1. George Brendan Armitage was an American filmmaker and writer best known for directing the films Miami Blues and Grosse Pointe Blank, as well as for frequent collaborations with Roger Corman.
10 Facts About George Armitage
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George Brendan Armitage was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on December 13,1942.
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George Armitage's mother was a writer who wanted to get into movies, so they moved to Beverly Hills when he was 13, in 1956.
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In 1966, Armitage became an associate producer on Peyton Place which he said was "primarily to deal with the young kids on the show, to help them loop their lines".
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George Armitage met brothers Roger and Gene Corman at Fox while they were making The St Valentine's Day Massacre.
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George Armitage wrote a script called Carrot Butts about animated cartoon characters coming to life.
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Roger suggested a film in which "everybody over 30 died", prompting George Armitage to write Gas-s-s-s, impressing Corman enough to allow George Armitage to write and direct Private Duty Nurses.
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In 1972, George Armitage wrote and directed Hit Man, which was acclaimed in John Cribbs' Obscure Genius series.
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George Armitage spent the 1980s largely writing screenplays which were never made.
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George Armitage died in the Playa del Rey neighborhood of Los Angeles on February 15,2025, at the age of 82.