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Scope and Content Note
Motion pictures directed by Gordon represented include:
- Re-Animator, 1985
- From Beyond, 1986
- Dolls, 1987
- Robot Jox, 1988
- Daughter of Darkness, 1990
- The Pit and the Pendulum, 1990
- Fortress, 1992
- Castle Freak, 1995
- Space Truckers, 1996
- The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, 1998
- Dagon, 2001
- King of the Ants, 2003
- Edmond, 2005
- Stuck, 2007
Documentation of other motion pictures to which he contributed includes papers
concerning:
- Pet Sematary, 1989
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, 1989
- Bride of Re-Animator, 1990
- Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, 1992
- Body Snatchers, 1994
- Aliens: Ride at the Speed of Fright, 1996
- The Dentist, 1996
- Progeny, 1999
- Faust: Love of the Damned, 2001
- Deathbed, 2002
Television work represented includes two episodes of the series Masters of Horror: Dreams in the Witch House, 2005; and The Black Cat, 2007. The papers for each motion picture or television title
usually consist of: script files; production files (including much material relating to
design, effects, and storyboards); and distribution files, including documentation of
research screenings, festival showings, and publicity materials.
Photographs include publicity stills, but mostly document the shooting of the motion
pictures concerned, especially the selection of locations and special make-up and costumes.
Film materials include 35 mm prints of the films Re-Animator,
From Beyond, Dolls, Robot Jox, The Pit and the
Pendulum, Fortress, Space
Truckers, The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, Dagon, King of the Ants, Edmond, and Stuck, and trailers for
From Beyond, Fortress, and
Dagon. Videorecordings include DVD copies of many of the
motion pictures and television programs, and rushes and work prints in various tape
formats.
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