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Matthew Bright in Forbidden Zone (1980)

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Matthew Bright

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  • Born
    June 8, 1952

Biography

  • Matthew Bright was born on June 8, 1952. He is a writer and director, known for Freeway (1996), Ted Bundy (2002) and Forbidden Zone (1980).

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  • Grew up with composer Danny Elfman and director Richard Elfman. As Matthew got beaten up in high school, Danny would usually get Richard to protect him.
  • Was an original member of the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, a theatrical band founded by the Elfman brothers (Danny Elfman and Richard Elfman) in late 1972. The band morphed into rock band Oingo Boingo in 1980, at which point most of the originals left.

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  • He looked like such a Republican. He dressed like Pee-Wee Herman. But had I known what he had done when I was reading about him, I might have thought different.
  • I followed him at the time and thought he was hysterical. He was the first serial killer, a new kettle of fish, because we didn't have the detection techniques in those days.
  • The funny thing is all these school shootings that we have, always happen in very religious communities. Maybe it's because the centre of their lives is a big fat nothing and it's just a fantasy and there's nothing there. I think maybe that might have something to do with it.

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