John Paizs
Known For: Directing
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Paizs (born in 1957) is a director, writer and actor from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. In 1985 his much-celebrated independent comedy Crime Wave was presented at the Toronto International Film Festival. He was the male lead and also wrote and directed the film. He worked on several TV series, but has not made another feature film until 1999's Top of the Food Chain, a stylish, low-budget sendup of Golden Age '50s science fiction movies. John is currently the Director in Residence at the Canadian Film Centre. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Paizs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps as Dr. Stewart
2005
- Marker ... (Director)
1999
- Top of the Food Chain ... (Director)
1997
- Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight as Self - filmmaker
1991
1989
- The Kids in the Hall ... (Director)
1985
- Crime Wave as Steven Penny
1983
- The International Style as Nick
1982
- Oak, Ivy, and Other Dead Elms as Nick
1981
- Springtime in Greenland as Nick
1980
- The Obsession of Billy Botski as Billy Botski
1979
- Ed Zorax of the Future City ... (Writer)
1978
- Highway 61 Revisited ... (Director)
1977
- The Dreamer ... (Director)
1976
- Ho Down ... (Director)