Jerry Harvey (1949 – April 9, 1988) Filmmaker ("China 9 Liberty 37") and Z Channel programmer. During the '70s
while managing the Beverly Canon, a revival house in Los Angeles, Harvey gained notoriety for booking the uncut version of "The Wild Bunch". Director Sam Peckinpah even delivered the print in person. Harvey and the director started a friendship on that day that lasted until Peckinpah's death.
In 1980 Harvey wrote a letter to the Z Channel outlining his complaints with their programming and suggesting ideas for change. He was hired shortly thereafter. Under Harvey's direction the Z Channel became a 24-hour offering of international films from such directors as Fellini, Bertolucci, Truffaut and Kurosawa as well as Hollywood blockbusters from Spielberg and art house favorites from Altman and Lynch. Harvey, taking a cue from his past with "The Wild Bunch" decided to play Michael Cimino's "Heaven's Gate" four-hour original version. The result was the "Director's Cut" version becoming a viable movie option. He also popularized the letterbox format on TV.
The Z Channel was sold in 1987 and its format was changed to include sports and other programming which began its decline.
Mr. Harvey had battled mental illness for many years. He shot his wife Derry and himself in April 1988. He was 39 years old.
Z Channel went off the air a year later.
while managing the Beverly Canon, a revival house in Los Angeles, Harvey gained notoriety for booking the uncut version of "The Wild Bunch". Director Sam Peckinpah even delivered the print in person. Harvey and the director started a friendship on that day that lasted until Peckinpah's death.
In 1980 Harvey wrote a letter to the Z Channel outlining his complaints with their programming and suggesting ideas for change. He was hired shortly thereafter. Under Harvey's direction the Z Channel became a 24-hour offering of international films from such directors as Fellini, Bertolucci, Truffaut and Kurosawa as well as Hollywood blockbusters from Spielberg and art house favorites from Altman and Lynch. Harvey, taking a cue from his past with "The Wild Bunch" decided to play Michael Cimino's "Heaven's Gate" four-hour original version. The result was the "Director's Cut" version becoming a viable movie option. He also popularized the letterbox format on TV.
The Z Channel was sold in 1987 and its format was changed to include sports and other programming which began its decline.
Mr. Harvey had battled mental illness for many years. He shot his wife Derry and himself in April 1988. He was 39 years old.
Z Channel went off the air a year later.
Jerry Harvey (1949 – April 9, 1988) Filmmaker ("China 9 Liberty 37") and Z Channel programmer. During the '70s
while managing the Beverly Canon, a revival house in Los Angeles, Harvey gained notoriety for booking the uncut version of "The Wild Bunch". Director Sam Peckinpah even delivered the print in person. Harvey and the director started a friendship on that day that lasted until Peckinpah's death.
In 1980 Harvey wrote a letter to the Z Channel outlining his complaints with their programming and suggesting ideas for change. He was hired shortly thereafter. Under Harvey's direction the Z Channel became a 24-hour offering of international films from such directors as Fellini, Bertolucci, Truffaut and Kurosawa as well as Hollywood blockbusters from Spielberg and art house favorites from Altman and Lynch. Harvey, taking a cue from his past with "The Wild Bunch" decided to play Michael Cimino's "Heaven's Gate" four-hour original version. The result was the "Director's Cut" version becoming a viable movie option. He also popularized the letterbox format on TV.
The Z Channel was sold in 1987 and its format was changed to include sports and other programming which began its decline.
Mr. Harvey had battled mental illness for many years. He shot his wife Derry and himself in April 1988. He was 39 years old.
Z Channel went off the air a year later.
while managing the Beverly Canon, a revival house in Los Angeles, Harvey gained notoriety for booking the uncut version of "The Wild Bunch". Director Sam Peckinpah even delivered the print in person. Harvey and the director started a friendship on that day that lasted until Peckinpah's death.
In 1980 Harvey wrote a letter to the Z Channel outlining his complaints with their programming and suggesting ideas for change. He was hired shortly thereafter. Under Harvey's direction the Z Channel became a 24-hour offering of international films from such directors as Fellini, Bertolucci, Truffaut and Kurosawa as well as Hollywood blockbusters from Spielberg and art house favorites from Altman and Lynch. Harvey, taking a cue from his past with "The Wild Bunch" decided to play Michael Cimino's "Heaven's Gate" four-hour original version. The result was the "Director's Cut" version becoming a viable movie option. He also popularized the letterbox format on TV.
The Z Channel was sold in 1987 and its format was changed to include sports and other programming which began its decline.
Mr. Harvey had battled mental illness for many years. He shot his wife Derry and himself in April 1988. He was 39 years old.
Z Channel went off the air a year later.
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