Tommy Turner

Biography

Tommy Turner is considered a key figure of the Downtown No Wave and Cinema of Transgression movements. While working days as a genetic research scientist and nights as a bartender at the Peppermint Lounge, the New York native rose to prominence through his zine Redrum and collaborations with Richard Kern and David Wojnarowicz.

Known For

The Blob
Blank City
Manhattan Love Suicides
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight
Submit to Me Now
Submit to Me
Simonland
Red Spirit Lake
Where Evil Dwells
The Acid King

Top Movie Credits

The Blob Makeup Effects
Manhattan Love Suicides Peddler (segment "I Hate You Now")
Simonland Director
Red Spirit Lake Man in Nightmare