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From Filmmaker & Author Craig Baxley
"DRIVEN"
The true story of a Hollywood Stuntman, Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director, and Director, Craig R. Baxley.
"SCALP DANCE"
A routine prisoner transfer flight across New Mexico erupts into a non-stop, heart-pounding manhunt when the plane unexpectedly goes down.
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COMING NOVEMBER 2024
FIVE HOURS
When his girlfriend disappears, Jack Mathews’ only option is to drive if he ever wants to see her again. He’s got nothing but time, which is quickly running out.
LAST EXIT TO HELL
Years after the collapse of civilization, in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a group of hunters battle to survive a parallel world created by Quantum computers.
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COMING FEBRUARY 2024
THE LAST WAVE
An action thriller in exotic surf locales, Afghanistan, and downtown LA, coming together in Paradise Cove, California.
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COMING AUGUST 2025
In the Press
I LOVED THIS BOOK!! Such an insight to the world of Hollywood! You don’t realize what goes on behind the scenes until you read this book!! EXCELLENT READ!!!
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Vanessa Mallory
review of "Driven"
Baximum Overdrive! Essential Reading for Golden Age Action fans!!
While we’ve been living vicariously through the movies he made, this guy has just LIVED.
Adam Howe
review of "Driven"
Exciting and interesting insight into the world of making movies. Fun, hard to put down read it in one day. Looking forward to part two and now the juicy details.
Barbara Guilloroy
review of "Driven"
BIO
Craig Baxley is a third-generation filmmaker.
After starting his career in front of the camera, Craig worked his way up as a successful stunt coordinator and second unit director on films like Predator, Reds, The Long Riders, and The Warriors with such talented directors as Don Siegel, Alan Pakula, Warren Beatty, Norman Jewison, Walter Hill, and Steven Spielberg, after which he transitioned – making his directorial debut on the acclaimed hit series, The A-Team.
His first feature film, Action Jackson, for Joel Silver, was the beginning of a very diverse career working in many genres. Craig later went on to direct a number of mini-series, including Stephen King’s Storm of the Century and Rose Red, along with the entire television series, Kingdom Hospital. Craig also directed Bryan Singer’s The Triangle and The Lost Room.
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Craig and his wife, Valerie, live on the water in Jupiter, Florida.