Richard Stanley
Directing • Born 1966-11-22
Biography
Richard Stanley is a South African filmmaker, known for his work in the horror genre. He began his career making short films and music videos, and subsequently directed the feature films Hardware and Dust Devil, both of which are considered cult classics.
Filmography
30 credits
Dust Devil
Movie • 1992
Transforming Dust Devil in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
Hardware
Movie • 1990
Talking elevator (voice) (uncredited)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Movie • 1996
Melting Bulldog (uncredited)
Cult of Terror
Movie • 2017
Self - Filmmaker
Brave
Movie • 1994
Man in the table (uncredited)
Vampire Diary
Movie • 2007
Spanish Rapist
In the Belly of the Beast
Movie • 2001
Self
The Darkside of Society
Movie • 2023
Self
Jodorowsky's Dune
Movie • 2013
Self - Filmmaker
Exegesis Lovecraft
Movie • 2021
Self
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Movie • 2014
Self
Twelve Monkeys
Movie • 1995
Man in Transit Lounge (uncredited)
Rites of Passage
Movie • 1983
Primordial Man
The Otherworld
Movie • 2013
Self
78/52
Movie • 2017
Self
Uncovering Wolfen
Movie • 2015
Self
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
Movie • 2025
Self
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
Movie • 2016
Self
Incidents in an Expanding Universe
Movie • 1985
Clean Shaven Pretentious Filmmaker / Greasy Beggar / Green Army Gunner / 3-Eyed Mutant / Green Army Flag Bearer / Alien Vendor
Tales of the Uncanny
Movie • 2020
Self
Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare
Movie • 2009
Self
Clark Ashton Smith: The Emperor of Dreams
Movie • 2018
Self
Shadowland
Movie • 2024
Self - Filmmaker
Dagon
Movie • 2001
Fish Monster (uncredited)
Zone
Movie • 2025
Self
The Dark Fantastic
Movie • 2025
Self
No Flesh Shall Be Spared
Movie • 2009
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 3
Movie • 2026
Lord Balthazar
Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble
Movie
Lord Balthazar
All About the Girl: Memories of a Giallo Gem
Movie • 2014
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