John Paizs

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.

Directed

1. The Kids in the Hall (1989) — Director
2. Top of the Food Chain (1999) — Director
3. Crime Wave (1985) — Director
4. Springtime in Greenland (1981) — Director
5. Marker (2005) — Director
6. The Obsession of Billy Botski (1980) — Director
7. The International Style (1983) — Director
8. Oak, Ivy, and Other Dead Elms (1982) — Director
9. Ho Down (1976) — Director
10. The Dreamer (1977) — Director
11. Highway 61 Revisited (1978) — Director
12. Ed Zorax of the Future City (1979) — Director
13. The Nine to Five Crack (1974) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Crime Wave (1985) — Steven Penny
2. Springtime in Greenland (1981) — Nick
3. Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps (2024) — Fertility Doctor (voice)
4. Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight (1997) — Self - filmmaker
5. The Obsession of Billy Botski (1980) — Billy Botski
6. The International Style (1983) — Nick
7. Oak, Ivy, and Other Dead Elms (1982) — Nick
8. Smoked Lizard Lips (1991)