Editing Matthew Bright

{{short description|American film director}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name          = Matthew Bright
| image         = 
| caption       = 
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1952|6|8}}
| birth_place   = United States
| other_names   = Toshiro Boloney
| occupation    = [[Film director]], producer, writer, actor
| years_active  = 1978–2003
}}
'''Matthew Bright''' (born June 8, 1952) is a film director, producer, writer and actor.

His first credits were as writer and actor in [[Richard Elfman|Richard Elfman's]] 1980 film ''[[Forbidden Zone]]'', portraying the twins Squeezit and René Henderson. The film includes his two sado-[[Sadomasochism|masochistic]] characters living in a garbage can, spit on, raped and tortured in an alternate dimension's kingdom and decapitated by Satan (played by Bright's real-life  friend, composer [[Danny Elfman]]).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/inside-danny-elfmans-twisted-cult-film-forbidden-zone-70127/|title=Danny and Richard Elfman on Cult Classic 'Forbidden Zone'|last=Grow|first=Kory|date=2015-11-06|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref>

Bright wrote and directed the 1996 exploitation film ''[[Freeway (1996 film)|Freeway]]'' and its 1999 direct-to-video sequel, ''[[Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby]]'' with [[Natasha Lyonne]] in the lead.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/4436|title=Anton Sirius interviews Matthew Bright, director of Freeway & Freeway II: Confessions of a Trick...|last=staff|website=Aint It Cool News|language=en|access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punkglobe.com/matthewbrightinterview0110.html|title=MATTHEW BRIGHT|website=punkglobe.com|access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref>

Bright's next film ''[[Tiptoes]]'' debuted in a 150-minute director's cut at [[Harry Knowles]]' [[Butt-Numb-A-Thon]] film festival.<ref name=nytimes>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/01/magazine/peter-dinklage-was-smart-to-say-no.html|title=Peter Dinklage Was Smart to Say No|first=Dan|last=Kois|date=March 29, 2012|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref name=rabin/> At the 2004 [[Sundance Film Festival]], where the 90-minute version screened, Bright criticized the film and lambasted the producers for re-editing his film, leading them to drag him off stage.<ref name=yahoo/> Subsequently, Bright would later say the film's failure hurt his career.<ref name=yahoo>"[https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/the-incredible-story-behind-tiptoes-the-movie-in-121940150.html The Insane Story Behind Tiptoes – A Comedy Starring Gary Oldman As A Dwarf]". ''Yahoo!''. March 14, 2016."..yet it’s been called one of the worst and most tasteless movies ever made."</ref> The film went on to receive negative reviews, with some calling it [[List of films considered the worst|one of the worst movies ever made]].<ref name=yahoo/><ref name=rabin>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/it-s-only-the-size-of-your-heart-that-counts-case-file-1798218880 |title=It's Only The Size Of Your Heart That Counts Case File #154: Tiptoes |access-date=September 10, 2010 |author=Rabin, Nathan |date=20 January 2010 |publisher=[[The A.V. Club]]}}</ref> 
 
==Filmography==
* ''[[Forbidden Zone]]'', writer/actor (1980)
* ''[[Wildfire (1988 film)|Wildfire]]'', writer (1988)
* ''[[Guncrazy]]'', writer (1992)
* ''[[Dark Angel: The Ascent]]'', writer (1994)
* ''[[Shrunken Heads (film)|Shrunken Heads]]'', writer (1994)
* ''[[Freeway (1996 film)|Freeway]]'', writer/director (1996)
* ''[[Modern Vampires]]'', writer (1998)
* ''[[Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby]]'', writer/director (1999)
* ''[[Ted Bundy (film)|Ted Bundy]]'', writer/director (2002)
* ''Schwaz'', writer/director (2002)
* ''[[Tiptoes]]'', writer/director (2003)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|109165}}

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