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Juan Piquer Simón

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Television Producer / Television Director / Animator | * 02/16/1935 († 75, 01/08/2011) | Valencia / València (Spain)
Juan Piquer Simón (16 February, 1935 – 8 January, 2011) was a Spanish film director best known for directing two cult classic horror exploitation films, Pieces (1982) and Slugs: The Movie (1988). ()

He was a Spanish director, producer and screenwriter. After studying Fine Arts and Decoration, he enrolled at the Madrid Film Research Institute, after which he devoted himself to advertising. Among his major works are The Verne Triology, Pieces, and Slugs. His works are internationally admired by prestigious horror directors such as Eli Roth or Edgar Wright.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Horror | Adventure | Science Fiction

Known for these Movies & Shows

Kronos, hero of a distant galaxy, tangles with mad scientist Gulik over the fate of mankind. ...

Supersonic Man

Certification unknown

1979 | 1.8/5 | 1h 28min
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
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An experimental submarine with a very experienced crew, the "Siren II" is sent to find out what happened to the "Siren I" after it mysteriously disappeared in a submarine rift. Things go awry when the ...

The Rift

R

1990 | 2.3/5 | 1h 22min
Action, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
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A young European boy living in San Francisco is reluctant to marry his long-term girlfriend because he wants to travel around the world first. His wealthy uncle agrees to send him on a global expediti ...

Mystery on Monster Island

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1981 | 2.2/5 | 1h 45min
Adventure, Comedy, Horror
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People are dying mysteriously and gruesomely, and nobody has a clue what the cause is. Only health worker Mike Brady has a possible solution, but his theory of killer slugs is laughed at by the author ...

Slugs

R

1988 | 2.8/5 | 1h 29min
Horror
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Movies with Juan Piquer Simón as Actor(2)

2008 El último truco
1978 Satan's Blood

Movies with Juan Piquer Simón as Crew(38)

Directing/Director1999 Manoa, the Golden City
Production/Producer1999 Manoa, the Golden City
Writing/Screenplay1999 Manoa, the Golden City
Writing/Writer1994 Nexus
Directing/Director1994 La isla del diablo
Production/Producer1994 La isla del diablo
Writing/Writer1994 La isla del diablo
Directing/Director1992 Cthulhu Mansion
Production/Producer1992 Cthulhu Mansion
Writing/Screenplay1992 Cthulhu Mansion
Directing/Director1990 The Rift
Production/Producer1990 The Rift
Writing/Story1990 The Rift
Directing/Director1988 Slugs
Production/Producer1988 Slugs
Writing/Writer1988 Slugs
Directing/Director1984 Dirty War
Writing/Writer1984 Dirty War
Directing/Director1983 Extraterrestrial Visitors
Visual Effects/Visual Effects1983 Extraterrestrial Visitors
Writing/Writer1983 Extraterrestrial Visitors
Directing/Director1982 Sea Devils
Production/Executive Producer1982 Sea Devils
Writing/Writer1982 Sea Devils
Directing/Director1982 Pieces
Directing/Director1981 Mystery on Monster Island
Production/Producer1981 Mystery on Monster Island
Writing/Writer1981 Mystery on Monster Island
Production/Executive Producer1980 Beyond Terror
Writing/Writer1980 Beyond Terror
Crew/Special Effects1979 Supersonic Man
Directing/Director1979 Supersonic Man
Production/Executive Producer1979 Supersonic Man
Writing/Screenplay1979 Supersonic Man
Art/Art Direction1978 Satan's Blood
Production/Executive Producer1978 Satan's Blood
Directing/Director1977 Where Time Began
Writing/Writer1977 Where Time Began

Citizenship: Spain
Born: Saturday, 02/16 1935 (February) in Valencia / València (Spain)
Died: Saturday, 01/08 2011 (January) in Valencia (aged: 75)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: Spanish (ES)
Other names for Juan Piquer Simón (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"J. P. Simon"
Juan Piquer Simón frequently works together with these people:
Frank Braña (11x, Actor)
Juan Mariné (6x, Crew)
Emilio Ruiz del Río (6x, Crew)
Emilio Linder (6x, Actor)
Gumersindo Andrés (5x, Crew)
Julio Bragado (5x, Crew)
Gonzalo Gonzalo (5x, Crew)
Ian Sera (4x, Actor)
Antonio Gimeno (4x, Crew)
Basilio Cortijo (4x, Crew)
Francisco Ariza (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:250695, Added: 08/09/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024