Andy Sidaris
Andrew William Sidaris (February 20, 1931 – March 7, 2007) was an American television and film director, producer, and screenwriter. After a pioneering career directing televised sports beginning in the 1960s, Sidaris wrote and directed a successful series of action B-movies from 1985 to 1998—dubbed the "Bullets, Bombs, and Babes" series—that featured Playboy Playmates and Penthouse Pets in starring roles. In 2014, Paste magazine named one such picture, Hard Ticket to Hawaii, the best B-movie of all time.
Andy Sidaris
- Name
- Andy Sidaris
- Birth Name
- Andrew William Sidaris
- Born
- 20 February 1931
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
- Died
- 7 March 2007
- Place of death
- Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- * Director
- Spouse
- Arlene Sidaris
- Education
- Southern Methodist University (BA)
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- girls with guns
- Honours
- Primetime Emmy Award
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Andrew William Sidaris (February 20, 1931 – March 7, 2007) was an American television and film director, producer, and screenwriter. After a pioneering career directing televised sports beginning in the 1960s, Sidaris wrote and directed a successful series of action B-movies from 1985 to 1998—dubbed the "Bullets, Bombs, and Babes" series—that featured Playboy Playmates and Penthouse Pets in starring roles. In 2014, Paste magazine named one such picture, Hard Ticket to Hawaii, the best B-movie of all time.
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• Name — Andy Sidaris • Birth Name — Andrew William Sidaris • Born — 20 February 1931 • Birthplace — Chicago, Illinois, U.S. • Died — 7 March 2007 • Place of death — Beverly Hills, California, U.S. • Occupation — * Director • producer • screenwriter • Years Active — 1950–1998 • Spouse — Arlene Sidaris • Website — http: www.andysidaris.com/ • Education — Southern Methodist University (BA) • Children — 3
Early life
Early life
Andrew William Sidaris was born in 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, to first-generation Greek immigrants. He grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana, where he played halfback and quarterback on the football team at Byrd High School. He graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1955 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech and theater.
Television
Television
Sidaris began his television career in 1950, working as a stage manager for WFAA in Dallas, Texas, before being promoted to director six months later. In 1959, he moved to Los Angeles to work for ABC Sports, beginning with directing AFL football games in 1960. Sidaris also directed the first telecast of the Wide World of Sports in 1961, Monday Night Football games, as well as ABC's coverage of every Olympics from the 1964 Winter Games in Innsbruck to the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, winning several Emmy Awards in the process. While directing college football games on ABC, Sidaris pioneered what became known as the "honey shot," close-ups of cheerleaders and attractive female fans in the stands at sporting events. He was also at the forefront of the development of instant replay, slow-motion replays, and split-screen views. Sidaris entered the field of scripted television in the mid-1970s, directing episodes of programs such as Kojak and The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries.
Personal life and death
Personal life and death
Sidaris had three children—Drew, Alexa, and Stacey—with his wife and production partner, Arlene. They resided in Beverly Hills, California, where Sidaris died of throat cancer on March 7, 2007, aged 76.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Film • Year — Film — Notes • 1969 — The Racing Scene — Director • 1970 — MASH — Football choreographer (uncredited) • 1973 — Stacey — Director, producer, writer • 1979 — Seven — Director • 1985 — Malibu Express — Director, producer, writer • 1987 — Hard Ticket to Hawaii — Director, writer • 1988 — Picasso Trigger — Director, writer • 1989 — Savage Beach — Director, producer, writer • 1990 — Guns — Director, writer • 1991 — Do or Die — Director, writer • 1992 — Hard Hunted — Director, producer, writer • 1993 — Fit to Kill — Director, writer • Enemy Gold — Producer • 1994 — The Dallas Connection — Executive producer • 1996 — Day of the Warrior — Director, writer • 1998 — L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach — Director, writer • Television • Year — Title — Notes • 1975 — Kojak — Director, 1 episode • 1976 — Gemini Man — Director, 1 episode • 1977 — The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries — Director, 1 episode
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Andy Sidaris is recorded as actor, screenwriter, film producer and director.
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Andy Sidaris died at Beverly Hills.
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In 1973, Sidaris expanded into film, directing the exploitation picture Stacey, followed by the action film Seven in 1979. Beginning with 1985's Malibu Express, Sidaris wrote and directed a series of lighthearted B-movie action pictures that featured buxom, gun-toting Playboy Playmates and Penthouse Pets in starring roles. Most of the "Bullets, Bombs, and Babes" films chronicled the adventures of a team of secret agents—frequently played by Dona Speir, Hope Marie Carlton, Cynthia Brimhall, Roberta Vasquez, and Julie Strain—working in exotic tropical locations. The series' trademarks included frequent displays of female nudity, muscled male co-stars, and over-the-top, tongue-in-cheek death scenes, such as in 1987's Hard Ticket to Hawaii, where a skateboard-riding assassin is blown up by a rocket launcher while he clutches a blowup doll. In 2014, Paste magazine named Hard Ticket to Hawaii the best B-movie of all time.
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- 1.Southern Methodist University. Fortieth Annual Convocation: Commencement Exercises and Conferring of Degrees. 12. 1955-05-30.
- 2.Carter, David. Bullets, Bombs, and Babes: The Films of Andy Sidaris. NotComing. August 6, 2012.
- 3.Vorel, Jim. Bullets, Bombs & Babes: A Guide to the Hilarious, Sleazy Action Films of Andy Sidaris. Paste. June 3, 2020.
- 4.McIntyre, Bill. TV Director Andy Sidaris Calling His Own Plays. The Times. 5-C. 1981-04-11.
- 5.Andy Sidaris, 76; ABC sports director went on to make B-movies. The Los Angeles Times. 2007-03-10.
- 6.Levin, Josh. The Man Who Invented Sports Television's "Honey Shot". Slate. 2014-07-07.
- 7.Amdur, Neil. TV SPORTS; THE FOOTBALL FEAST VARIED IN QUALITY. The New York Times. 1983-01-04. 0362-4331.
- 8.Briggs, Joe Bob. 'Picasso Trigger' a Sidaris Work of Art. The Orlando Sentinel. 1988-03-27.
- 9.Vorel, Jim. The 100 Best "B Movies" of All Time. Paste. 2014-05-09.
- 10.McIntyre, Bill. TV Sports Pioneer, Filmmaker Andy Sidaris Dead at 76. The Times. 3B. 2007-03-10.
- 11.Susman, Gary. Andy Sidaris, RIP. Entertainment Weekly. 2007-03-09.
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