Mark Pirro
Directing
Biography
Mark Pirro is an American independent filmmaker known for his ultra-low-budget comedies. He gained recognition with A Polish Vampire in Burbank (1983), produced for $2,500 and grossing over a million dollars through home video and cable distribution. Pirro's work is characterized by satirical humor and inventive storytelling, often achieved with minimal resources.
Known For

After an alien spacecraft destroys Washington, D.C., the residents of a small town must fight off a unit of alien soldiers on the hunt for the President of the United States and the mysterious device he's carrying after his escape chopper crash lands nearby.
Alien Siege

A young married couple makes a huge mistake by agreeing to participate in a secret swingers' party in their suburban neighborhood, and soon both of them are being targeted by a jealous and homicidal neighbor.
Suburban Swingers Club

The frustrated housewife Leslie visits an animal shop to purchase a flea-collar. Unknowing that the owner is a werewolf, she accepts his invitation to lunch and later in his apartment. Through a bite in her toe he starts her slow transformation in a werewolf. Home again, she desperately tries to hide the often disgusting process from her family, but her daughter Jennifer and her - from horror magazines well educated - friend recognize what's going on, and help to kill the non-human.
My Mom's a Werewolf

With the help of a magical lamp, an impoverished young man transforms himself into a prince in order to win the heart of a beautiful princess. A live-action retelling of the 1992 Disney film of the same name.
Adventures of Aladdin

Fast-food mogul Harry Buford serves up the best barbecued bunny sandwiches, and the hottest waitresses, in town. His only son, Jeeter, will inherit the empire only if he can overcome his life-long fear of women. When Buford offers $100,000 to the first of his sexy employees who can turn shy-guy Jeeter into a red-blooded he-man, the summer heat sizzles as Amber, Boopsie and Lauren pour on the charm in their efforts to win Jeeter's heart.
Buford's Beach Bunnies

Judge Rhinehole orders the Sunny Buttocks Nudist Camp closed down as an affront to the community. Its members enter into a suicide pact, but vow to return for vengeance. Five years later, a group of Christian campers on a retreat argue religion and perform outrageous production numbers as the group begins experiencing an attrition problem.
Nudist Colony of the Dead

A somewhat reluctant vampire is taken out by his sexpot sister for his first "night out on the town."
A Polish Vampire in Burbank

Convinced that her white boyfriend would rather date a white girl, a gorgeous black woman drinks a potion that turns her into a gorgeous white woman... and puts her life and relationship to the test.
Color-Blinded

Chuck Toedan hosts the most controversial show on TV: Live or Die, where deathrow inmates compete against each other for a chance to beat the executioner. However, when he accidentally kills a mob boss of the most feared mafia in the city, a hit man tries to put an end to him and his show once and for all. As a battle of wits and survival ensues, Chuck is forced to engage in the very tactics he uses on his contestants, or die trying.
Deathrow Gameshow

A psychologically disturbed teenager will go to any lengths necessary to dissuade her single mother from dating.
Rage of Innocence

The God Complex is an irreverent, ultra‑low‑budget biblical satire that deliberately mocks well‑known stories from the Bible, turning God and key figures into broad comic caricatures. Rather than treating Scripture with any reverence, the film uses parody, crude humor, and exaggerated “logical” twists specifically to ridicule Christian beliefs and present the Bible’s narratives as silly and absurd.
The God Complex

A mentally disturbed "Hamburger Killer" stalks the streets murdering unsuspecting fast food diners in this 1978 low budget comedy-horror short.
Buns

After being bitten by what he thinks is a transvestite, Larry starts having nightmares about hillbillies, ominous visits from an old gypsy woman, and having the strangest reactions to the full moon...
Curse of the Queerwolf

Beneficiaries gather for the reading of a will. Murders ensue.
The Deceased Won't Desist!
Smooth super spy Lee Neville faces off against nefarious criminal mastermind Blohard and several of his lethal goons.
The Spy Who Did It Better

Monty meets an actress from a 1939 movie who looks exactly like she did then, complete with a black and white hue, specks of dust and vertical scratches throughout her face and body.
Celluloid Soul

Waldo Williams returns from his Tijuana vacation to find out that he had become infected by the Notorious Mexican Butt Humping Bullfrog. After being diagnosed by his proctologist with just days to live, Waldo seeks the help of the mysterious Japanese specialist, Dr. Wansamsaki, who treats Waldo with his unorthodox methods, which involve a long nuclear rod. The next day, Waldo’s rear end starts glowing a bright green – and that’s only the beginning. Within days, Waldo’s rear end develops a mind of its own, becoming capable of breaking away in the middle of the night, committing a murder or two and then returning before morning, leaving a fecal trail that leads right to Waldo’s bedroom.
Rectuma
Buried-alive husband seeks revenge on his wife and her lover.
An Early Grave

A Great Historical Program for a Visual Effects Class. Twilight Cameraman gives a rare glimpse into the remarkable craft of optical printing which was of great importance in the field of visual effects. It demonstrates the step-by-step procedures used to shoot film opticals. Before his transition into digital, Visual Effects cameraman Mark Sawicki documented the old style craftsmanship of the traditional optical cameraman. This program is a wonderful companion piece to the Albert Whitlock: A Master of Illusion as Sawicki worked as cameraman for Whitlock's protg's Bill Taylor and Syd Dutton (now effects supervisors). This program pays homage to an exciting craft that was handed down from one camera person to another in the last age of apprenticeship.
Twilight Cameraman

This behind-the-scenes documentary explores the making of micro-budget filmmaker Mark Pirro's 1988 irreverent horror spoof Curse of the Queerwolf.