Bill Crain
Directing
Biography
Writer, director, producer of educational shorts and features. Not the William Crain who directed Blacula.
Known For

A smiling, sadistic and seemingly demonic young killer in black, who drives a black pick up truck, is hunting three young couples who came to the desert to drink, party and have sex.
Mirage

In the summer of '76, after pinball and complaining lose their thrill, Val and Tim steal their friend Randal's car. The boys pick up some girls, Kari and Vicki, and go for a ride up in the hills. They intend to return the stolen car before Randal finishes baseball practice, but their adolescent hijinks spiral out of control. The short film seems to be designed to make teenagers see that joyriding isn't just a bit of fun.
Joy Ride: An Auto Theft

A sheriff tracks down a killer who skinned a woman alive.
Midnight Fear

Cal discovers a spiritual conflict between good and evil. He finds there's a battleground in a dimension beyond time, where a fight for his thoughts and life is taking place. Which side will Cal choose?
Lifetime Contract

A young girl is left to run her grandfather's frontier newspaper. She finds out about a group of conmen and a devious swindle and tries to expose them.
The Kid from Not-So-Big

The increasing reliance of 1970's America on fast food meals is examined, and ways to improve on this diet are suggested.
Nutrition: The All-American Meal

It’s summer vacation! School’s out and you have all the time in the world to hang with your best bud and...ponder the meaning of nothingness? In What is Nothing? we join two youngsters who, as all rascals do, sit around and contemplate the void.