Louis Morneau

Louis Morneau is an American film director, producer and screenwriter.

Louis Morneau
Occupations	Film director screenwriter
Years active	1991–2012

Life

Morneau has been described as a "graduate of the Roger Corman school".^[1]

He is the director of various B/cult films,^[2][3][4] including what Dread Central calls ’the notoriously terrible’^[5] Bats, in 1999, a film, however, praised by Mark F. Berry in his book about dinosaur films, in which this author considers that Bats is a ’handsome and misunderstood fifties-monster homage’’, explaining Morneau's personal style by his former career as film editor.^[6] The B movie French site Nanarland [fr] sees in him a "yes man", who "is not inherently bad, but (who) will quickly specialize in broke direct-to-video (Bats, Hitcher II).".^[7] Morneau is also known for being "the man behind horror sequels Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead, The Hitcher: I've Been Waiting, Carnosaur 2".^[8]

After Carnosaur 2 in 1995,^[9] he directed Retroactive, and Made Men the year after, both starring Jim Belushi, the latter also starring Timothy Dalton.^[10]

Personal life

Morneau was the long-time partner of the actress Catherine Cyran.^[11]

Filmography

See also: Category:Films directed by Louis Morneau

Year	Title	Functioned as			Notes
		Director	Writer	Producer
1991	To Die Standing[12]	Yes	No	No	aka Crackdown Starring Cliff DeYoung and Robert Beltran
1992	Final Judgement[12]	Yes	No	No	Starring Brad Dourif, Karen Black and Isaac Hayes
	Quake[12]	Yes	No	Yes	Starring Steve Railsback and Erika Anderson
1995	Soldier Boyz[13]	Yes	No	No	Starring Michael Dudikoff and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
	Carnosaur 2[14]	Yes	No	No	Starring John Savage and Cliff DeYoung Sequel to Carnosaur
	Hellfire	No	Story	No	Directed by David Tausik Starring Ben Cross and Beverly Garland
1997	Retroactive	Yes	No	No	Starring Jim Belushi and Kylie Travis
1998	Made Men	Yes	No	No	Produced by Richard Donner and Joel Silver Starring Jim Belushi, Timothy Dalton and Steve Railsback
1999	Bats	Yes	No	No	Starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Dina Meyer
2003	The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting	Yes	No	No	Starring C. Thomas Howell, Kari Wuhrer and Jake Busey Sequel to The Hitcher
2004	Bet Your Life[15]	Yes	Yes	No	Starring Billy Zane
2004	Slipstream[16]	No	Yes	No	Starring Sean Astin, Vinnie Jones and Ivana Miličević
2008	Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead[5]	Yes	No	No	Starring Nicki Aycox, Nick Zano and Kyle Schmid Sequel to Joy Ride
2012	Werewolf: The Beast Among Us[12][17]	Yes	Yes	No	Starring Ed Quinn, Stephen Rea and Steven Bauer Unofficial sequel to The Wolfman

References

1. Fischer, Russ (2011-07-07). "Louis Morneau, A Graduate Of The Roger Corman School, Directing Universal's 'Werewolf'?". /Film. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
2. Senn, Bryan (2017-02-06). The Werewolf Filmography: 300+ Movies. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2691-8.
3. "Werewolf, la nuit du loup-garou (Werewolf, the Beast Among Us) - Edition Blu-ray (France) de Louis Morneau". www.sfmag.net. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
4. Rick (2022-05-20). "[Film] Carnosaur 2, de Louis Morneau (1995)". Dark Side Reviews (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-25.
5. Foywonder (2008-10-05). "Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead (DVD)". Dread Central. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
6. Berry, Mark F. (2015-08-31). The Dinosaur Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0674-3.
7. Nanarland. "Carnosaur 2 - la chronique de Nanarland". www.nanarland.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-06.
8. "Louis Morneau to Direct Another 'Wolfman' Remake Called 'Werewolf' | FirstShowing.net". www.firstshowing.net. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
9. Mayo, Mike (2013-04-01). The Horror Show Guide: The Ultimate Frightfest of Movies. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 978-1-57859-460-3.
10. Pratt, Douglas (2005). Doug Pratt's DVD: Movies, Television, Music, Art, Adult, and More!. UNET 2 Corporation. ISBN 978-1-932916-01-0.
11. Thomas, Carly (2023-01-03). "Catherine Cyran, Emmy-Nominated Filmmaker, Dies at 59". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
12. "Louis Morneau". MUBI. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
13. "REVIEW: "PLATOON LEADER" (1988) AND "SOLDIER BOYZ" (1995); MICHAEL DUDIKOFF BLU-RAY DOUBLE FEATURE - Cinema Retro". www.cinemaretro.com. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
14. Rick (2022-05-20). "[Film] Carnosaur 2, de Louis Morneau (1995)". Dark Side Reviews (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-25.
15. "Bet Your Life". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
16. Heffernan, Virginia (2005-02-12). "The Coolest Cellphone Option Yet". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
17. Lenera, Dr (2012-10-03). "WEREWOLF-THE BEAST AMONG US: available on DVD and Blu Ray 22nd October". Horror Cult Films. Retrieved 2023-11-25.

External links

• Louis Morneau at IMDb 
• Louis Morneau on Rotten Tomatoes