Career
Zimmerman wrote and directed the Claudia Jennings roller derby drive-in film Unholy Rollers and collaborated with Terrence Malick on the script to the road movie Deadhead Miles. He is most well known for his horror slasher film Fade to Black, a dark and despairing psychological study of an awkward and alienated hardcore film buff who exacts a harsh revenge on his cruel tormentors. Vernon also wrote the scripts for the horror-Western Hex (aka Charmed), the redneck crime exploitation film Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw, the made-for-television wrestling comedy/drama Mad Bulletin, the failed television pilot film Shooting Stars, and the teen fantasy comedy Teen Witch.
Zimmerman"s latest film is the six-minute comic short Chuck and Wally on the Road.
More recently Vernon has been working as a script analyst. He also teaches screen-writing courses at University of California, Los Angeles"s Extension and Certificate Program.
Zimmerman also taught classes on both writing feature scripts and directing actors for film and television at the University of Southern California School of Cinema and Television.
