Known For
Directing
Born
Jan 01, 1973
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
45 titles
Mike Mendez
Biography
A native to Los Angeles, Mike Mendez was in the backyard making movies since the age of 10. At the age of 23, Mike made his first feature film "Killers," which was accepted into the Sundance Film Festival in 1997. The film was picked up by Alpine Pictures, who distributed the feature in the U.S. The film also received a worldwide theatrical release. He followed that up with the horror comedy "The Convent," which was also accepted into the Sundance Film Festival in 2000, as well as over 30 other film festivals worldwide. The film was released by Lionsgate in the U.S. In 2002, he produced a documentary for Universal Television and Showtime entitled "Masters of Horror," featuring interviews with some of the genre's most legendary filmmakers. In 2006, Mike's film "The Gravedancers" premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was released in theaters nationally by Lionsgate & After Dark Films as part of "8 Films To Die For". Along with producing short films for X-box and working on the television series "Beavis & Butthead", Mike's newest film is "Big Ass Spider!" for Epic Pictures, which premiered at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival. Starring "Heroes" alumni Greg Grunberg, it had a limited theatrical worldwide.
Known For
Filmography
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
Director
The Devil’s Trap
Slotherhouse
Editor
Satanic Hispanics
Director
San La Muerte
Director
The Traveler
Director
Toys of Terror
Editor
Malignant
Hospital Security Guard #1
Critters Attack!
Editor
Don't Look Back
Editor
Tales of the Uncanny
Self
The Horror Crowd
Self
A Mother Knows Worst
Editor
Acceleration
Editor
The Shed
Editor
He Knows Your Every Move
Editor
Nightmare Cinema
Editor
All the Creatures Were Stirring
Theatre Patron
Against the Night
Co-Producer
Beyond Brotherhood
Joshua Bedi-Kid
Don't Kill It
Director
The Last Heist
Director
Terror Toons 3
Police Chief
Tales of Halloween
Director
Lavalantula
Director
Sharknado: Feeding Frenzy
Himself
The 50 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen
Self
All American Christmas Carol
Editor
Big Ass Spider!
Director
Tales from the Crypt: New Year's Shockin' Eve
Writer
Chillerama
Drive in Patron / Xombie
FEARnet's Movies with More Brains
Self
The Black Box
Invisible Ninja
Timo Rose's Beast
Hunter
Doggie Heaven
Producer
The Most Famous Man in the World!
Editor
Chaplin the Hero
Editor
Strolling Into the Sunset
Editor
The Cult of Ichi
Self
The Gravedancers
Director
Masters of Horror
Director
The Convent
Director
Bimbo Movie Bash
Director
Killers
Director
Fantastic Women
Self