Linda Shayne

Linda Shayne

Linda Shayne graduated from UC Berkeley, worked in mental hospitals and has written articles about San Quentin Prison ex-offenders, before she became a writer and director in film and TV. Shayne has written movies for IMAGINE, SHOWTIME and DISNEY and directed for PARAMOUNT, NICKELODEON and WARNER BROS. Recently. Shayne wrote & directed a documentary about a Thai transwoman billionaire. American/Canadian, dual citizen, Linda Shayne created a dramedy TV series for QUINCY JONES and QDE, two animated TV series for WARNER BROS. and in 2022 Shayne created a dramedy TV series to film in Asia. Shayne is an award-winning writer director. Shayne won a Best Feature Screenplay award for her newest crime thriller at the FLORENCE FILM AWARDS in 2022, and she won Best Thriller award at HRIFF 2022, a Best Director award at the FREEDOM FESTIVAL in 2019 as well as a Top 10 Feature Screenplay Finalist at CINEQUEST 2020. Shayne developed a dramatic film for MUSE ENT. of Montreal and X-FILME of Germany and she wrote a romantic comedy for PATRIOT ENTERTAINMENT of Los Angeles. Shayne first directed a film starring Ned Beatty, Neil Patrick Harris, Thora Birch and Shelley Winters. PURPLE PEOPLE EATER garnered actress Thora Birch a Youth in Film Award. Shayne also directed UNDERCOVER KID release by WARNER BROS. and aired on HBO Family and she directed LITTLE GHOST for KUSHNER-LOCKE, released by PARAMOUNT. Shayne won a TELLY AWARD for her writing on the HARD HAT HARRY kids’ series and she recently wrote a children’s book that was illustrated by Emmy Award winning animator, Art Leonardi. Shayne wrote the English translation of Dord Krstic’s non-fiction book: “Mileva and Albert Einstein: Their Love and Scientific Collaboration” sold at the Einstein Museum House in Switzerland.

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Linda Shayne Movies

  • 1983
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    Screwballs

    Screwballs

    5.1 1983 HD

    Welcome to T & A High, where the entire student body including campus virgin Purity Busch, chronic masturbator Melvin Jerkovski, repressed Principal...

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  • 1980
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    Humanoids from the Deep

    Humanoids from the Deep

    5.774 1980 HD

    After a new cannery introduces scientifically augmented salmon to a seaside town in the Pacific Northwest, a species of mysterious, mutated sea...

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  • 1984
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    The Lost Empire

    The Lost Empire

    4.8 1984 HD

    A police officer and her two companions battle an evil genius with diabolical plans to destroy the world. Whoever can find the three sacred jewels...

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  • 1981
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    Lovely But Deadly

    Lovely But Deadly

    3.2 1981 HD

    A cheerleader goes undercover to fight drug dealers because her brother OD'd and her fellow cheerleaders are hooked.

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  • 1986
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    Out of Bounds

    Out of Bounds

    5.5 1986 HD

    Farm boy Daryl Cage's parents ship him off to the big city to live with his brother, hoping he will have a better life there. After a baggage mixup...

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  • 1981
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    Graduation Day

    Graduation Day

    5.22 1981 HD

    After the death of a high school track star during a race, a mysterious killer in a fencing mask begins murdering her friends and teachers.

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  • 1992
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    Munchie

    Munchie

    4 1992 HD

    No friends. The new school sucks. And Mom is in love with a sleazy research doctor. Pretty bleak. That’s how life looks to ten-year-old Gage...

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  • 1995
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    Leprechaun 3

    Leprechaun 3

    5.859 1995 HD

    It was a normal night in Las Vegas, Nevada, all the lights were flashing brightly, until a man with one hand, one eye, and one leg walks into a pawn...

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  • 1994
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    Munchie Strikes Back

    Munchie Strikes Back

    3.2 1994 HD

    The magical Munchie is back, and if he gets in any more trouble it's off to the dullest constellation in the galaxy. Staying out of trouble has never...

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  • 1987
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    No Man's Land

    No Man's Land

    6 1987 HD

    A rookie cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of car thieves led by smooth and charming Ted. The rookie becomes too involved and starts to enjoy...

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  • 1988
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    Not of This Earth

    Not of This Earth

    4.8 1988 HD

    An alien arrives on Earth looking to take human blood in an attempt to preserve his dying planet.

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  • 1987
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    Big Bad Mama II

    Big Bad Mama II

    4.7 1987 HD

    Wilma McClatchie and her daughters return to a life of crime and vow vengeance against the evil land baron who foreclosed on their home.

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  • 1988
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    Daddy's Boys

    Daddy's Boys

    2.5 1988 HD

    A dark comedy set in 1930s America. Jimmy and Christie become celebrity bank robbers whose stardom ends in a bloody shootout when Daddy's Boys catch...

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  • 1985
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    My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

    My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

    1 1985 HD

    The life and wanton times of Errol Flynn

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  • 1988
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    Purple People Eater

    Purple People Eater

    4.9 1988 HD

    A kid plays the old novelty song "Purple People Eater" and the creature actually appears. The two then proceed to help an elderly couple who are...

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  • 2003
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    Flyin' Ryan

    Flyin' Ryan

    3.6 2003 HD

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  • 2003
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    Flyin' Ryan

    Flyin' Ryan

    3.6 2003 HD

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  • 2003
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    Flyin' Ryan

    Flyin' Ryan

    3.6 2003 HD

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  • 1988
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    Purple People Eater

    Purple People Eater

    4.9 1988 HD

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  • 1997
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    The Undercover Kid

    The Undercover Kid

    3.5 1997 HD

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  • 1988
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    The Nest

    The Nest

    5.2 1988 HD

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  • 1987
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    Big Bad Mama II

    Big Bad Mama II

    4.7 1987 HD

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  • 1986
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    Crystal Heart

    Crystal Heart

    6.5 1986 HD

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  • 1988
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    Purple People Eater

    Purple People Eater

    4.9 1988 HD

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  • 1997
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    Little Ghost

    Little Ghost

    5.6 1997 HD

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  • 1983
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    Screwballs

    Screwballs

    5.1 1983 HD

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  • 1983
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    Screwballs

    Screwballs

    5.1 1983 HD

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  • 1990
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    Parker Lewis Can't Lose

    Parker Lewis Can't Lose

    7.215 1990 HD

    For a cool high school kid and his friends, thwarting authority figures and other enemies is not a problem.

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  • 1981
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    Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

    7.6 1981 HD

    A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

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