Kimberley Casey (producer)

Kimberley Casey
NationalityAmerican
Other namesKimberly Casey, Kim Casey
Occupation(s)Film producer
Film director
Actress
Years active1980s to 1990s

Kimberley Casey is a film producer, film director and occasional actress who was mainly active from the late 1980s to early 1990s. The films she has produced or been part of are usually in the action, exploitation genre. Her production work includes The Bounty Hunter which starred Robert Ginty, Future Force which starred David Carradine, Lost Platoon which starred William Knight and White Fury which starred Deke Anderson and Sean Holton. A good portion of her work has been with film director, David A. Prior. She has made a notable contribution to the action, exploitation film genres during the 1980s and 1990s.

Work

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Production and directorial

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Along with Fritz Matthews, she produced the 1989 film The Bounty Hunter which Robert Ginty both directed and starred in.[1][2] Also that year another film she produced Future Force was released. It was directed by David A. Prior and starred David Carradine and Robert Tessier. This was a police film set in the future where the Los Angeles police was run by a private company.[3][4] Also that year she made her directorial debut, Born Killer,[5] which starred Ty Hardin, Ted Prior and Fritz Matthews. The film was about a group of young woman who have to join forces with a group of war gamers and a Vietnam vet to ward off an escaped psychopath and an evil sheriff.[6] The 1990 film, White Fury was about two ruthless criminals who end up taking the occupants of a cabin hostage.[7][8] She produced the 1990 documentary That's Action which was described by Variety as something like the B and C grade action version of MGM's documentary That's Entertainment.[9] She both directed and produced the 1991 film Deadly Dancer, which was a tale about dancers in an L.A club being murdered by a psycho. It starred Smith Wordes , Walter W. Cox, Steve Jonson and Shabba-Doo.[10][11] She co-produced Project Eliminator which starred David Carradine, Frank Zagarino, Hilary English and Brett Baxter Clark.[12]

Also in 1991, the film Cop Out which she produced was released. It was written and directed by Lawrence L. Simeone. It was a story about a detective quitting the police force to pursue the men who murdered a man, a crime for which his brother was framed for.[13]

Actress

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She had a few acting roles. One was as Pat, the secretary of Dr. Campbell in the 1988 sci-fi horror film, Night Wars.[14] In the 1989 film She-Wolves of the Wasteland, which was set in a post-apocalyptic time period she played the parts of Scratch, and Rezule Warrior.[15][16] She had a part as Alicia in the film Future Force that was also released that year.[17]

Filmography

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Production
Film Role Director Year Notes #
The Bounty Hunter Producer Robert Ginty 1989
Future Force Producer David A. Prior 1989
The Lost Platoon Producer David A. Prior 1990
Future Zone Producer David A. Prior 1990
That's Action Producer David A. Prior 1990 Documentary
White Fury Producer David A. Prior 1990
Lock n Load Producer David A. Prior 1990
Deadly Dancer Producer Kimberley Casey 1991
Project Eliminator Co-producer H. Kaye Dyal 1991
Cop-Out Producer Lawrence L. Simeone 1991
Direction
Film Role Year Notes #
She Wolves of the Wasteland Second assistant director 1988 as Kimberly Casey
Operation Warzone second unit director 1988 as Kimberly Casey
Hell on the Battleground Assistant director
First assistant director
Second unit director
1988 as Kimberly Casey and as Kimberley Casey
Jungle Assault First assistant director 1989
Born Killer Director 1989
Deadly Dancer Director 1991
Other
Film Role Director Year Notes #
Death Chase Production assistant David A. Prior 1988
Night Wars Production coordinator David A. Prior 1988 as Kimberly Casey
Hell on the Battleground Director of aerial photography David A. Prior 1988
Deadly Reactor Production manager David Heavener 1989 as Kimberly Casey
Actress
Film Role Director Year Notes #
Night Wars Pat, Dr. Campbell's secretary David A. Prior 1988
She Wolves of the Wasteland Scratch / Rezule Warrior Robert Hayes 1988
Deadly Reactor Agopy People David Heavener 1989 As Kim Casey
Future Force Alicia David A. Prior 1989
Lock 'n' Load Woman at door David A. Prior 1990 as Kimberly Casey

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References

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  1. ^ Filmweb - pełna obsada i twórcy, produkcja
  2. ^ AllMovie - The Bounty Hunter (1989), Casy & Crew
  3. ^ 150 Movies You Should Die Before You See, By Steve Miller - - FUTURE FORCE
  4. ^ ’80s Action Movies on the Cheap: 284 Low Budget, High Impact Pictures, By Daniel R. Budnik - Page 220 Future Force
  5. ^ British Film Institute - Kimberly Casey, Filmography
  6. ^ Turner Classic Movies - Born Killer (1990)
  7. ^ Rotten Tomatoes - White Fury (1990)
  8. ^ Letterboxd - White Fury 1990 Directed by David A. Prior
  9. ^ Variety and Daily Variety Television Reviews 1991-1992, February 25, 1991 - THAT'S ACTION
  10. ^ Horror and Science Fiction Films IV, Donald C. Willis - Page 117
  11. ^ Variety and Daily Variety Television Reviews 1991-1992, February 5, 1991 - DEADLY DANCER
  12. ^ Variety and Daily Variety Television Reviews 1991-1992, August 12, 1991 - Project Eliminator
  13. ^ Letterboxd - Cop-Out 1991 Directed by Lawrence L. Simeone, Crew
  14. ^ Filmvandaag.nl - Night Wars, Alle acteurs
  15. ^ Listal - Cast and credits of She-Wolves of the Wasteland
  16. ^ Letterboxd - Phoenix the Warrior 1988 Directed by Robert Hayes
  17. ^ Turner Classic Movies - Future Force (1989), Cast & Crew
  18. ^ IMDb - Kimberley Casey,. Filmography
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