Daniel Pearl Filmography

Occupation:: Cinematographer

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Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

Crew: Cinematographer

Actors: Steven Pasquale, Reiko Aylesworth, John Ortiz, Johnny Lewis, Ariel Gade

Synopsis: Visual effects specialists Greg and Colin Strause both make their feature directorial debut with this no-holds-barred monster mash that attempts to set itself apart from the 2004 Paul W.S. Anderson original by serving as a straight-up sci-fi horror scarefest. The aliens (and a predator) have Read More

12/25/07
Captivity

Crew: Cinematographer

Actors: Elisha Cuthbert, Daniel Gillies, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Michael Harney, Laz Alonso

Synopsis: Vatel director Roland Joffé teams with screenwriters Larry Cohen and Joseph Tura to adapt an original story by Cohen concerning a fashion model (Elisha Cuthbert) and her chauffeur, who are kidnapped and held captive by a sadistic serial killer. Jennifer Tree (Cuthbert) is America's sweetheart; a Read More

7/13/07
Pathfinder

Crew: Cinematographer

Actors: Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood, Russell Means, Clancy Brown, Jay Tavare

Synopsis: The sole survivor of a Viking "dragon" vessel shipwrecked on Eastern shores of the New World fifteen years ago provides the only hope for the a Native American tribe faced with certain destruction by Norse berserkers in director Marcus Nispel's (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) dark action adventure. Read More

4/13/07
Cinematographer Style

Actors: Remi Adefarasin, Russ T. Alsobrook, Howard A. Anderson III, Peter Anderson

Synopsis: Over a hundred leading cameramen (and women) discuss the fine art of motion picture photography in this documentary. Cinematographer Style is compiled from interviews with a broad cross section of respected cinematographers, ranging from award-winning veterans such as Gordon Willis (The Read More

2006
Frankenstein

Crew: Cinematographer

Actors: Parker Posey, Vincent Perez, Thomas Kretschmann, Adam Goldberg

Synopsis: This made-for-cable Frankenstein was originally intended as the pilot for a weekly series based on Frankenstein: The Prodigal Son, a novel by Dean Koontz and Kevin J. Anderson. The story is set in modern-day New Orleans, the home of demented scientist Dr. Victor Helios (Thomas Kretschmann). Helios Read More

2004
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Crew: Cinematographer

Actors: Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, Eric Balfour

Synopsis: One of the most infamous horror films of the 1970s is revisited in this remake produced by action-spectacle maven Michael Bay. In the summer of 1973, four teenagers -- Erin (Jessica Biel), Morgan (Jonathan Tucker), Kemper (Eric Balfour), and Andy (Mike Vogel) -- are driving through Texas on a road Read More

10/17/03
Paul Reiser: 3-1/2 Blocks from Home

Crew: Cinematographer

Synopsis: Comic actor Paul Reiser headlines Showtime's Comedy Superstars series, 3 1/2 Blocks from Home, which he also wrote and produced. The Emmy-nominated star of television's Mad About You uses stand-up to tackle a variety of topics, including marriage, children, and fatherhood. ~ Scott Albright, All Read More

1994
Truth or Dare

Crew: Cinematographer

Actors: Madonna, Warren Beatty, Sandra Bernhard

Synopsis: Truth or Dare is an outrageous, insightful, carefully controlled and (to non-fans) overlong documentary of singer Madonna's 1990 Blonde Ambition tour. Though much of the film is a paean to self-love and self-aggrandizement, we are permitted to see Madonna at her worst as well as her best. Just Read More

5/10/91
Hiding Out

Crew: Cinematographer

Actors: Jon Cryer, Keith Coogan, Annabeth Gish, Gretchen Cryer, Oliver Cotton

Synopsis: Hiding Out, a surprisingly entertaining and engaging action comedy, directed by Bob Giraldi, takes the implausible idea that an adult man could enroll in high school and pass as a student and makes it real. Andrew (Jon Cryer) is a stockbroker hunted by a professional killer. He flees to stay with Read More

11/6/87
Amazon Women on the Moon

Crew: Cinematographer

Actors: Rosanna Arquette, Ralph Bellamy, Carrie Fisher, Griffin Dunne, Steve Guttenberg

Synopsis: The 1987 portmanteau comedy feature Amazon Women on the Moon lampoons several film genres in general and the 1954 sci-fi cheapie Cat Women of the Moon in particular. Other sketches in Amazon Women include an opening bit with Arsenio Hall; a vignette titled "Son of the Invisible Man" wherein a Read More

9/18/87
A Return to Salem's Lot

Crew: Cinematographer

Actors: Michael Moriarty, Andrew Duggan, Samuel Fuller, Rick Reed, June Havoc

Synopsis: A divorced dad and son attempt to build on their newly resurrected relationship by heading back to pop's hometown in up-state Maine. When he gets there, he finds that all the townspeople have turned into 300-year-old vampires. Some say that director Larry Cohen intended the vampire community to be Read More

9/11/87
It's Alive 3: Island of the Alive

Crew: Cinematographer

Actors: Michael Moriarty, Karen Black, Laurene Landon, Gerritt Graham, James Dixon

Synopsis: Better known as It's Alive III, Island of the Alive details the further exploits of the murderous mutant infants introduced in director Larry Cohen's It's Alive! (1974). Said infants are shipped off to a desert island, where they are completely cut off from civilization. The government intends to Read More

9/4/87
Deadly Illusion

Crew: Cinematographer

Actors: Billy Dee Williams, Vanity, Morgan Fairchild, John Beck, Joe Cortese

Synopsis: A gumshoe gets in deep kim-chi when he agrees to murder a fellow's wife in exchange for $25,000 up front. No sooner does he accept the money than he is running off to his intended victim to first warn her and then sleep with her. As soon as they finish making love, he learns that she was not the Read More

1987
Invaders from Mars

Crew: Cinematographer

Actors: Karen Black, Hunter Carson, Timothy Bottoms, Laraine Newman, James Karen

Synopsis: Invaders from Mars, horror-film director Tobe Hooper's remake of the classic 1950's science fiction film, directed by William Cameron Menzies, centers on a young boy named David (Hunter Carson) who tries to stop an invasion of his town as aliens take over the minds of his parents George (Timothy Bottoms Read More

6/6/86
Full Moon High

Crew: Cinematographer

Actors: Adam Arkin, Roz Kelly, Elizabeth Hartman, Ed McMahon, Kenneth Mars

Synopsis: This oddball werewolf outing from hit-and-miss genre auteur Larry Cohen details the comic misadventures of Tony Walker (Adam Arkin, son of Alan), a former high-school jock who is transformed into a werewolf during a family visit to Transylvania. Cursed with immortality, Tony is able to return to Read More

1982
Zapped!

Crew: Cinematographer

Actors: Scott Baio, Willie Aames, Felice Schachter, Robert Mandan, Heather Thomas

Synopsis: Carrie meets Porky's as Charles in Charge co-stars Scott Baio and Willie Aames re-team for this mischievous-minded teen comedy about a hormonal high school science student suddenly bestowed with telekinetic powers. Emerson High School genius Barney Springboro (Baio) has a keen understanding of the Read More

1982
The Return

Crew: Cinematographer

Actors: Neville Brand, Raymond Burr, Jan-Michael Vincent, Cybill Shepherd, Martin Landau

Synopsis: The bottom-drawer science fiction cheapie was originally released as The Return. In a dusty New Mexico town, two children and an old man witness the arrival (via poor special effects) of an alien spacecraft. The phenomenon has such a profound effect on the lives of the witnesses that they Read More

1980
The Fifth Floor

Crew: Cinematographer

Actors: Bo Hopkins, Diane Hull, Patti D'Arbanville, Sharon Farrell, Mel Ferrer

Synopsis: With a cast sure to please cult and horror fans alike, this pseudo-women's-prison film from director Hikmet Avedis is a good bet for genre followers. Pretty Dianne Hull plays Kelly McIntire, a disco bartender who is poisoned as part of a botched murder scheme and sent to a mental hospital. Once Read More

1980
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Rust Never Sleeps

Crew: Cinematographer

Actors: Ralph Molina, Billy Talbot

Synopsis: Don't be misled by the director's name; "Bernard Shakey" is really rock star Neil Young, who is also the center attraction of this music documentary. There's no plot, of course, just 103 minutes' worth of concert footage, filmed during Young's 1979 tour with his back-up band Crazy Horse. Musical Read More

1979
The Secret Life of Plants

Crew: Cinematographer

Synopsis: The thesis of this visually stunning documentary feature is that plants have feelings, too, and that they have a variety of ways of expressing them. Based on the best-selling book by Peter Topkins and Christopher Bird, the custom of talking to one's houseplants is strongly recommended by the Read More

1978
Stunts

Crew: Camera Operator

Actors: Robert Forster, Fiona Lewis, Joanna Cassidy, Darrell Fetty, Bruce Glover

Synopsis: Robert Forster delivers a well-turned performance as a professional stuntman in this Hawksian murder mystery. Forster is Glen Wilson, an ace stuntman who travels from movie set to movie set, performing dangerous professional work. Fiona Lewis is B.J. Parswell, a journalist whose presence creates Read More

1977
She Came to the Valley

Crew: Cinematographer

Synopsis: Based on the book by Cleo Dawson, this film follows the struggle of a female settler as she becomes involved in a political conflict during the Spanish-American War. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide Read More

1977
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Crew: Cinematographer

Actors: Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain, William Vail, Teri McMinn

Synopsis: Tobe Hooper's influential cult classic continues the subgenre of horror films based on the life and "career" of Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein, which began with Alfred Hitchcock's own influential cult classic Psycho. When Sally Hardesty (Marilyn Burns) hears that the Texas cemetery where her Read More

1974