RECENT CREDITS
Fear Itself (TV)  Jun. 26, 2008
Peaceful Warrior (FILM)  Jun. 2, 2006
Jeepers Creepers 2 (FILM)  Aug. 29, 2003
Jeepers Creepers (FILM)  Aug. 31, 2001
Rites of Passage (FILM)  Jan. 1, 1999


HIGHLIGHTS
2006 Directed the big screen adaptation of Dan Millman's bestselling autobiography, "Peaceful Warrior", which tells the true story of a college student training to be an Olympic gymnast whose life is chang
2001 Wrote and directed "Jeepers Creepers", executive produced by Francis Ford Coppola
1999 Returned to features as writer-director of "Rites of Passage", featuring Jason Behr
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Role
Category

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Film


Screenplay
Film


Director, Screenplay
Film


Fear Itself  2008
Writer
TV
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Director
Film


Director, Screenplay, Source Material, Song
Film


Director, Screenplay
Film


Director, Screenplay
Film


Powder  1995
Director, Screenplay
Film


Clownhouse  1989
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Film


Director, Screenplay
Film




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Highlights

2006 Directed the big screen adaptation of Dan Millman's bestselling autobiography, "Peaceful Warrior", which tells the true story of a college student training to be an Olympic gymnast whose life is chang
2001 Wrote and directed "Jeepers Creepers", executive produced by Francis Ford Coppola
1999 Returned to features as writer-director of "Rites of Passage", featuring Jason Behr
1995 Completed second feature as writer-director, "Nature of the Beast" starring Lance Henriksen; released direct-to-video
1995 Completed first theatrically released feature, "Powder", a fantasy co-produced by the Walt Disney Company subdivision, Hollywood Pictures, and Caravan Pictures
1995 Nathan Winters appeared at an industry screening of "Powder" in Los Angeles and urged the audience not to support the film
1992 Completed parole
1990 "Clownhouse" received US release direct-to-video
1989 "Clownhouse" shown at US Film Festival in Park City, UT; reportedly first horror film to be shown at festival
1988 Feature debut as writer-director, "Clownhouse"; Coppola's son Roman served as executive in charge of production; first film from fledgling Commercial Pictures
1987 Pleaded guilty to having and filming unlawful oral sex with a minor--Nathan Forrest Winters, the 12-year-old star of "Clownhouse" and another previous Salva film; sentenced to three years (served 15 m
Began making films at age 12
Entered his film "Something in the Basement" into a national competition
Came to the attention of Francis Ford Coppola


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Peaceful Warrior
Released: Mar. 30, 2007

Ray Wise at the 34th Annual Saturn Awards. Universal Hilton Hotel, Universal City, CA. 06-24-08
Jeepers Creepers 2
Released: Aug. 29, 2003

Gina Philips  at the Jamie Jo's Single Release Party. Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA. 09-18-08
Jeepers Creepers
Released: Aug. 31, 2001

Rites of Passage
Released: Jan. 1, 1999

Ted Danson and wife Mary Steenburgen
Powder
Released: Oct. 27, 1995


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