John Paizs

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Paizs (born in 1957) is a director, writer and actor from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. In 1985 his much-celebrated independent comedy Crime Wave was presented at the Toronto International Film Festival. He was the male lead and also wrote and directed the film. He worked on several TV series, but has not made another feature film until 1999's Top of the Food Chain, a stylish, low-budget sendup of Golden Age '50s science fiction movies. John is currently the Director in Residence at the Canadian Film Centre. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Paizs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps

Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight

Smoked Lizard Lips

Crime Wave

Oak, Ivy, and Other Dead Elms

The International Style

The Obsession of Billy Botski

Springtime in Greenland

All Movies (8)

• Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps2024 · as Fertility Doctor (voice)
• Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight1997 · as Self - filmmaker
• Smoked Lizard Lips1991
• Crime Wave1985 · as Steven Penny
• The International Style1983 · as Nick
• Oak, Ivy, and Other Dead Elms1982 · as Nick
• Springtime in Greenland1981 · as Nick
• The Obsession of Billy Botski1980 · as Billy Botski