Joshua Matthew Becker (born August 17, 1958) is an American film and
television writer and director whose credits include episodes of Xena:
Warrior Princess as well as collaborations with Bruce Campbell and Sam
Raimi.Josh Becker was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1958. He became
fascinated with cinema after seeing How the West Was Won at age six.
As a teenager, he made several Super-8 short films with Sam Raimi and
Bruce Campbell. He dropped out of high-school at age 16 and completed
his GED, then attended several colleges (including Michigan State
University), but did not complete his studies. At the age of 17, he
moved to Los Angeles, where he worked several mid-to-low level jobs
while trying to enter the film industry. He also hitchhiked to Alaska
during his period (inspired by the writer Jack London), and recounted
his adventures in Alaska Journal, and his later memoir, Going
Hollywood.Josh Becker worked as a production assistant and sound
recordist on The Evil Dead (1981), which he later referred to as the
most grueling film shoot he'd ever been on. He later made his first
feature film, Stryker's War (later retitled Thou Shall Not
Kill...Except), at age 25, which co-starred Sam Raimi, after spending
several years trying to raise funds for it. Bruce Campbell was
originally set to star in the film, and starred in the 45-minute
Super-8 demo version of the film, but had to bow out due to Screen
Actors Guild union regulations. His second film, Lunatics: A Love
Story, was produced and released in 1991, and starred Ted Raimi and
Deborah Foreman. He also worked as a production assistant during this
period, including on one of Mariah Carey's first music videos.Becker
later directed episodes of several TV shows, including Real Stories of
the Highway Patrol. He directed the TV film Hercules in the Maze of
the Minotaur, which led to a directing gig on Xena: Warrior Princess
that he had for several years. He also directed the black-and-white
film Running Time with Bruce Campbell, which was edited to look as if
it was filmed in a single continuous shot.
television writer and director whose credits include episodes of Xena:
Warrior Princess as well as collaborations with Bruce Campbell and Sam
Raimi.Josh Becker was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1958. He became
fascinated with cinema after seeing How the West Was Won at age six.
As a teenager, he made several Super-8 short films with Sam Raimi and
Bruce Campbell. He dropped out of high-school at age 16 and completed
his GED, then attended several colleges (including Michigan State
University), but did not complete his studies. At the age of 17, he
moved to Los Angeles, where he worked several mid-to-low level jobs
while trying to enter the film industry. He also hitchhiked to Alaska
during his period (inspired by the writer Jack London), and recounted
his adventures in Alaska Journal, and his later memoir, Going
Hollywood.Josh Becker worked as a production assistant and sound
recordist on The Evil Dead (1981), which he later referred to as the
most grueling film shoot he'd ever been on. He later made his first
feature film, Stryker's War (later retitled Thou Shall Not
Kill...Except), at age 25, which co-starred Sam Raimi, after spending
several years trying to raise funds for it. Bruce Campbell was
originally set to star in the film, and starred in the 45-minute
Super-8 demo version of the film, but had to bow out due to Screen
Actors Guild union regulations. His second film, Lunatics: A Love
Story, was produced and released in 1991, and starred Ted Raimi and
Deborah Foreman. He also worked as a production assistant during this
period, including on one of Mariah Carey's first music videos.Becker
later directed episodes of several TV shows, including Real Stories of
the Highway Patrol. He directed the TV film Hercules in the Maze of
the Minotaur, which led to a directing gig on Xena: Warrior Princess
that he had for several years. He also directed the black-and-white
film Running Time with Bruce Campbell, which was edited to look as if
it was filmed in a single continuous shot.
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