# Adam Marcus (director)

Adam Marcus (born 1969) is an American film director, writer and actor.

## Early life and education

Marcus was born in Westport, Connecticut, where he attended Staples High School. His brother, Kipp Marcus, is also an actor. According to available sources, he was raised in Reform Judaism.
He attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, from which he received the Best Picture Award at the Student Academy Awards in 1990 for his film, "So You Like This Girl."

## Career

In 1991, Marcus was hired by filmmaker Sean S. Cunningham for production work on feature films. He moved to Los Angeles where he co-produced My Boyfriend's Back for Cunningham and Disney Studio.
In 1993,Marcus wrote the story for and directed the ninth film in the Friday the 13th series, Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, for New Line.
Marcus and his writing partner, Debra Sullivan, worked on screenplays for Paramount (Cradle and All, an adaptation of James Patterson's Virgin) and Fox (Black Autumn). In 1995, Marcus founded Damn Skippy Theater Works, a theater company in Los Angeles. In the summer and fall of 1998, he directed the independently financed comedy film, Let It Snow (also known as Snow Days). The movie was showcased at the Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City. The film premiered at the American Film Institute's Los Angeles International Film Festival in the New Visions category and was acknowledged for Best New Writer and Best Editing. It was selected for Sundance 2000 in the American Spectrum section. Let It Snow was reviewed by Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Ain't It Cool News, The New York Times, and The Gore Score, with some outlets giving favorable assessments. In 2008, he directed the feature film Conspiracy for Sony Pictures, which he co-wrote with Sullivan. The film was shot in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and starred Val Kilmer, Jennifer Esposito and Gary Cole. In 2009, he gave his comments in a documentary His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th. In 2013, Marcus co-wrote the sequel to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, titled Texas Chainsaw 3D with partner Sullivan and Kirsten Elms. He co-wrote the feature film Cabin Fever: Outbreak with Sullivan and was directing and co-writing The Plantation, an adaptation of Val Lewton's RKO classic I Walked with a Zombie.
His script for Momentum, co-written by Sullivan, was set to begin production in South Africa in January 2014. The film was the directorial debut of Stephen Campanelli and stars Morgan Freeman, James Purefoy and Olga Kurylenko. The film was screened at various international film festivals, including Fantasia International Film Festival in 2015.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
| 1993 | Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday | Yes | Yes | No |
| 1999 | Let It Snow | Yes | No | No |
| 2008 | Conspiracy | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2013 | Texas Chainsaw 3D | No | Yes | No |
| 2013 | Fitz and Slade | Yes | No | Executive |
| 2013 | Drew Lynch: Did I Stutter? | Yes | No | Yes |
| 2015 | Momentum | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2018 | Secret Santa | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2025 | Hearts of Darkness: The Making of The Final Friday | No | Yes | Yes |

## Sources

* Gorezone Magazine (USA) 1993, Iss. 26, pg. 9–12, +61, by: Marc Shapiro, "Starting Work on a Friday"