Career
He soon made a career for himself as a low-budget producer and later director, most notably for infamous independent film company Troma. His early productions Sizzle Beach, United States.A. (aka Malibu Hot Summer) and Shadows Run Black are notable as the first two films to feature film star Kevin Costner. His credits include the action film Fortress of Amerikkka (1989), Class of Nuke "Econometrica High 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown (1991) and Class of Nuke "Econometrica High 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid (1994), both a part of the Class of Nuke "Econometrica High film series.
He was noted for having been among the independent filmmakers who gravitated to Yuma, Arizona, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.