Why this filmmaker matters
Tom Savini has 0 performances in the Nutevio catalogue.
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Tom Savini
Actor in the Nutevio catalogue.
- Born
- Unknown
- Active
- 1978–present
- Known for
- Actor
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Reading Tom Savini
Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.
Signature style
The recognisable elements are rewatchability, visual style, originality. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same eye, re-tuned for different registers. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is staged.
Legacy
Savini set terms other filmmakers now work against: the structures, the pacing and the refusal to explain. Awards bodies have often been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
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Frequent collaborators
Canonical people credited alongside this name across multiple titles.
Robert Rodriguez
Director
25 shared titles · Machete Kills
George A. Romero
Actor
13 shared titles · Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Quentin Tarantino
Actor
10 shared titles · From Dusk Till Dawn
David A. Weiner
Director
6 shared titles · In Search of Darkness: Part II
Richard P. Rubinstein
Producer
4 shared titles · Dawn of the Dead
John Carpenter
Actor
3 shared titles · In Search of Darkness: Part II
Danny Trejo
Actor
3 shared titles · Machete Kills
Stephen Chbosky
Director
3 shared titles · The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
3 shared titles · Django Unchained
Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer
3 shared titles · Django Unchained
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Michael Gornick
Director of Photography
3 shared titles · Day of the Dead
Elizabeth Avellan
Producer
3 shared titles · Grindhouse
Genre profile
- Horror18
- Action7
- Thriller7
- Documentary6
- Science Fiction5
- Comedy4
- Drama3
- Crime3
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Quick facts
- Born
- Unknown
- Active
- 1978–present
- Performances
- 0
- In the Nutevio catalogue
- Known for
- Actor
- performed in score
- 6.8
- Nutevio editorial metric
- Collection appearances
- 0
- Across the library
- Films rated 8+
- 0