David McGillivray
David McGillivray has contributed to radio, TV, films and theatre, began as a film journalist and bit player. His stints as a contributor to the magazine "Films and Filming" and assistant editor of the British Film Institute's "Monthly Film Bulletin" resulted first in him writing screenplays for director Pete Walker and later writing the book "Doing Rude Things". The films were not commercially successful and McGillivray's scripts attracted mostly hostile reviews. He moved to theatre, co-writing lowbrow farces for his own company. During this period he met Julian Clary, who was starting out as a stand-up comic. McGillivray has continued to this day to write for Clary.
| Known For | Writing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.4069 |
| Birthday | 1947-09-07 |
| Place of Birth | London, England, UK |
| Also Known As | David Macgilivray, David Mc.Gillivray, David Mcgillivray, |
1976
Satan's Slave
5.281/48
A young girl is caught up in a devil cult run by her wicked uncle and cousin. She can trust no one and even those she thought were dead return to haun...
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Satan's Slave
2022
Loops
0/0
A troubled man battles his mental illness as he attempts to fix an issue from his past in a bid to save his future.
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Loops
2014
Mark of the Devil: Mark of the Times
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A documentary about the 'new wave' of British horror directors and their films in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Mark of the Devil: Mark of the Times
1996
Sex and Fame: The Mary Millington Story
3.667/3
Channel 4 documentary charting the meteoric rise and equally swift decline of Mary Millington, the girl-next-door who became one of the most famous po...
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Sex and Fame: The Mary Millington Story
2024
The Estrogen Gospel
0/0
A young transgender woman takes a hike through the English countryside in an attempt to resolve her spiritual crisis - but an ancient evil strives to...
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The Estrogen Gospel
The Highgate Vampyre
0/0
Documentary filmmakers investigate reports of a vampire at Highgate Cemetery in London. They witness paranormal activity and encounter the legendary V...
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The Highgate Vampyre
2023
Damaged: The Very British Obscenity of David Hamilton-Grant
6.5/2
Explores the salacious career of mysterious British filmmaker and distributor David Hamilton-Grant, who was the only supplier to be sent to prison for...
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Damaged: The Very British Obscenity of David Hamilton-Grant
2012
From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie
5.7/7
The history of Italian zombie cinema, beginning with the breakout worldwide influence and success of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead and cont...
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From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie
1973
Carry On Girls
5.694/62
Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown seaside town by holding a beauty contest. But formidabl...
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Carry On Girls
2008
Abracadaver!
0/0
A demented magician seeks a new assistant in this gruesome tale of magic and mutilation. Part of BFI collection "The Erotic Films of Peter de Rome."
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Abracadaver!
2024
Scala!!!
7.8/9
This feature-length big screen documentary tells the riotous inside story of the infamous sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll repertory cinema which inspired...
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Scala!!!
1974
Frightmare
6.403/72
In 1957, Dorothy and Edmund Yates were committed to an institution for the criminally insane, she for acts of murder and cannibalism and he for coveri...
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Frightmare
The Wicker Man At 50
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Justin Hardy, the son of the films Director, Robin Hardy talks to various experts about his father's film
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The Wicker Man At 50
2005
The Perfect Scary Movie
7.667/3
A documentary looking at the various conventions and scare techniques of the horror genre.
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The Perfect Scary Movie
2016
Worst Fears
4/2
Seven nightmarish tales from legendary British horror film writer and producer David McGillivray.
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Worst Fears
2016
Horror Icon
0.5/1
FrightFest premiered this never-before-seen documentary HORROR ICON in honour of legendary genre personality David McGillivray, to celebrate the relea...
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Horror Icon
1995
Doing Rude Things
3.8/5
A light-hearted celebration of British sex films from the 1950s to the early 1980s. Presented by Angus Deayton, the programme includes interviews with...
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Doing Rude Things
2014
VHS Forever? | Psychotronic People
5/3
A feature length documentary shot over 9 months taking a look at the explosion of movies that became available on VHS in the UK.
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VHS Forever? | Psychotronic People
1974
House of Whipcord
5.927/55
Somewhere in the middle of the English countryside a former judge and a group of former prison warders, including his lover, run their own prison for...
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House of Whipcord
2002
Contact
7/1
Director-choreographer Susan Stroman and librettist John Weidman construct an evening of three dance plays. The first deals with a "swinger" couple an...
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Contact
1976
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
3.611/9
Virginal nerd Jon Pigeon, manages to secure a job in a sex research institute where the patients run about the corridors naked, nude aerobics are enco...
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I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
2020
Tales of the Uncanny
7/12
A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.
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Tales of the Uncanny
2013
Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: Norman J. Warren and the Ghost
0/0
Short produced for FrightFest, starring Warren, Sun, and David McGillivray.
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Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: Norman J. Warren and the Ghost
2020
The Emmanuelle Effect
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The very first feature-length discussion and breakdown of the entire "Emmanuelle" phenomenon - the atmosphere in Europe that led to the production of...
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The Emmanuelle Effect
2024
Children of the Wicker Man
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Fifty years after The Wicker Man (1973), director Robin Hardy’s lost papers resurface, prompting his sons Justin and Dominic to explore the legacy of...
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Children of the Wicker Man
2020
A Very English Exploitation: Inseminoid and the Shock Cinema of Norman J. Warren
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A documentary on the life and career of the legendary British exploitation film director Norman J. Warren, who gained a name for himself in the sexplo...
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A Very English Exploitation: Inseminoid and the Shock Cinema of Norman J. Warren
Melting in the Streets the Legacy of Street Trash
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A look at the making of and legacy the ultimate B movie melt film had on the indie film industry. Includes several interview with crew, film critics a...
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