George Hickenlooper graduated from Yale University in 1986. He was born on May 25, 1963 in St. Louis, Missouri and raised there, Boston, and San Francisco. His interest in film began in childhood and stemmed from his great-uncle's , at the Cannes Film Festival.
Member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA).
Was part of a Saint Louis consortium of teenage, amateur filmmakers who were called "The Splicers," that included James Gunn , Bill Boll , Tim Gallaher , Steve Goedde , and Chris Curtis.
Frequently uses F. Joseph Schulte , his high school theater director, in bit parts ( The Big Brass Ring , The Low Life ).
Cousin of John Hickenlooper.
Father, with Suzanne Hickenlooper, of son Charles.
Son of George Hickenlooper Sr..
Grandnephew of Leopold Stokowski.
I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to,success without compromising your beliefs.
He filed a frivolous lawsuit against us. . . making bogus claims that we,had stolen his script. He held us literally to hostage and we were,forced to settle with him as he held our production over a barrel.
I think that narrative, fiction filmmaking is the culmination of several,art forms: theater, art history, architecture. Whereas doc filmmaking,is more pure cinema, like Cinma Vrit is film in its purest form.
I think that narrative, fiction filmmaking is the culmination of several art forms: theater, art history, architecture. Whereas doc filmmaking is more pure cinema, like cinema verite is film in its purest form.
I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs. .
