Johan Vandewoestijne

Johan Vandewoestijne was born on August 26th 1961 in Kortrijk Belgium (Europe) At very young age he showed interest for television and cinema. He studied chemistry and afterwards he went to a filmschool in Brussels.The filmschool was a great disappointment since he always said and today more than ever, that cinema is much more entertainment than it is art. At the filmschool they claimed the opposite. So very rapidly he understood that this was not a place for him to stay. So he left after two years. He joined a video production team by the name of Acces Video and assisted with the lighting of corporate videos. In 1985 he left the company to start up a feature film project entitled " Lucker " which became a cult classic very soon. In 1988 he produced " Rabid Grannies ". Troma inc picked up the film and did the distribution upon this day. It was a 20 year contract and when that was expired Michael Herz asked him to prolonged it with another 20 years. In 1988 Lloyd Kaufman from Troma Inc asked him " to do something about his name ". " Vandewoestijne " means " from the desert " Lloyd said that " Vandewoestijne " for others than Flemish or Dutch, was difficult to pronounce so Johan changed his name into " James Desert " Till today Johan ( or James if you like) is producing and directing low budget horror and exploitation films, always English spoken. That's why some people also name him " The Roger Corman " of the low countries " a surname he seems to like. For many years his films were distributed by Troma Inc but the last five years he has a collaboration with Jeffrey Swanson of SGL entertainment located in Concord California.

Crew

All Directing Editing Production Writing

Rabid Grannies

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

5.1

56 votes

Release Date

Dec 12, 1988

37 years ago
Lucker the Necrophagous

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

3.5

11 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1986

40 years ago
Lucker the Necrophagous

Department Production

Job Production Manager

Average Rating

3.5

11 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1986

40 years ago
Lucker the Necrophagous

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

3.5

11 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1986

40 years ago
Lucker the Necrophagous

Department Editing

Job Editor

Average Rating

3.5

11 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1986

40 years ago
Lucker the Necrophagous

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

3.5

11 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1986

40 years ago
Lucker the Necrophagous

Department Production

Job Casting

Average Rating

3.5

11 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1986

40 years ago
Lucker the Necrophagous

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

3.5

11 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1986

40 years ago
Laundry Man

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

3.6

9 votes

Release Date

Apr 05, 2016

10 years ago
Laundry Man

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

3.6

9 votes

Release Date

Apr 05, 2016

10 years ago
Parts of the Family

Department Editing

Job Editor

Average Rating

2.0

6 votes

Release Date

Jan 10, 2003

23 years ago
Parts of the Family

Department Production

Job Co-Executive Producer

Average Rating

2.0

6 votes

Release Date

Jan 10, 2003

23 years ago
Soul Copyright

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

4.2

5 votes

Release Date

Apr 19, 2017

9 years ago
Purgatory

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

4.6

5 votes

Release Date

Feb 09, 2012

14 years ago
Detention

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

3.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 22, 2019

7 years ago
Detention

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

3.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 22, 2019

7 years ago
Detention

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

3.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 22, 2019

7 years ago
Detention

Department Editing

Job Editor

Average Rating

3.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 22, 2019

7 years ago
The Brides

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jun 19, 2018

7 years ago
The Brides

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jun 19, 2018

7 years ago
The Brides

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jun 19, 2018

7 years ago
Terminal Hotel

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 15, 2023

2 years ago
Terminal Hotel

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 15, 2023

2 years ago
Todeloo

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 10, 2014

11 years ago
Todeloo

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 10, 2014

11 years ago
Todeloo

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 10, 2014

11 years ago
GORE TAPES

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 04, 2024

1 year ago
Rotten Fruit

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 29, 2021

4 years ago
Rotten Fruit

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 29, 2021

4 years ago
Immortal Beloved Horror

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Aug 30, 2025

7 months ago
Immortal Beloved Horror

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Aug 30, 2025

7 months ago

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