Burt Topper

Nacimiento : 1928-07-31,

Muerte : 2007-04-03

Películas

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Himself
A 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded AIP (then called American Releasing Corporation) on a $3000 loan in 1954 with his partner, James H. Nicholson, a former West Coast exhibitor and distributor. The company made its mark by targeting teenagers with quickly produced films that exploited subjects mainstream films were reluctant to tackle.
C.H.O.M.P.S.
Co-Producer
A young man invents a robot dog that has super strength, x-ray vision and can detect crimes being committed. A greedy businessman tries to steal the boy's invention from him.
Soul Hustler
Producer
Matthew Crowe, a whoring, pot-smoking, wandering singer teams up with a tent-show preacher. The preacher recognizes Mathew's charisma, and together they collect big donations delivering sermons with rocking gospel songs.Soon enough, Matthew lands a record deal, and the older man becomes the manager of Crowe's new act: Matthew, Son of Jesus. They hire a backup group of mustachioed rock musicians, who play in brown monks' robes, in contrast to Matthew's white robe and sandals. Their debut album becomes a huge hit so they go on a concert tour to promote it.
Soul Hustler
Writer
Matthew Crowe, a whoring, pot-smoking, wandering singer teams up with a tent-show preacher. The preacher recognizes Mathew's charisma, and together they collect big donations delivering sermons with rocking gospel songs.Soon enough, Matthew lands a record deal, and the older man becomes the manager of Crowe's new act: Matthew, Son of Jesus. They hire a backup group of mustachioed rock musicians, who play in brown monks' robes, in contrast to Matthew's white robe and sandals. Their debut album becomes a huge hit so they go on a concert tour to promote it.
Soul Hustler
Director
Matthew Crowe, a whoring, pot-smoking, wandering singer teams up with a tent-show preacher. The preacher recognizes Mathew's charisma, and together they collect big donations delivering sermons with rocking gospel songs.Soon enough, Matthew lands a record deal, and the older man becomes the manager of Crowe's new act: Matthew, Son of Jesus. They hire a backup group of mustachioed rock musicians, who play in brown monks' robes, in contrast to Matthew's white robe and sandals. Their debut album becomes a huge hit so they go on a concert tour to promote it.
The Hard Ride
Executive Producer
While in Vietnam, a GI promises his dying buddy that he'll take care of his motorcycle, "Baby", when he gets back home. After his discharge, he meets up with his dead friend's girlfriend, gets the bike, and then runs into trouble from some other bikers who don't like the idea of his having the motorcycle or the girl.
The Hard Ride
Writer
While in Vietnam, a GI promises his dying buddy that he'll take care of his motorcycle, "Baby", when he gets back home. After his discharge, he meets up with his dead friend's girlfriend, gets the bike, and then runs into trouble from some other bikers who don't like the idea of his having the motorcycle or the girl.
The Hard Ride
Director
While in Vietnam, a GI promises his dying buddy that he'll take care of his motorcycle, "Baby", when he gets back home. After his discharge, he meets up with his dead friend's girlfriend, gets the bike, and then runs into trouble from some other bikers who don't like the idea of his having the motorcycle or the girl.
The Devil's Eight
Producer
Un agente federal ayuda a seis presos escapan de una cadena de presos con el fin de utilizarlos en su guerra en un anillo de luz de la luna
The Devil's Eight
Director
Un agente federal ayuda a seis presos escapan de una cadena de presos con el fin de utilizarlos en su guerra en un anillo de luz de la luna
El presidente
Executive Producer
Después de fugarse de casa prendiendo fuego al coche de sus padres a los quince años y convertirse en multimillonario a los diecinueve gracias a su banda de rock, con cuyos eclécticos componentes vive en Beverly Hills, Max Frost se convierte en presidente de los Estados Unidos con veinticuatro años. Una posición que le otorga el poder suficiente para crear una nación a su imagen y semejanza, donde más de la mitad de la población tiene menos de 25 años, los congresistas fuman LSD y todo es libertad. Sin embargo, aunque parezca difícil de creer, incluso esta utópica sociedad tiene consecuencias negativas, algunas de ellas muy graves.
Sadismo
Narrator
Shockumentary about torture and cruelty and exotic practices from around the world.
Thunder Alley
Producer
Stock car racer Tommy Callahan is forced to join Pete Madsen's thrill circus after his blackouts cause a fatal accident that gets him thrown off the circuit.
Fireball 500
Co-Producer
El piloto de cars Dave Owens de California va a competir en Spartanburg, Carolina del Sur, donde tiene la intención de competir contra el campeón local Sonny Leander Fox. Dave vence a Leander en una carrera, impresionando a su novia, Jane, y a la adinerada Martha Brian.
Sondeo espacial
Producer
En el año 2000, una nave espacial tiene la misión de buscar planetas para la colonización. Sin embargo, un encuentro con un ser alienígena y un enjambre de meteoritos envía a la nave fuera de rumbo en el océano de un planeta inexplorado.
The Strangler
Director
An overweight lab technician with low self esteem, brought on by his dominant mother, becomes a serial killer of female nurses.
War Is Hell
Screenplay
During the Korean War, a glory-hunting sergeant leads his platoon on a mission against the enemy--not telling them that a cease-fire has just been declared--so that he can win medals. Trouble arises when some members of platoon begin to suspect that something is fishy.
War Is Hell
Director
During the Korean War, a glory-hunting sergeant leads his platoon on a mission against the enemy--not telling them that a cease-fire has just been declared--so that he can win medals. Trouble arises when some members of platoon begin to suspect that something is fishy.
Los salvajes
Story
Johnny (Jack Nicholson), un rebelde punk de la generación Beat, pasa sus días como piloto aficionado en caminos de tierra y yendo a fiestas con otros revoltosos. Tras una serie de acontecimientos, Johnny secuestra a la novia de su amigo.
The Diary of a High School Bride
Producer
A 17-year-old high-school senior marries a 20-something law student who works as a waiter. Who said marriage was bliss?
The Diary of a High School Bride
Screenplay
A 17-year-old high-school senior marries a 20-something law student who works as a waiter. Who said marriage was bliss?
The Diary of a High School Bride
Director
A 17-year-old high-school senior marries a 20-something law student who works as a waiter. Who said marriage was bliss?
Tank Commandos
Producer
A demolition squad searches for how the Germans are getting tanks across a river. An Italian boy leads them to a bridge under the surface of the water.
Tank Commandos
Writer
A demolition squad searches for how the Germans are getting tanks across a river. An Italian boy leads them to a bridge under the surface of the water.
Tank Commandos
Director
A demolition squad searches for how the Germans are getting tanks across a river. An Italian boy leads them to a bridge under the surface of the water.
Plunderers of Painted Flats
Bart
To scare the squatters from the cattle country he claims as his own, rancher Ed Sampson orders the Martin farm house burned. Galt Martin is killed, and his eldest son, Joe, is pistol-whipped. Timmy Martin sees the killer, Cass Becker and points him out when he and Joe are in Painted Flats. Cass forces Joe to put on a gun but Ned East, a retired gunfighter, saves the inexperienced Joe by forcing Cass to draw on him, and Ned is the winner.
No Place to Land
Miles Colby
Director Albert C. Gannaway's 1958 melodrama, about the sordid private lives of California crop-dusting pilots, stars John Ireland, Mari Blanchard, Robert Middleton, Gail Russell and Jackie Coogan.
Hell Squad
Writer
During World War II, a squad of five American soldiers become lost in Tunisia and are killed one by one in fights with German units. Finally only one man, Private Russo, is left, in the midst of a mine field, together with a German officer, locked in a stalemate. Russo has water, while the German claims to have a map revealing the mine positions. So Russo agrees to swap water for the map, but the German officer tries to double-cross him. This was Burt Topper's debut film, made on 16mm on weekends together with some friends in Indio, California. It was also Wally Campo's debut film, as well as script supervisor Joyce King's.
Hell Squad
Producer
During World War II, a squad of five American soldiers become lost in Tunisia and are killed one by one in fights with German units. Finally only one man, Private Russo, is left, in the midst of a mine field, together with a German officer, locked in a stalemate. Russo has water, while the German claims to have a map revealing the mine positions. So Russo agrees to swap water for the map, but the German officer tries to double-cross him. This was Burt Topper's debut film, made on 16mm on weekends together with some friends in Indio, California. It was also Wally Campo's debut film, as well as script supervisor Joyce King's.
Hell Squad
Director
During World War II, a squad of five American soldiers become lost in Tunisia and are killed one by one in fights with German units. Finally only one man, Private Russo, is left, in the midst of a mine field, together with a German officer, locked in a stalemate. Russo has water, while the German claims to have a map revealing the mine positions. So Russo agrees to swap water for the map, but the German officer tries to double-cross him. This was Burt Topper's debut film, made on 16mm on weekends together with some friends in Indio, California. It was also Wally Campo's debut film, as well as script supervisor Joyce King's.