John Penney

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Inhuman Experiments: The Making of "The Kindred"

2021

as Self

Acting

Features interviews with filmmakers, production designers, writers, editors, actors, and special effects artists regarding "The Kindred." The release ...

Virus of the Dead

Virus of the Dead

2018

Director

5.1
Directing

What happens when an uncontrollable virus turns the living into the living dead?

Hellgate

Hellgate

2011

Director, Writer

4.7
Directing Writing

A western businessman, his Thai wife and son experience a horrible accident while visiting Bangkok. In the aftermath, they find there is a shadow worl...

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

2011

as Himself

7.6
Acting

Retrospective documentary about the making of the horror cult classic "The Return of the Living Dead."

Amphibious Creature of the Deep

Amphibious Creature of the Deep

2010

Screenplay

3.8
Writing

Marine biologist Skylar Shane hires an expat charter boat captain, Jack Bowman, to help her find prehistoric life form samples in the north Sumatran S...

Magic

Magic

2010

Screenplay

2.0
Writing

Magic the dog is an angel sent to heal a broken family. Brad is a lawyer, doing the best he can to raise his daughter Kayla without the wife he misses...

Zyzzyx Road

Zyzzyx Road

2006

Writer, Producer, Director

4.8
Writing Producing Directing

A married man meets a beautiful woman in a Las Vegas casino and allows her to seduce him. When her jealous boyfriend finds them together, a scuffle re...

In Pursuit

In Pursuit

2001

Writer

4.0
Writing

An attorney is accused of murdering a powerful man after having an affair with his sultry wife.

The Enemy

The Enemy

2001

Screenplay

4.1
Writing

A CIA agent and a geneticist battle to keep a deadly biological weapon from falling into the wrong hands when the weapon's inventor is kidnapped.

Contaminated Man

Contaminated Man

2000

Writer

4.3
Writing

In this science fiction thriller, David Whitman (William Hurt) is a chemist who lost his wife and child in a freak accident and is trying to rebuild h...

Perfect Assassins

Perfect Assassins

1998

Writer

5.8
Writing

When deadly terrorists strike, an FBI man, who is an expert on terrorist mentality, hunts their twisted "creator," who may be connected with a disgrac...

Matter of Trust

Matter of Trust

1998

Writer, Co-Producer

3.5
Writing Producing

Michael D'Angelo is a washed-up alcoholic cop. Demoted from his job and living in the past, he takes out his pain by exploring the nightlife of Los An...

Legend of the Mummy

Legend of the Mummy

1998

Adaptation

4.1

Louis Gossett Jr., Richard Karn, and Amy Locane star in this supernatural horror tale about a mummy with a heart that bears a power beyond that of our...

Past Perfect

Past Perfect

1996

Writer

4.1
Writing

In this Seattle-set police thriller, a police detective tries to bring a band of adolescent arms dealers to justice. He manages to capture one, but he...

Return of the Living Dead III

Return of the Living Dead III

1993

as Sergeant (uncredited)

6.6
Acting

Having recently witnessed the horrific results of a top secret project to bring the dead back to life, a distraught teenager performs the operation on...

Return of the Living Dead III

Return of the Living Dead III

1993

Writer, Associate Producer

6.6
Writing Producing

Having recently witnessed the horrific results of a top secret project to bring the dead back to life, a distraught teenager performs the operation on...

The Kindred

The Kindred

1987

Writer, Editor

6.0
Writing

Amanda's deathbed request to her son, John, was for him to destroy all the lab notes etc. from her last experiment. She also blurts out he had a broth...

Jocks

Jocks

1986

Dialogue Editor

4.4

When an odd-ball tennis team of a Los Angeles college sets out on a road trip to a regional college tennis tournament in fun-filled Las Vegas, all the...

The Stuff

The Stuff

1985

Additional Editor

6.0

Amalgamated Dairies hires David Rutherford, an FBI man turned industrial saboteur, to investigate a popular new product called “the Stuff,” a new dess...

The Return of the Living Dead

The Return of the Living Dead

1985

Assistant Editor

7.2

When foreman Frank shows new employee Freddy a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky, the two klutzes accidentally ...

The Power

The Power

1984

Story

4.1
Writing

A man comes into possession of an ancient Aztec doll. However, the doll is possessed by an evil spirit, which takes over his body.

Teen Tips

Teen Tips

1980

Writer

Writing

UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. A parody of 16mm educational and social engineering films, "Teen Tips," tells a ...