Albert Pyun
Born in Hawaii, Albert Pyun got his first major exposure to film through the horror and action movies shown at a nearby military base. By the age of 10, Pyun was filming his own movies with an 8mm camera, and at 18 he traveled to Japan, where he was mentored by legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, actor Toshiro Mifune, and cameraman Takao Saito. After returning to Hawaii, Pyun worked as a commercial editor while attempting to make his own films on the side. Pyun directed his first feature in 1982 with "The Sword and the Sorcerer," which still stands as one of his biggest successes. He continued to work through the 1980s, mostly on "B-Movies" and direct-to-video films. In 1989 he completed work on another of his more recognizable efforts, "Cyborg," starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. During the 1990s, Pyun continued to pursue his interest in martial arts and science fiction with numerous releases, including installments in the "Kickboxer" series and 1992's "Nemesis." The director continued to work through the 2000s, bringing his Kurosawa-influenced cinematography to a series of films that, while poorly received, were filmed quickly and on sometimes-nonexistent budgets. Albert Pyun died on November 26, 2022 in Las Vegas, NV at the age of 69.
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Albert Pyun
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nemesis 5: The New Model | Executive Producer | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Interstellar Civil War: Shadows of the Empire |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Road to Hell | Director | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
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Tales of an Ancient Empire | Director | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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Left for Dead | Director | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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Cool Air | Director | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Invasion | Director | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon | Director | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
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Final Exam | Producer | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet |
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Ticker |
Director, Producer |
- | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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The Wrecking Crew | Director | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Urban Menace | Director | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Corrupt | Director | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Postmortem | Director | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Crazy Six | Director | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Mean Guns | Director | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Invasion | Director | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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Nemesis 3: Time Lapse |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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Nemesis 4: Cry of Angels |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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Blast | Director | - | 1996 |
0% |
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Adrenalin: Fear the Rush |
Writer, Director |
$10.6M | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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Omega Doom |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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Raven Hawk | Director | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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Nemesis 2: Nebula |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1995 |
No Score Yet |
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Heatseeker |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1995 |
No Score Yet |
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Hong Kong '97 | Director | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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Spitfire | Director | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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Arcade | Director | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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Knights |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1993 |
No Score Yet |
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Brain Smasher... A Love Story | Director | - | 1993 |
71% |
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Nemesis | Director | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet |
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Bloodmatch |
Director, Executive Producer |
- | 1991 |
50% |
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Dollman | Director | - | 1991 |
20% |
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Kickboxer 2: The Road Back | Director | $1.2M | 1991 |
6% |
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Captain America | Director | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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Journey to the Center of the Earth | Screenwriter | - | 1989 |
22% |
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Cyborg |
Director, Screenwriter |
$9.3M | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deceit |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1989 |
22% |
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Alien From L.A. |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1988 |
No Score Yet |
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Down Twisted | Director | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet |
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Vicious Lips |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1986 |
10% |
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Dangerously Close | Director | $2.0M | 1986 |
No Score Yet |
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Radioactive Dreams |
Director, Screenwriter |
$210.2K | 1986 |
67% |
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The Sword and the Sorcerer |
Director, Writer |
- | 1982 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Elvira's 10 Nights of Halloween | Director | 2014 |