Emmy-nominated director/writer/producer Ron Oliver started his career with the cult hit Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)--called "the Blue Velvet (1986) of high school horror movies" by the Los Angeles Times--and since then has directed and/or written award-winning theatrical feature films and television ratings hits for studios such as Warner Brothers, Fox, Universal, and The Walt Disney Co.Canadian-born Oliver's work has been twice nominated for the prestigious Director's Guild of America Award. He has traveled around the world to film in London, Paris, Berlin, Johannesburg and all the way back home to Hollywood, California. He is also a published author of award-winning short fiction as well as penning an acclaimed series of comic essays on filmmaking in the well-regarded "MovieScope" magazine.