American film director

Eric Louzil (born September 1, 1952) is an American low-budget film director and producer.

Career

Louzil began his career as a UCLA film student, when he served as *ociate producer of the short film Sonic Boom starring Ricky Nelson, George Kennedy, Sal Mineo and Keith Moon in 1975. He soon made a career for himself as a low-budget producer and later director, most notably for infamous independent film company Troma. His early productions Sizzle Beach, U.S.A. (aka Malibu Hot Summer) and Shadows Run Black are notable as the first two films to feature film star Kevin Costner. Louzil also directed the 1987 film, Lust for Freedom.

His other credits include the action film Fortress of Amerikkka (1989), Cl* of Nuke 'Em High 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown (1991) and Cl* of Nuke 'Em High 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid (1994), both a part of the Cl* of Nuke 'Em High film series. He was noted for having been among the independent filmmakers who gravitated to Yuma, Arizona, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Footnotes

External links

• Biography portal

• Eric Louzil at IMDb