Abel Ferrara was born on July 19,1951 and is an American filmmaker, known for the provocative and often controversial content in his movies and his use and redefinition of neo-noir imagery.
18 Facts About Abel Ferrara
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Abel Ferrara was born in the Bronx of Italian and Irish descent.
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Abel Ferrara was raised Catholic, which subsequently influenced much of his work.
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Abel Ferrara studied at the San Francisco Art Institute; one of his teachers and influences there was the famous avant-garde director Rosa von Praunheim.
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Abel Ferrara first drew a cult following with his second feature film, a grindhouse movie titled The Driller Killer, an urban slasher film about an artist who goes on a killing spree with a power drill.
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In 1984, Abel Ferrara was hired to direct Fear City, starring Melanie Griffith, Billy Dee Williams, Rae Dawn Chong and Maria Conchita Alonso.
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Abel Ferrara worked on two Michael Mann-produced television series, directing the two-hour pilot for Crime Story, starring Dennis Farina, and two episodes of the series Miami Vice.
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The movie received overall mixed reviews, but Abel Ferrara was praised for his strong command of mood and style.
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In 1993, Abel Ferrara was hired for two Hollywood studio movies: another remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, titled Body Snatchers, for Warner Bros.
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Abel Ferrara was believed to be intoxicated and struggled through the interview, often slurring and covering his face as well as waving around a cigarette.
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O'Brien would later state that Abel Ferrara was his "worst guest ever".
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Abel Ferrara then made New Rose Hotel, which reunited him with Christopher Walken.
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Abel Ferrara returned three years later with 'R Xmas, which starred Drea de Matteo and Ice-T.
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Abel Ferrara recorded commentaries for Driller Killer and King of New York and made Mary, a religious-themed multi-plot movie starring Juliette Binoche, Matthew Modine, Forest Whitaker, Heather Graham, Marion Cotillard, and Stefania Rocca.
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In 2007, Abel Ferrara directed Go Go Tales a comedy with Modine, Bob Hoskins and Willem Dafoe that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival but was not shown in the United States until a special screening at the Anthology Film Archives in 2011.
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Abel Ferrara is married to Cristina Chiriac and they have a daughter, Anna.
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Abel Ferrara was in a relationship with actress Shanyn Leigh.
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Abel Ferrara has recast many of the same actors in his movies, most notably Christopher Walken, Harvey Keitel and Willem Dafoe.