Joel M. Reed

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-12-20 (87 years old)

Deathday

2020-04-12

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Joel M. Reed

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joel M. Reed is an American film director, producer and writer. Reed is best known for directing the controversial Blood Sucking Freaks. Blood Sucking Freaks was a notorious horror comedy that has since achieved cult status but upon its initial release was the subject of protests. Reed is also known for the films The G.I. Executioner, Career Bed, Blood Bath, and Night of the Zombies. Reed wrote and directed Blood Bath (Terror, Night and the City) which was produced by the Trans-Orient Entertainment Corporation and had a budget of $100,000. In a 1974 interview with The New York Times, he described the...

Acting

1968

Sex by Advertisement

as Sadist in Park / Transvestite (uncredited)

1969

Career Bed

as Sound man / Prof. Carlton (uncredited)

2012

I Spill Your Guts

as The Veteran

1981

Night of the Zombies

as Neo-Nazi CIA Informer

2014

2011

Dead Eye

as Uncle Joe

Production

1976

1981

1968

1969

Career Bed

as Screenplay

1975

Blood Bath

as Writer

1975

Blood Bath

as Director

1969

Career Bed

as Director

1971

Wit's End

as Director

1976

1971

Wit's End

as Screenplay

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