Alfred Sole

Alfred Sole (born July 2, 1943) is an American production designer, film director, producer and writer best known for directing such films as Alice, Sweet Alice (1976) and Pandemonium (1982).[1] Prior to beginning his career in film, Sole worked as an architect. Since the 1990s, he has worked as a production designer on various television films and series, including Veronica Mars (2004–2007) and Castle (2009–2016).

Alfred Sole
Born	July 2, 1943 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Florence
Occupation	Director production designer screenwriter
Relatives	Dante Tomaselli (cousin)

Biography

Sole was born July 2, 1943[2] in Paterson, New Jersey, where he was raised.[2] He graduated from the University of Florence in Italy with a degree in architecture and spent his young adulthood working as an architect.

In 1972 Sole made his directorial debut on his erotic film Deep Sleep. Even though the film made a budget of $25,000, the movie was pulled from theaters on charges that it was obscene, and all the prints were confiscated.

Sole's second feature, Alice, Sweet Alice fared better. The film was the feature debut of Brooke Shields, who appeared in a supporting part. The film initially did poorly in theaters due to spotty distribution. It was later rereleased in 1981 as Holy Terror, marketing upon the popularity of Brooke Shields.[3] Alice, Sweet Alice eventually proved to have an enduring popularity : in 2017, it was ranked the fourth-best slasher film of all time by Complex magazine.[4]

Sole's next feature Tanya's Island, starring Vanity, also did poorly in theaters. In 1982 his slasher film Pandemonium premiered. It was the last feature film Sole directed in his career. Since then, Sole has worked as a production designer for multiple TV movies and shows. He co-wrote two episodes of Hotel with Paul Monette.[5] From 2009 to 2016, Sole served as the production designer for the network series Castle.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Production designer	Notes	Ref.
1972	Deep Sleep	Yes	No	No	Pornographic film	[6]
1976	Alice, Sweet Alice	Yes	Yes	No	Alternate titles: Communion; Holy Terror	[7]
1980	Tanya's Island	Yes	No	No		[5]
1982	Pandemonium	Yes	No	No		[5]
1984	Cheeseball Presents	Yes	Yes	No	Television film
1986	Under Siege	No	Yes	No	Television film
1988	Secret Witness	No	Yes	No	Television film
1994	Natural Selection	No	No	Yes	Television film
1994	Shattered Image	No	No	Yes	Television film	[8]
1995	Night of the Running Man	No	No	Yes
1995	Bodily Harm	No	No	Yes		[8]
1996	Glory Daze	No	No	Yes		[8]
1996	Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story	No	No	Yes	Television film	[9]
1996	Widow's Kiss	No	No	Yes	Television film	[8]
1996	In the Blink of An Eye	No	No	Yes	Television film	[9]
1996	Face of Evil	No	No	Yes	Television film	[9]
1996	Unforgivable	No	No	Yes	Television film	[9]
1996	Every Woman's Dream	No	No	Yes	Television film	[9]
1997	When the Cradle Falls	No	No	Yes	Television film	[9]
1997	L.A. Johns	No	No	Yes	Television film
1997	Divided by Hate	No	No	Yes	Television film	[8]
1998	The Con	No	No	Yes	Television film	[8]
1998	Halloweentown	No	No	Yes	Television film	[8]
1999	Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies	No	No	Yes	Television film	[8]
1999	Replacing Dad	No	No	Yes	Television film	[9]
1999	Clubland	No	No	Yes
1999	Johnny Tsunami	No	No	Yes	Television film	[8]
1999	Horse Sense	No	No	Yes	Television film
2000	Miracle in Lane 2	No	No	Yes	Television film	[8]
2000	An American Daughter	No	No	Yes	Television film
2001	These Old Broads	No	No	Yes	Television film	[8]
2001	Semper Fi	No	No	Yes	Television film
2001	Hounded	No	No	Yes	Television film	[9]
2001	The Poof Point	No	No	Yes	Television film
2002	Gotta Kick It Up!	No	No	Yes	Television film
2003	Right on Track	No	No	Yes	Television film	[9]
2004	Halloweentown High	No	No	Yes	Television film	[8]
2004	Slammed	No	No	Yes		[9]
2009	Hatching Pete	No	No	Yes	Television film	[9]
2009	S. Darko	No	No	Yes		[9]

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Production designer	Notes	Ref.
1988	Hotel	No	Yes	No	2 episodes	[5]
1988	Friday the 13th: The Series	No	Yes	No	2 episodes
1989	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	No	Yes	No	Episode: "In the Driver's Seat"
2003	One Minute Soap Opera	No	No	Yes
2004–2007	Veronica Mars	No	No	Yes	64 episodes
2006–2008	Moonlight	No	No	Yes	14 episodes
2009	Melrose Place	No	No	Yes	Episode: "Pilot"
2009–2016	Castle	No	No	Yes	152 episodes
2016–2019	MacGyver	No	No	Yes	40 episodes

References

1. "Alfred Sole". The New York Times. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
2. Singer, Michael (1993). Film Directors: A Complete Guide. Lone Eagle Publishing. p. 281. ISBN 978-0-943-72860-5.
3. Sole, Alfred (1999). Alice, Sweet Alice (DVD). Anchor Bay Entertainment. (commentary)
4. Barone, Matt (October 23, 2017). "The Best Slasher Films of All Time". Complex. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
5. Edwards 2017, p. 37.
6. Edwards 2017, pp. 29–30.
7. Edwards 2017, p. 29.
8. "Alfred Sole Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
9. "Alfred Sole Filmography". AllMovie. Retrieved August 5, 2019.

Sources

• Edwards, Matthew (2017). Twisted Visions: Interviews with Cult Horror Filmmakers. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-1-476-66376-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• Alfred Sole at IMDb