to catch an ingenious serial killer targeting newlyweds on thei...
The Lost Battalion
2001
Director
Fact-based war drama about an American battalion of over 500 men which gets trapped behind enemy lines in the Argonne Forest in October 1918 France du...
On the Beach
2000
Director
The world has finally managed to blow itself up and only Australia has been spared from nuclear destruction and a gigantic wave of radiation is floati...
Resurrection
1999
Director
A jaded homicide detective has been put on the case of a ruthless killer in the city of Chicago, who leaves a trail of horribly mutilated and dismembe...
Tale of the Mummy
1998
Director, Writer
Centuries ago, under the sands of ancient Egypt, a Prince was buried and his tomb eternally cursed so that no man would ever again suffer from his evi...
Silent Trigger
1996
Director
Waxman is a former Special Forces soldier who is now working as a heavily armed assassin for a top secret government agency. When a covert mission goe...
The Shadow
1994
Director
Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom u...
The Real McCoy
1993
Director
Karen McCoy is released from prison with nothing but the clothes on her back. Before being incarcerated, Karen was the bank robber of her time, but no...
Blue Ice
1992
Director
An ex-British spy (Michael Caine) helps a U.S. diplomat's wife (Sean Young) and blows the lid off a deadly government cover-up.
Ricochet
1991
Director
An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.
Highlander II: The Quickening
1991
Director
In the year 2024, the ozone layer is believed to have been destroyed, and it's up to MacLeod and Ramirez to set things right. Opposition comes from bo...
Highlander
1986
Director
He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is C...
Arena
1985
Director
Call my name, and I'll be there. Dr. Duran Duran escapes the punishment of the Matmos at the height of British rock group Duran Duran's 1980s populari...
As the Lights Go Down
1985
Director
Duran Duran's Oakland, California concerts that were filmed for the Arena (An Absurd Notion) movie were also edited to form the one-hour As The Lights...
Razorback
1984
Director
In the Australian outback a vicious wild boar kills and causes havoc to a small community.
Red Hot Rock
1984
Director
Eleven sexy music videos you could never see on television complete and uncensored for the first time.
Elton John: Visions
1981
Director
Compilation film with a very loose plot released for Elton John’s album The Fox.
Derek and Clive Get the Horn
1979
Director
A documentary recording the making of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's comedy album Derek and Clive Ad Nauseam.