Mike Mendez
Born: 1973-01-01 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For: Directing
Biography
A native to Los Angeles, Mike Mendez was in the backyard making movies since the age of 10. At the age of 23, Mike made his first feature film "Killers," which was accepted into the Sundance Film Festival in 1997. The film was picked up by Alpine Pictures, who distributed the feature in the U.S. The film also received a worldwide theatrical release. He followed that up with the horror comedy "The Convent," which was also accepted into the Sundance Film Festival in 2000, as well as over 30 other film festivals worldwide. The film was released by Lionsgate in the U.S. In 2002, he produced a documentary for Universal Television and Showtime entitled "Masters of Horror," featuring interviews with some of the genre's most legendary filmmakers. In 2006, Mike's film "The Gravedancers" premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was released in theaters nationally by Lionsgate & After Dark Films as part of "8 Films To Die For". Along with producing short films for X-box and working on the television series "Beavis & Butthead", Mike's newest film is "Big Ass Spider!" for Epic Pictures, which premiered at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival. Starring "Heroes" alumni Greg Grunberg, it had a limited theatrical worldwide.
Filmography
2026
- Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern ... (Director)
2024
2023
- Slotherhouse ... (Editor)
2022
- Satanic Hispanics ... (Director)
- The Traveler ... (Director)
- San La Muerte ... (Director)
2021
- Malignant as Hospital Security Guard #1
- Toys of Terror ... (Editor)
2020
- Critters Attack! ... (Editor)
- A Mother Knows Worst ... (Editor)
- Tales of the Uncanny as Self
- Don't Look Back ... (Editor)
- The Horror Crowd as Self
2019
- The Shed ... (Editor)
- Acceleration ... (Editor)
2018
- Nightmare Cinema ... (Editor)
- He Knows Your Every Move ... (Editor)
- All the Creatures Were Stirring as Theatre Patron
2017
- Against the Night ... (Co-Producer)
- Beyond Brotherhood as Joshua Bedi-Kid
2016
- Don't Kill It ... (Director)
- The Last Heist ... (Director)
2015
- Tales of Halloween ... (Director)
- Lavalantula ... (Director)
- Sharknado: Feeding Frenzy as Himself
- Terror Toons 3 as Police Chief
2014
2013
- Big Ass Spider! ... (Director)
- All American Christmas Carol ... (Editor)
2012
- Tales from the Crypt: New Year's Shockin' Eve ... (Writer)
2011
- Chillerama as Drive in Patron / Xombie
- FEARnet's Movies with More Brains as Self
2010
- The Black Box as Invisible Ninja
2009
- Timo Rose's Beast as Hunter
2008
- Doggie Heaven ... (Producer)
- The Most Famous Man in the World! ... (Editor)
- Strolling Into the Sunset ... (Editor)
- Chaplin the Hero ... (Editor)
2007
- The Cult of Ichi as Self
2006
- The Gravedancers ... (Director)
2002
- Masters of Horror ... (Director)
2000
- The Convent ... (Director)
1997
- Bimbo Movie Bash ... (Director)
1996
- Killers ... (Director)