Tommy Turner

Biography

Tommy Turner is considered a key figure of the Downtown No Wave and Cinema of Transgression movements. While working days as a genetic research scientist and nights as a bartender at the Peppermint Lounge, the New York native rose to prominence through his zine Redrum and collaborations with Richard Kern and David Wojnarowicz.

Known For

The Blob
Blank City
Submit to Me
Simonland
Submit to Me Now
I Hate You Now
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight
Black Hearts Bleed Red
Manhattan Love Suicides
Rat Trap

Top Movie Credits

The Blob Makeup Effects
Simonland Director
Manhattan Love Suicides Peddler (segment "I Hate You Now")
Rat Trap Director