Albert Pyun, RIP
LAS VEGAS — Albert Pyun, a filmmaker whose body of work includes cult favorites such as “Cyborg,” “The Sword and the Sorcerer,” “Nemesis” and the 1989 “Captain America,” died here November 26. He was 69. He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and dementia a few years ago. MSTies may be aware that he was the writer and director for the movie in episode 516- ALIEN FROM L.A. Thanks to Gordon for the heads up. 6 Replies to “Albert Pyun, RIP”Commenting at Satellite News
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Mike, Kevin and Bill tackled The Sword and the Sorcerer for Rifftrax. Maybe Joel can get it for Season 14, if they decide to make it. And Captain America would be a great way to capitalize on the popularity of Marvel movies.
Can’t believe that I’d never heard of him until now. Sounds like quite a cool guy.
Jeez, I haven’t signed in in years.
But Pyun was something special.
I mean, how could you get “Sword and the Sorcerer” as your FIRST JOB?
We just finished with “Max Havoc,” and it’s like everything else he did–dumb script, fair-to-middling ability to direct character, and good-to-really-good visuals.
And you’d laugh a little less at Alien from L.A. if you took the time to find the original movie, which includes a just-slightly-MSFW moment with the very young Kim Cattrall.
Why he never got picked up for better projects I’ll never know, unless like Robert Hutton, Jon Hall, and John Ashley he’d found there was more money in B movies.
Man. We were just getting ready to watch the Chiefs cream the Rams, and this takes just a little shine off the day.
When “Alien From L.A.” was reviewed in Entertainment Weekly, the reviewer called Albert Pyun the Ed Wood of the 1990s.
His version of “Captain America” was not released theatrically in America after sitting unreleased for two years.
I am confused. I thought john “bud” carlos directed alien from la?
Wrong late Eighties fantasy flick screened in the fifth season. Cardos directed Outlaw. Also The Day Time Ended. Kind of like how they thought Sam Newfield directed Jungle Goddess even though it was actually Lost Continent.