Savage Steve Holland

Savage Steve Holland

Director · Producer · Writer

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
April 29, 1958

Biography

Savage Steve Holland (born April 29, 1958) is an animator and director who wrote and directed the cult films Better Off Dead (1985) and One Crazy Summer (1986), starring John Cusack. He also directed the film How I Got Into College (1989), and animated the "Whammy" on the game show Press Your Luck. He later went on to create and produce Eek! the Cat for Fox Kids. Now, he manages his own studio, Savage Studios Ltd. and directs shows for Disney Channel and Nickelodeon. He studied animation at the California Institute of the Arts, where one of his student projects Going Nowhere Fast (1980), was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art show TOMORROWLAND: CalArts in Moving Pictures. Holland is working on a new film, The Big One 3. The new film tells the story of a father who had a terrible 13th birthday party and goes to great lengths to make his son's birthday special. He is not to be confused with Steve Holland, a producer and writer with a similar name. Description above from the Wikipedia article Savage Steve Holland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Legally Blondes
2009Nominee

Best Director

Legally Blondes

Better Off Dead...
1985Nominee

Best Writing

Better Off Dead...

A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!
2011Nominee

Best Director

A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!

Career Highlights

One Crazy Summer
1986Highlight

Best Director

One Crazy Summer

Malibu Rescue
2019Highlight

Best Writing

Malibu Rescue