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John Paizs

​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.


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Born:
In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Movie/TV Credits:
8
First Appeared:
In the movie The Obsession of Billy Botski 1980-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps 2024-06-03
Known For
Poster of Smoked Lizard Lips
Poster of Crime Wave
Poster of Springtime in Greenland
Poster of The Obsession of Billy Botski
Filmography
Movie Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps Dr. Stewart 2024-06-03
Movie Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight Self - filmmaker 1997-09-07
Movie Smoked Lizard Lips 1991-01-01
Movie Crime Wave Steven Penny 1985-04-12
Movie The International Style Nick 1983-01-01
Movie Oak, Ivy, and Other Dead Elms Nick 1982-01-01
Movie Springtime in Greenland Nick 1981-11-13
Movie The Obsession of Billy Botski Billy Botski 1980-01-01