Mary Lambert (director)

Mary Lambert
Born (1951-10-13) October 13, 1951 (age 72)
Helena, Arkansas, U.S.
OccupationFilm director
SpouseJerome Gary
ChildrenJordan Gary
RelativesBlanche Lincoln (sister)

Mary Lambert Gary (born October 13, 1951) is an American director. She has directed music videos, television episodes and feature films, mainly in the horror genre.[1]

Life and career

Lambert was born in Helena, Arkansas, the daughter of Martha Kelly and Jordan Bennett Lambert III, a rice and cotton farmer.[2] Her younger sister is former U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas. Lambert graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a B.F.A.

Lambert directed Chris Isaak's first music video "Dancin'" and Janet Jackson's "Nasty" and "Control" music videos. She also directed videos for Annie Lennox, Mick Jagger, The Go-Go's, Whitney Houston, Alison Krauss, Live, Mötley Crüe, Queensrÿche, Sting, Debbie Harry, Tom Tom Club and others. She directed many of Madonna's early videos including "Borderline", "Like a Virgin", "Material Girl", "La Isla Bonita", and "Like a Prayer".

In 1987, she released her first feature film, the stylish and controversial Siesta, starring Ellen Barkin and Jodie Foster. It was nominated for the IFP Spirit Award for Best First Feature, losing to Dirty Dancing. She is known to horror fans for directing the 1989 adaptation of Stephen King's novel Pet Sematary and its sequel, Pet Sematary Two.[3] More recently, Lambert directed 2005's Urban Legends: Bloody Mary and the 2011 Syfy horror film Mega Python vs. Gatoroid.[4]

She directed the 1993 Digital Pictures FMV video game Double Switch.

Personal life

She is married to Jerome Gary.[5]

Filmography

Short film

Year Title Director Writer Producer
1977 Rapid Eye Movements[6] Yes No No
2012 Pearl Yes Yes Yes

Film

Year Title Notes
1986 Under the Cherry Moon Uncredited,[7] listed as Creative Consultant
1987 Siesta
1989 Pet Sematary [8]
1991 Grand Isle
1992 Pet Sematary Two
1999 Clubland
2000 The In Crowd
2001 Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge
Strange Frequency
2005 Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
2007 The Attic
2014 Presumed Dead in Paradise
Fishing Pono: Living in Harmony with the Sea Also writer
2021 A Castle for Christmas
2023 Best. Christmas. Ever!

Television

Year Title Director Writer Episode Notes
2021 The Goldbergs Yes No "Daddy Daughter Day 2"
2019 Step Up: High Water Yes No "Splits"
2017 Arrow Yes No "The Sin-Eater"
2016 The Blacklist Yes No "The Director"
2010 On the Road in America Yes No "Cowboys and Indians"
2008 The Dark Path Chronicles Yes Yes "Lost in the Dark Path"
"Searching for Solace"
"Entering the Dark Path"
"Trapped"
"Vampire Temptations"
"A Father's Warning"
"Friday Evening: The Awakening"
2007 On the Road in America Yes Yes "Mississippi Delta"
2001 Strange Frequency Yes Yes "More Than a Feeling"
Yes Yes "Disco Inferno"
1994 Rebel Highway Yes Yes "Dragstrip Girl"
1992 Red Shoe Diaries Yes Yes "Accidents Happen" Credited as Alan Smithee
1989 Tales from the Crypt Yes Yes "Collection Completed"

TV movie

TV special

Documentary works

  • Bobby Brown: His Prerogative (1989) (Video)

Short films

Year Title Director Writer Herself
2006 Stephen King's 'Pet Sematary': The Characters No No Yes
Stephen King's 'Pet Sematary': Stephen King Territory No No Yes
Stephen King's 'Pet Sematary': Filming the Horror No No Yes
2011 Miss South Pacific: Beauty and the Sea Yes Yes No

Film

Year Title Director Producer Herself
2007 14 Women Yes Yes No
2014 Sex & Music No No Yes
2017 Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary No No Yes

TV series appearances

Year Title Episode
2017 Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History "Out, Loud & Proud"
2016 Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music "Sound and Vision"
2012 Celebrity Ghost Stories "Bill Bellamy/Dawn Wells/Jack Blades/Mary Lambert"
Inside Horror "Dead Kids Walking"
2004 The 100 Scariest Movie Moments Part I: 100-81

TV movies

Year Title Diretor Herself
1984 The Go-Go's: Wild at the Greek Yes No
1998 When You Believe: Music from "The Prince of Egypt" Yes No
2004 X-Rated: The Pop Videos They Tried to Ban Yes Yes
2005 The 100 Greatest Pop Videos No Yes
2008 Dark Path Chronicles: Making Of No Yes
Dark Path Chronicles: Behind the Characters Yes Yes
2009 Pretty Bloody: The Women of Horror No Yes
2011 Chiller 13: Horror's Creepiest Kids No Yes

Music videos

Year Title Artist Director Writer Producer Ref.
1998 "When You Believe" (alternate version) Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey Yes No No
1997 "Turn My Head" Live Yes No No
1992 "My Destiny" Lionel Richie Yes No No
1992 "Empire" Queensrÿche Yes No No
"Another Rainy Night (Without You)" (version 2) Yes No No
1990 "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" Mötley Crüe Yes No No
"Without You" Yes No No
1989 "Rock Wit'cha" Bobby Brown Yes No No
"Jelly Roll" Blue Murder Yes No No
"Valley of the Kings" Yes No No
"Like a Prayer" Madonna Yes Yes No [9][10]
1987 "La Isla Bonita" Yes No No
"We'll Be Together" Sting Yes No No
1986 "Nasty" Janet Jackson Yes No No
"Control" Yes No No
"Feel the Heat" Jean Beauvoir Yes No No
"Love Touch" Rod Stewart Yes No No
1985 "Dancin'" Chris Isaak Yes No No
"Would I Lie to You?" Eurythmics Yes No No
"Ways to Be Wicked" Lone Justice Yes No No
"Material Girl" Madonna Yes Yes No [10]
1984 "The Glamorous Life" Sheila E. Yes No No
"Like a Virgin" Madonna Yes Yes No [10]
"Borderline" Yes No Yes
"Turn to You" The Go-Go's Yes No No
"Monster" Fred Schneider Yes No No

Video game

Director

References

  1. ^ "Mary Lambert - Credits". TV Guide.
  2. ^ "Arkansas Congressional Directory". Govnotes.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
  3. ^ Mary Lambert directed the film’s sequel, Pet Sematary 2, followed by Urban Legends: Bloody Mary.
  4. ^ "Mega Python vs. Gatoroid Adds a Monkee". October 16, 2012.
  5. ^ "Mary Lambert Wed to Jerome Gary". The New York Times. September 29, 1991. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1977 -". cartoonresearch.com.
  7. ^ Clark, Ted (November 6, 1985). "Lambert Takes Hike As 'Moon' Director; Prince Now At Helm". Variety. p. 4.
  8. ^ Tangcay, Jazz (October 16, 2020). "'Pet Sematary' Director Mary Lambert on Using Old-Fashioned Effects for Scares in Pre-CGI Stephen King Adaptation". Variety. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  9. ^ Abramovitch, Seth (April 8, 2021). "Hollywood Flashback: Mary Lambert Reflects on Directing Madonna's Controversial "Like a Prayer" Music Video". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  10. ^ a b c Weingarten, Christopher R.; Johnston, Maura; Newman, Jason; Ebiri, Bilge (February 25, 2015). "The Making of Madonna's 20 Greatest Videos". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 8, 2023.

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