Spencer F. Lee, Stan Lee, and Kerry O’Quinn
“I started writing when I was eleven. I didn’t start writing at age eleven because I thought I was going to become a movie director. I did it because I enjoyed it. I fed off the movies I was watching and the comic books I was reading.”
–Spencer F. Lee, writer/director of FROM THE BRIDGE
FROM THE BRIDGE is a documentary that looks at the career of Kerry O’Quinn, one of the leading figures in fandom, and explores in depth the rich and exciting world of science fiction, comic books, and horror–and the fans who love it. At this point, those fans include a vast number. But it wasn’t always that evident. With this new documentary, due out in 2017, writer/director Spencer F. Lee shares with you his childhood passion that has blossomed into a deep understanding of some of today’s leading forms of entertainment.
FROM THE BRIDGE, directed and written by Spencer F. Lee, executive producers George Noe and Spencer F. Lee, produced by Philip Nelson, and hosted on-screen by George Takei, is a feature film documentary that tells the story of how fans worldwide have “come out of geekdom’s closet” in the last 40 years, largely nurtured and encouraged by Kerry O’Quinn. Having the opportunity to interview both Spencer F. Lee as well as Kerry O’Quinn, I’ve come away with a great appreciation for what this film will mean to an audience. The film features interviews with Stan Lee, Bryan Singer, Gene Simmons, Joe Dante, Nichelle Nichols, Tom DeSanto, Bryan Fuller, Rod Roddenberry, Howard Roffman and many more.
The full podcast interview with Spencer F. Lee is right below. Just click the link:
Up next is my interview with Kerry O’Quinn, co-founder of such landmark magazines as Starlog and Fangoria.
I like posts like this. I’m always interested in seeing something from the viewpoint of its creator. Also, I like the photo. My brother, Doug Jones, was in a picture with Stan Lee right after he had played the Silver Surfer in the Fantastic Four movie.
Thank you, Robert. Well, these three gentlemen look quite happy together.
Whoa, Robert, I read your response again. Your brother was the Silver Surfer in the 2007 Fantastic Four?! Wow, that’s awesome. I see that Doug Jones has done very well with a lot of cool stuff up ahead. Well, he’s definitely welcome if he’d like to do an interview with me sometime. That said, it must be fun to have a successful actor in the family. Thanks for sharing.