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Brian Dorton

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Brian Dorton

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  • Brian Michael Dorton is an American Filmmaker/Actor, best known for producing The Trashology Trilogy (2012-2022), Early Morning Calm (2024), Babysitters vs Vamps (2026), and Crazy Fat Ethel (2016), a remake of the cult film Criminally Insane (1975).

    Dorton was born in Louisville, Kentucky on July 12, 1975. He has developed a cult following for his outlandish writing and directing styles. He's been compared to the likes of John Waters, Russ Meyer, Paul Bartel, Ken Russell, and even David Lynch in film reviews. Brian admits being influenced by some of these filmmakers saying "I'm flattered to be mentioned in the same sentence as them."

    Aside from his behind the camera work, Brian has played lead roles in the ensemble LGBTQ+ drama "Gayly Forward" (2025), "Early Morning Calm" (2024) in which he plays the lead of a cannibal family, "Trashology" (2012) and it's two sequels, plus "Truly Madly" (2020). As well as smaller parts in "The Horror Network" (2015), Roger Conners "Meat" (2025) plus a cameo in "Crazy Fat Ethel" (2016).

    A goal is to direct a non computerized animated film.
    - IMDb mini biography by: A. Nonymous

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    Gay

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  • All time favorite movie is "Heathers" (1989).
  • Favorite actress is Winona Ryder.
  • Had his grandfather not turned down a marriage proposal from Shirley Temple to be with his grandmother, Dorton would have never been born.
  • Best friends with Douglas Conner.
  • Favorite directors are Martin Scorsese, Tim Burton, Quentin Tarantino, Wes Craven and Paul Thomas Anderson.

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