Eli Craig Biography

Fast Facts

• Won five awards for "Tucker and Dale vs Evil," including a Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Screenplay and an AMPIA Award for Best Feature Film
• Graduated from the University of Southern California's film school
• Wrote and directed his first film, the short "The Tao of Pong," in 2004
• Started out as an actor before discovering his preference for the creative process of directing
• Quote: "Write the screen play you want to write more than anything else in your whole life․ Write the one movie you can't die without making and then commit your life to making that movie․ Literally, it takes that kind of dedication․"
• Best known as the writer and director of "Tucker and Dale vs Evil" and the director of the TV series "Zombieland․"
• Had acting roles in the films "Space Cowboys," "The Rage: Carrie 2," and "Deal of a Lifetime․"
• He and his writing partner on "Tucker and Dale vs Evil" funded the movie largely by themselves because none of the studios would buy it