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Howard Avedis, born Hikmet Labib Avedis, was a film director, producer and author. Background. Avedis lived in Southern California with his wife Marlene. [citation needed] As a film student, he studied at the University of Southern California and won the George Cukor Award. As of 2014, he was working on his second novel.
Died October 25, 2017 (90) Add photos, demo reels. Add to list. Known for: Scorchy. 4.7. Director (as Hikmet Avedis) 1976. Texas Detour. 5.1. Director (as Hikmet Avedis) 1978. The Teacher. 4.7. Director (as Hikmet Avedis) 1974. They're Playing with Fire. 5.0. Director. 1984.
- Director, Writer, Producer
- May 25, 1927
- Howard Avedis
- October 25, 2017
The Teacher is a 1974 American coming-of-age erotic thriller film written, produced, and directed by Hikmet Avedis in 12 days for an estimated $65,000 and released by Crown International Pictures. The film is Avedis' grindhouse homage to 1967's The Graduate.
Sep 10, 2012 · Screenwriter: Hikmet Avedis. Cast: Alejandro Rey. John Anderson. Katherine Justice. Larry Linville. Marlene Schmidt. Duncan MacLeod. Rudy Herrera Jr. John D Garfield. An email you’ll actually...
Sep 12, 2017 · Scorchy, written and directed by exploitation veteran Hikmet Avedis, was among the last Hollywood features shot here during that period (at least until the success of An Officer and a Gentleman periodically brought Tinseltown back to the Northwest during the Reagan years).
This two-fer of "sinful shockers" from BCI Eclipse' "Welcome to the Grindhouse" collection pairs Hikmet "Howard" Avedis' notorious older woman melodrama The Teacher (1974) with the more obscure, Florida-shot head trip movie Pick-up (1975).
Hikmet L. Avedis. Director. Alejandro Rey. Frank Delgado. John Anderson. Inspector Darnezi. Catherine Justice. Margo Delgado. Larry Linville. Dick Hill. Marlene Schmidt. Sonya Hill. Film Details. Also Known As. Impulsion. MPAA Rating. Genre. Drama. Thriller. Release Date. Mar 1972. Premiere Information. not available. Production Company.
