Matt Manjourides

Matt’s story kicks off back in 1995, clocking in hours at Hollywood Video—yeah, when renting movies was still a whole event, not just a click on your remote. He stuck with video stores through high school, college, and even afterward, which is basically like living in a Quentin Tarantino origin story. Fast forward to 2008—he ditches the aisles of VHS tapes for Troma Entertainment, a studio with a cult following and a taste for the wild side of cinema. There, he’s not just some desk jockey. Matt got his hands dirty producing offbeat gems like Father’s Day and both volumes of Return to Nuke’em High. He wrangled over 80 titles onto Blu-ray and DVD, which, honestly, is a ton of physical media in a world already starting to go digital. He left Troma in 2016, but he didn’t ghost the movie scene. Instead, Matt dived into indie productions, even teaming up internationally with Italian filmmakers. By 2018, he’s at the Fantasia Film Festival, tossing out the idea to bring Joe Bob Briggs back (yes, that Joe Bob) to some folks from Shudder. Next thing you know, he’s co-producing THE LAST DRIVE-IN with JOE BOB BRIGGS, which isn’t just some show—it’s the top dog on AMC’s streaming platform. Under their own banner, NOT THE FUNERAL HOME, Matt and his partner are hustling on projects worldwide, including the 2019 Castle Freak remake shot in Albania. The guy’s career is basically a mixtape of cult classics, late-night horror, and globe-trotting movie adventures.