Scott Spiegel, recognized for co-writing Evil Lifeless II (1987) and government producing the Hostel franchise, has died. He was 67.
The horror legend’s demise was introduced by particular results make-up artist Robert Kurtzman and shared by Evil Lifeless star and Spiegel’s longtime buddy Bruce Campbell, who lamented the demise as “an enormous private loss.”
“Scott Spiegel was an enormous a part of my youth again in Michigan,” added Campbell on X. “From Sunday Faculty to being inventory boys collectively, to Evil Lifeless II, which Scott co-wrote, I can’t look within the rear view mirror with out seeing this distinctive man doing low-cost gags. I’m grateful for the treasure trove of joyful reminiscences. Preserve Shemping, Scott!”
A Three Stooges reference and Spiegel’s performing credit score within the Evil Lifeless franchise, ‘Pretend Shemp’ is what he, Campbell and director/pal Sam Raimi known as crew or solid who pretended to be one other character or a deadite in a scene.
Recalling the trio’s 1977 film It’s Homicide!, Campbell stated in Invoice Warren’s 2000 ebook The Evil Lifeless Companion, “Throughout that summer time, we did a lot of the capturing of It’s Homicide, however then all people had to return to high school that fall.”
“So Scott [Spiegel] and I wound up working round grabbing pictures on weekends and sending them to Sam so he may reduce them in,” he defined. “I wore different guys’ outfits on a regular basis, and did a number of Pretend Shemping.”
Spiegel made his function writing debut in highschool with It’s Homicide!, additionally government producing and enjoying a detective within the Raimi-helmed Tremendous 8 movie, additionally starring Campbell and Raimi.
Born Dec. 24, 1957 in Birmingham, Michigan, the place he met Campbell and Raimi whereas attending West Maple Jr. Excessive Faculty, earlier than the they made the transfer to Los Angeles collectively.
Making his function directorial debut with 1989’s Intruder, Spiegel has additionally directed From Nightfall Until Daybreak 2: Texas Blood Cash (1999) and Hostel: Half III (2011) after government producing the Hostel franchise alongside OG director and Uncooked Nerve manufacturing firm co-founder Eli Roth.
Spiegel additionally co-wrote 1990’s The Rookie, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. As an actor, he appeared within the first two Evil Lifeless motion pictures, Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Drag Me to Hell (2009), in addition to a voice look in Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity (2022).
