Richard Bates Jr.

Richard Bates Jr.

McLean, Virginia, United States

Richard Bates Jr. is a director and writer, known for Excision (2012), Trash Fire (2016), Suburban Gothic (2014) and Tone-Deaf (2019)

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Excision 2012 (6.213)

A misunderstood teenager Pauline, struggles with her abrasive Christian mother, her chronically ill sister, her aspiration to become a surgeon, and her increasingly violent psychosexual dreams. Pauline slowly begins to indulge in her fantasies, meanwhile, her mother tries to connect with her. In an attempt to make her mother proud she strives to cure her sister.
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Suburban Gothic 2014 (5.5)

An awkward, unemployed man who can talk to the dead teams up with a rebellious bartender to find the vengeful ghost that's been terrorizing their town.
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Trash Fire 2016 (5.752)

Owen and Isabel's love story simmers with spiteful rage and unfortunately for everyone, Isabel is pregnant with Owen's child. To prove to her that he can become a stable father, Owen agrees to reconnect with his only living relatives at Isabel's request. The couple take a trip to visit his perversely devoted grandmother and his sister Pearl, who was severely burned in a fire, to finally bury the hatchet. But sometimes the ties that bind can cut off all circulation.