I saw the terrible news that filmmaker Scott Spiegel has passed away. He was 67. Speigel was a member of the group I affectionately referred to as “The Renaissance Boys.” A bunch of movie loving knuckleheads from Michigan that included the likes of Sam and Ted Raimi, Bruce Campbell and Josh Becker. I have fond memories of tracking down bootlegs of the Super 8 films they made during college.
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| Scott Spiegel 1957-2025 |
Spiegel directed a handful of films, the best of which being his 1989 slasher Intruder, that features most of his aforementioned cohorts, but he also contributed to many Raimi pictures and also Hollywood lore, including his well known introduction of his friend Lawrence Bender to Quentin Tarantino, jumpstarting his legendary career.
I'm very sad and I feel like he has gone too soon. I'd always hoped he'd come to a convention near me someday, if only so I could show him my VHS copy of Nude Bowling and ask how and why he ended up in it. But for now, enjoy this early Raimi joint starring Spiegel himself. Rest in peace, good sir.
