Albert Pyun has directed 45 films and has written 15 of those beginning in
1982. He got an early start behind the camera at his home in Hawaii where
he was raised. At the age of nine, he started shooting short films with an
8mm camera he borrowed from his parents.
Successful at overcoming lean budget constraints, he is known for his swift
shooting style, often completing a film in just a few days, and occasionally
in even less time than that, such as in the case of a recent movie, Invasion.
Pyun created the production company Filmwerks (which uses an awesome
logo graphic on their films, I might add) in 1994 because his films were
often re-edited by producers and re-framed to satisfy the television and
video market requests. He felt that a large part of his style had been
erased as a result, and he was eager to preserve the originality of his work.
Albert Pyun's movies cover every possible genre, and often combine
several of them including Science Fiction, Action and Action Heros,
Fantasy, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Horror, Thriller and Crime, and even
a bit of a Musical thrown in for good measure. He often includes cyborgs or
altered humans, and frequently uses the same character names (such as
Brick Bardo) throughout his movies.
He is also known for using a loyal group of actors in many of his movies,
often referred to as "The Pyun Players." These include Norbert Weisser
who has been associated with 16 projects, his son Morgan Weisser who is
at 4 and counting, Thom Mathews with 11, Tim Thomerson who is hot on
his heels at 10, and others including Rutger Hauer, Tina Cote, Scott Paulin
and more.
All of the Albert Pyun movies that Norbert has been involved with are
listed to the right. The synopsis will include spoilers with every movie. In
the case of Cool Air, there is only a brief synopsis as this movie has not
gone to DVD as of now; however there was an announcement on the Albert
Pyun Movies page on Facebook that it was scheduled for release in October
2010.
If I appear to be a little tongue-in-cheek in some of my descriptions or
graphics on these pages, it's all good natured and meant with respect to
Mr. Pyun's work. I found myself really enjoying many of these movies, and
not just because of Norbert's involvement in them.
Whether you love his work or not -- there is usually no middle ground with
viewers -- this can certainly be said about Mr. Pyun: he has a huge and
dedicated following and is reported to always be very loyal to his cast and
crew, not to mention often completing his work under budget and always
delivering his movies on time.
Become a Fan of Albert Pyun Movies on Facebook --
Keep up to date with all of Albert's current projects.
Albert Pyun and Cynthia Curnan are quite active on
their Facebook pages and Blogs, and update their pages
frequently -- sometimes several times a day.
Sorcerers
Sorcerers is a 1998 Albert Pyun film in which Norbert
plays Lord Manor. Delayed for many years, this is
scheduled to be released in March, 2011. You will
find many familiar Pyun Players in this film such as
Tina Cote, Thom Mathews and Earl White.
Norbert has appeared in the
following Albert Pyun movies:
Cool Air, Deltoid
2006
Invasion, Deputy Ben
2005
Bad Bizness, Stephens
2003
Ticker, Dugger
2001
Crazy 6, Jerzy
1998
Blast, Commando Rescuer
1997
Nemesis 4, Tokuda
1996
Adrenalin, Cuzo
1996
Omega Doom, The Head
1996
Nemesis 3, Edson
1996
Heatseeker, Tsui Tung
1995
Arcade, Albert
1993
Captain America, Surveyor
1990
Deceit, Baily/Farnsworth
1989
Down Twisted, Deltoid
1987
Radioactive Dreams, Sternwood
1985
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