Mike Mendez

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1973-01-01 (51 years old)

Place of Birth Los Angeles, California, USA

Mike Mendez

Biography

A native to Los Angeles, Mike Mendez was in the backyard making movies since the age of 10. At the age of 23, Mike made his first feature film "Killers," which was accepted into the Sundance Film Festival in 1997. The film was picked up by Alpine Pictures, who distributed the feature in the U.S. The film also received a worldwide theatrical release. He followed that up with the horror comedy "The Convent," which was also accepted into the Sundance Film Festival in 2000, as well as over 30 other film festivals worldwide. The film was released by Lionsgate in the U.S. In 2002, he produced a documentary for Universal Television and Showtime entitled "Masters of Horror," featuring interviews with some of the genre's most legendary filmmakers. In 2006, Mike's film "The Gravedancers" premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was released in theaters nationally by Lionsgate & After Dark Films as part of "8 Films To Die For". Along with producing short films for X-box and working on the television series "Beavis & Butthead", Mike's newest film is "Big Ass Spider!" for Epic Pictures, which premiered at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival. Starring "Heroes" alumni Greg Grunberg, it had a limited theatrical worldwide.

Known For

Director

2024
The Devil’s Trap

as Director

2022
Satanic Hispanics

as Director

2022
The Traveler

as Director

2022
San La Muerte

as Director

2016
The Last Heist

as Director

2016
Don't Kill It

as Director

2015
Lavalantula

as Director

2015
Tales of Halloween

as Director

2013
Big Ass Spider!

as Director

2006
The Gravedancers

as Director

2002
Masters of Horror

as Director

2000
The Convent

as Director

1997
Bimbo Movie Bash

as Director

1996
Killers

as Director

Editor

2023
Slotherhouse

as Editor

2022
2021
Toys of Terror

as Editor

2020
2020
Don't Look Back

as Editor

2019
2019
The Shed

as Editor

2019
Acceleration

as Editor

2018
2016
The Last Heist

as Editor

2015
Lavalantula

as Editor

2013
Big Ass Spider!

as Editor

2008
2006

Actor

2021
Malignant

as Hospital Security Guard #1

2020
The Horror Crowd

as Himself

2018
2017
Beyond Brotherhood

as Joshua Bedi-Kid

2015
Terror Toons 3

as Police Chief

2011
Chillerama

as Drive in Patron / Xombie

2009

Writer

2015
2015
Lavalantula

as Writer

1997
1996
Killers

as Screenplay

Producer

2022
Satanic Hispanics

as Producer

2019
The Shed

as Co-Producer

2015
Tales of Halloween

as Producer

2006
The Gravedancers

as Associate Producer