Brandon Trost

Brandon Scott Trost (born August 29, 1981) is an American cinematographer, screenwriter, and film director whose credits include writing and directing The FP (2011) with his brother Jason, as well as being the cinematographer of several films, including Crank: High Voltage, Halloween II, MacGruber, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and That's My Boy. Trost is also a frequent collaborator with Seth Rogen, including the films This Is the End, Neighbors, The Interview, The Night Before and Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising. Trost's first film as a solo director, An American Pickle, was released in 2020. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brandon Trost, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Rushmore (1998)

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When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Anderson
CAST:  Jason Schwartzman  •  Bill Murray  •  Olivia Williams  •  Seymour Cassel

When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Anderson
CAST:  Jason Schwartzman  •  Bill Murray  •  Olivia Williams  •  Seymour Cassel

Kazaam (1996)

When Max fools a gang of local toughs, he finds himself in big trouble. Fleeing from the thugs, Max runs into an old warehouse and bumps into a boom box. By doing that, he manages to release Kazaam, a genie who has been held captive for thousands of years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Michael Glaser
CAST:  Shaquille O'Neal  •  Francis Capra  •  Ally Walker  •  James Acheson

When Max fools a gang of local toughs, he finds himself in big trouble. Fleeing from the thugs, Max runs into an old warehouse and bumps into a boom box. By doing that, he manages to release Kazaam, a genie who has been held captive for thousands of years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Michael Glaser
CAST:  Shaquille O'Neal  •  Francis Capra  •  Ally Walker  •  James Acheson

MacGruber (2010)

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Ex-special operative MacGruber is called back into action to take down his archenemy, Dieter Von Cunth, who's in possession of a nuclear warhead and bent on destroying Washington, DC.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jorma Taccone
CAST:  Will Forte  •  Kristen Wiig  •  Val Kilmer  •  Ryan Phillippe

Ex-special operative MacGruber is called back into action to take down his archenemy, Dieter Von Cunth, who's in possession of a nuclear warhead and bent on destroying Washington, DC.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jorma Taccone
CAST:  Will Forte  •  Kristen Wiig  •  Val Kilmer  •  Ryan Phillippe

The FP (2011)

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Two rival gangs fight for control of Frazier Park -- a deadly arena in competitive dance-fight video game "Beat-Beat Revolution."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jason Trost  •  Brandon Trost
CAST:  Jason Trost  •  Lee Valmassy  •  Art Hsu  •  Caitlyn Folley

Two rival gangs fight for control of Frazier Park -- a deadly arena in competitive dance-fight video game "Beat-Beat Revolution."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jason Trost  •  Brandon Trost
CAST:  Jason Trost  •  Lee Valmassy  •  Art Hsu  •  Caitlyn Folley

This Is the End (2013)

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While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seth Rogen  •  Evan Goldberg
CAST:  James Franco  •  Jonah Hill  •  Seth Rogen  •  Jay Baruchel

While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seth Rogen  •  Evan Goldberg
CAST:  James Franco  •  Jonah Hill  •  Seth Rogen  •  Jay Baruchel

Demon Slayer (2003)

Five delinquent teenagers are assigned the task of converting a long-abandoned mental hospital in South Central Los Angeles into a community center. Little do they know that the hospital is the site of centuries of supernatural mayhem and murder. Plagued by terrors ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Cotten
CAST:  Michelle Acuna  •  Howard Williams Jr.  •  Adam Huss  •  Hanna Lee

Five delinquent teenagers are assigned the task of converting a long-abandoned mental hospital in South Central Los Angeles into a community center. Little do they know that the hospital is the site of centuries of supernatural mayhem and murder. Plagued by terrors ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Cotten
CAST:  Michelle Acuna  •  Howard Williams Jr.  •  Adam Huss  •  Hanna Lee

Crank: High Voltage (2009)

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Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Neveldine  •  Brian Taylor
CAST:  Jason Statham  •  Amy Smart  •  Bai Ling  •  Corey Haim

Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Neveldine  •  Brian Taylor
CAST:  Jason Statham  •  Amy Smart  •  Bai Ling  •  Corey Haim

Lightning Bug (2004)

In this drama thriller set in the South, a young boy named Green (Bret Harrison) longs to escape his unhappy life but feels trapped in his hometown. A gifted special-effects makeup artist, Green has big dreams of working in Hollywood. But the boy's personal demons ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Hall
CAST:  Bret Harrison  •  Laura Prepon  •  Kevin Gage  •  Ashley Laurence

In this drama thriller set in the South, a young boy named Green (Bret Harrison) longs to escape his unhappy life but feels trapped in his hometown. A gifted special-effects makeup artist, Green has big dreams of working in Hollywood. But the boy's personal demons ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Hall
CAST:  Bret Harrison  •  Laura Prepon  •  Kevin Gage  •  Ashley Laurence

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)

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A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Berlinger
CAST:  Lily Collins  •  Zac Efron  •  John Malkovich  •  Kaya Scodelario

A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Berlinger
CAST:  Lily Collins  •  Zac Efron  •  John Malkovich  •  Kaya Scodelario

The FP (2007)

In a post apocalyptic future, two rival gangs fight for control of Frazier Park by playing "Beat Beat Revelation", a deadly version of Dance, Dance, Revolution(TM).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jason Trost  •  Brandon Trost
CAST:  Jason Trost  •  Brandon Barrera  •  Kris Lemche

In a post apocalyptic future, two rival gangs fight for control of Frazier Park by playing "Beat Beat Revelation", a deadly version of Dance, Dance, Revolution(TM).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jason Trost  •  Brandon Trost
CAST:  Jason Trost  •  Brandon Barrera  •  Kris Lemche

An American Pickle (2020)

An immigrant worker at a pickle factory is accidentally preserved for 100 years and wakes up in modern day Brooklyn. He learns his only surviving relative is his great grandson, a computer coder who he can’t connect with.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brandon Trost
CAST:  Seth Rogen  •  Sarah Snook  •  Molly Evensen  •  Jorma Taccone

An immigrant worker at a pickle factory is accidentally preserved for 100 years and wakes up in modern day Brooklyn. He learns his only surviving relative is his great grandson, a computer coder who he can’t connect with.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brandon Trost
CAST:  Seth Rogen  •  Sarah Snook  •  Molly Evensen  •  Jorma Taccone

The Day The Dead Weren't Dead (2007)

A broken man searching for purpose.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jason Trost  •  Brandon Trost
CAST:  Paulo Costanzo  •  Kris Lemche  •  Diane Gaeta  •  Jenn Marie Jones

A broken man searching for purpose.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jason Trost  •  Brandon Trost
CAST:  Paulo Costanzo  •  Kris Lemche  •  Diane Gaeta  •  Jenn Marie Jones