Barbara Peeters facts for kids
Barbara Peeters, also known as Barbara Peters, is an American film director and screenwriter. She has worked on many television shows and movies. She is well known for her work with producer Roger Corman. This includes films like Humanoids from the Deep. She also directed episodes of TV shows such as Remington Steele.
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Barbara Peeters: A Film Director's Journey
Starting in Movies and TV
Barbara Peeters began her career in the film industry in different roles. She worked in makeup, helped as a script supervisor, and managed production. These jobs helped her learn how movies are made.
In 1971, she wrote and directed a biker movie called Bury Me an Angel. During the 1970s, she was one of only two female directors working for a company called New World Pictures. The other director was Stephanie Rothman. Some film writers believe Barbara Peeters's work was even more unique than Rothman's. She did many different jobs for New World Pictures. She also managed production and directed second-unit scenes.
Barbara Peeters later started her own company, Big Movie Company, with Terry Schwartz. Their goal was to create movies for female stars. However, Barbara Peeters became ill in 1979. She took some time away from the film industry.
Directing Challenges and TV Work
She returned to directing in 1980 with the film Humanoids from the Deep. But the movie was changed a lot by Roger Corman after she finished directing it. Barbara Peeters asked for her name to be removed from the film, but it was not. After this experience, she stopped working for New World Pictures. For the next ten years, she focused on directing television shows.
Later Career and New Projects
In the 1990s, Barbara Peeters started another company called Silver Foxx Films. In 2008, she moved to Oregon. There, she mainly focused on making commercials. She also worked on developing new documentary films.
What Barbara Peeters Directed
Here is a list of some of the films and TV shows Barbara Peeters worked on:
- The Gun Runner (1969) – actor
- Angels Die Hard (1970) – script supervisor
- Caged Desires (1970) – writer, star
- The Dark Side of Tomorrow (1970) – writer, director
- Bury Me an Angel (1972) – writer, director
- Night Call Nurses (1972) – production manager
- The Young Nurses (1973) – art director
- The Student Teachers (1973) – 2nd unit director
- Soul Train (1973–74) (TV series) – production assistant
- Summer School Teachers (1974) – director, writer
- Candy Stripe Nurses (1975) -2nd unit director
- Moving Violation (1976) – 2nd unit director, stunt co-ordinator
- Eat My Dust! (1976) – 2nd unit director
- Starhops (1978) – director, writer
- Humanoids from the Deep (1980) – director
- The Powers of Matthew Star (1982) (TV series) – director
- Matt Houston (1982) (TV series) – director
- Renegades (1983) (TV series) – director
- Remington Steele (1984) (TV series) – director
- Falcon Crest (1984–85) (TV series) – director
- Shadow Chasers (1985) (TV series) – director
