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  • BIRTH 22/02/1957
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 7
  • MOVIES 15
  • DIRECTOR 3
  • SCRIPT 2

Luca Bercovici

A third-generation filmmaker, Luca Bercovici was born in New York and raised in such far-flung places as London, Rome, New York and California. Mr. Bercovici attended College of the Redwoods, Santa Monica College and Loyola Marymount University. In 1979, Mr. Bercovici spent six months in Japan, working on the miniseries, Shogun (1980), as Dialogue Director, specifically working with Japanese actress, Yôko Shimada (Golden Globe Winner, Emmy Nominee). Upon returning to the United States, he launched an acting career and has starred in many feature films including American Flyers (1985), (starring Kevin Costner, directed by John Badham), Clean and Sober (1988) (starring Michael Keaton, directed by Glenn Gordon Caron ), Pacific Heights (1990) (also starring Michael Keaton and Melanie Griffith, directed by John Schlesinger ), K2 (1991) (starring Michael Biehn, directed Franc Roddam), Drop Zone (1994) (starring Wesley Snipes, directed by John Badham ), The Big Squeeze (1996) with Lara Flynn Boyle , Flatland (2002), a series produced in Shanghai, starring Dennis Hopper , and recently, Stag Night (2008), starring Vinessa Shaw and Kip Pardue. Mr. Bercovici began his professional writing career in 1982, developing new series concepts for MGM, culminating in a pilot script for CBS and MGM, "The Storytellers". He has also written for 'Aaron Spelling Productions [us]', Trimark, Warner Bros., Tapestry Films and many others. In 1984, Bercovici co-wrote a feature film script "New Deal" which was subsequently purchased by 20th Century Fox. Also that year, Bercovici made his directorial debut with the hugely successful film Ghoulies (1984) , which he also co-wrote. _Ghoulies (1985_ was the top grossing independent film in 1985 and has spawned three sequels. In 1988, Bercovici directed his second feature, a musical comedy about a vampire, Rockula (1990) , which he also co-wrote. In 1993, Luca Bercovici directed his third film, Dark Tide (1994) for 'Trimark Pictures [us]' and 'Tapestry Films [us]', an action thriller starring Chris Sarandon , Richard Tyson and Brigitte Bako (#1 R.O.I, Showest 1994). In 1994, Bercovici made his fourth feature, directing a horror-comedy, which he scripted, entitled The Granny (1995) , starring Stella Stevens and Shannon Whirry for Tapestry Films and 'WarnerVision Films (production)' . The Chain (1996), an action drama starring Gary Busey, is Luca Bercovici's fifth feature film. The Chain sold exceptionally well at AFM and was picked up by 'Home Box Office (HBO) [us] (Distributor)' for a World Premiere. In addition to directing, Bercovici also co-wrote the script. In 1996, Bercovici directed his sixth film, Convict 762 (1997) for EGM International. In 1997, Mr. Bercovici directed his seventh feature, BitterSweet (1999) which starred James Russo , Angie Everhart , Brian Wimmer and Eric Roberts. Bercovici's eighth feature, Luck of the Draw (2000) stars William Forsythe , Dennis Hopper, Eric Roberts, Ice-T & Michael Madsen. In addition, Bercovici has recently finished writing a four-hour miniseries about an infamous WWII-era broadcaster, and has completed two documentaries and several music videos.

Luca Bercovici

Shows (7)

Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
Wade Atkins
F/X: The Series
F/X: The Series
Wolf
Airwolf
Airwolf
Rusty Crawford
Silk Stalkings
Silk Stalkings
Lem Caine
Amazing Stories (1985)
Amazing Stories (1985)
Granville
seaQuest DSV
seaQuest DSV
The Marauder
Diagnosis Murder
Diagnosis Murder
Cinnamon

Movies (15)

Drop Zone
Drop Zone
Don Jagger
Pacific Heights
Pacific Heights
Greg
The Childhood of a Leader
The Childhood of a Leader
Older Foreign Gentleman
Night Train
Night Train
Man
Parasite
Parasite
Ricus
Ruben Brandt: A Gyűjtő
Ruben Brandt: A Gyűjtő
Kris Barutanski (voice)
Frightmare
Frightmare
Saint
Stag Night
Stag Night
Tunnel Rat #1
The Granny
The Granny
Namon Ami
Mortal Passions
Mortal Passions
Darcy
Space Raiders
Space Raiders
Ace
Scanner Cop
Scanner Cop
Dr. Krench
American Flyers
American Flyers
Muzzin
Mission of Justice
Mission of Justice
Roger Stockwell
K2
K2
Dallas

Director (3)

Ghoulies
Ghoulies
The Granny
The Granny
Dark Tide
Dark Tide

Script (2)

Ghoulies
Ghoulies
The Granny
The Granny