Before doing B-movies, Sidaris worked in sports television. He directed coverage of hundreds of football and basketball games, Olympic events, and special programs and won an Emmy award for his work in the field. His best known work was with ABC'sWide World of Sports; he was the show's first director, and continued in that post for 25 years. He played a fictional television director in the 1978 action thriller Two-Minute Warning.
Sidaris pioneered what came to be known as the "honey shot", close-ups of cheerleaders and pretty girls in the stands at sporting events.[3] He won an Emmy Award in 1969 for directing ABC Sports's coverage of the 1968 Summer Olympics. He expanded into dramatic work for television in the 1970s, directing episodes of programs like Gemini Man (1976), CBS's Kojak (mid-1970s), ABC's The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (late-1970s), as well as directing ABC's Monday Night Football.
He expanded into film, specializing in "action flicks" that featured buxom gun-toting Playboy Playmates and Penthouse Pets with titles like Fit to Kill and Savage Beach. Most of Sidaris' "Triple B" series (later given the title "L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies") were about the adventures of a team of secret agents; they were mostly filmed in Hawaii. Two entries in the series were only produced by him and were written and directed by his son, Christian. The series featured recurring characters and plots - most prominently DEA agent Donna Hamilton, who appeared in seven of Sidaris' films, and her partners Taryn and Nicole, who appeared in three and four respectively. It was common for an actor or actress who played a villain (and was killed off) in one film to appear in a subsequent film as a hero. It was also common for the same role to be recast with an actor of a completely different race or ethnicity, as was the case with recurring villain Kane, who first appeared as a Japanese-American man played by Pat Morita only to later become a white German-British man played by Geoffrey Moore.
With his wife, Arlene Terry Sidaris (née Smilowitz, b. 1941 in New York) as his production partner,[4] Sidaris made over a dozen films and TV series. Since Sidaris' death, she runs the official websites of his films.
Sidaris, Andy & Arlene. Bullets, Bombs, and Babes: The Films of Andy Sidaris, Heavy Metal Press. August 2003
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^Vorel, Jim (June 3, 2020). "Bullets, Bombs & Babes: A Guide to the Hilarious, Sleazy Action Films of Andy Sidaris". Paste. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
^Levin, Josh (July 7, 2014). "The Man Who Invented Sports Television's "Honey Shot"". Slate. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
^"Arlene Sidaris - IMDB". IMDB.com. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
^"Andy Sidaris: 1931 – 2007 Longtime director at ABC Sports". chicagotribune.com. March 11, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Andy Sidaris news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Andrew W Sidaris February 20 1931 March 7 2007 was an American television and film director film producer screenwriter and actor Andy SidarisBornAndrew W Sidaris 1931 02 20 February 20 1931Chicago Illinois U S DiedMarch 7 2007 2007 03 07 aged 76 Beverly Hills California U S Other namesAndrew SidarisOccupation s Director producer screenwriter actorYears active1960 2003SpouseArlene SidarisWebsitewww wbr andysidaris wbr com Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 Selected filmography 5 Bibliography 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditSidaris was born in Chicago Illinois to first generation Greek immigrants 1 2 He grew up in Shreveport Louisiana graduated from C E Byrd High School and attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas Texas His family was active in city sports circles His brother Chris W Sidaris 1927 2000 was the former director of the Shreveport Parks and Recreation Department Career EditSidaris was best known for his Bullets Bombs and Babes or Bullets Bombs and Boobs BBB for short series of B movies produced between 1985 and 1998 These films featured a rotating stock company of actors mostly made up of Playboy Playmates and Penthouse Pets such as Julie Strain Dona Speir Hope Marie Carlton Cynthia Brimhall Roberta Vasquez Julie K Smith Shae Marks and Wendy Hamilton Several of his films were done wholly or largely in Shreveport using local actors or actors with local ties Before doing B movies Sidaris worked in sports television He directed coverage of hundreds of football and basketball games Olympic events and special programs and won an Emmy award for his work in the field His best known work was with ABC s Wide World of Sports he was the show s first director and continued in that post for 25 years He played a fictional television director in the 1978 action thriller Two Minute Warning Sidaris pioneered what came to be known as the honey shot close ups of cheerleaders and pretty girls in the stands at sporting events 3 He won an Emmy Award in 1969 for directing ABC Sports s coverage of the 1968 Summer Olympics He expanded into dramatic work for television in the 1970s directing episodes of programs like Gemini Man 1976 CBS s Kojak mid 1970s ABC s The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries late 1970s as well as directing ABC s Monday Night Football He expanded into film specializing in action flicks that featured buxom gun toting Playboy Playmates and Penthouse Pets with titles like Fit to Kill and Savage Beach Most of Sidaris Triple B series later given the title L E T H A L Ladies were about the adventures of a team of secret agents they were mostly filmed in Hawaii Two entries in the series were only produced by him and were written and directed by his son Christian The series featured recurring characters and plots most prominently DEA agent Donna Hamilton who appeared in seven of Sidaris films and her partners Taryn and Nicole who appeared in three and four respectively It was common for an actor or actress who played a villain and was killed off in one film to appear in a subsequent film as a hero It was also common for the same role to be recast with an actor of a completely different race or ethnicity as was the case with recurring villain Kane who first appeared as a Japanese American man played by Pat Morita only to later become a white German British man played by Geoffrey Moore With his wife Arlene Terry Sidaris nee Smilowitz b 1941 in New York as his production partner 4 Sidaris made over a dozen films and TV series Since Sidaris death she runs the official websites of his films Death EditSidaris resided in Beverly Hills California with wife Arlene Sidaris until his death from throat cancer 5 Selected filmography EditFilmYear Film Notes1969 The Racing Scene Director1970 MASH Football choreographer 6 uncredited1973 Stacey Director producer writer1979 Seven Director1985 Malibu Express Director producer writer1987 Hard Ticket to Hawaii Director writer1988 Picasso Trigger Director writer1989 Savage Beach Director producer writer1990 Guns Director writer1991 Do or Die Director writer1992 Hard Hunted Director producer writer1993 Fit to Kill Director writerEnemy Gold Producer1994 The Dallas Connection Executive producer1996 Day of the Warrior Director writer1998 L E T H A L Ladies Return to Savage Beach Director writerTelevisionYear Title Notes1975 Kojak Director 1 episode1976 Gemini Man Director 1 episode1977 The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries Director 1 episodeBibliography EditSidaris Andy amp Arlene Bullets Bombs and Babes The Films of Andy Sidaris Heavy Metal Press August 2003References Edit Carter David Heath Jr Glenn August 6 2012 Bullets Bombs and Babes The Films of Andy Sidaris NotComing Retrieved February 23 2022 Vorel Jim June 3 2020 Bullets Bombs amp Babes A Guide to the Hilarious Sleazy Action Films of Andy Sidaris Paste Retrieved February 23 2022 Levin Josh July 7 2014 The Man Who Invented Sports Television s Honey Shot Slate Retrieved July 7 2021 Arlene Sidaris IMDB IMDB com Retrieved January 16 2020 Andy Sidaris 1931 2007 Longtime director at ABC Sports chicagotribune com March 11 2007 Retrieved July 16 2009 Susman Gary March 9 2007 Andy Sidaris RIP ew com Retrieved July 16 2009 External links EditOfficial website Andy Sidaris at IMDb Media Orchard interview July 2006 DVD Talk Interview by G Noel Gross October 2002 Digitally Obsessed Interview by Rich Rosell Associated Press Former Wide World of Sports director dead at 76 Playboy Playmates Penthouse Pets and Parallel Realities The Comic Book World of Cult Filmmaker Andy Sidaris Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andy Sidaris amp oldid 1134077192, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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