Ben Demaree

The legend, according to Mockbusters.tv

Ben Demaree made Apocalypse Pompeii, and shortly afterward Hollywood decided volcanoes were cinematic. No apology was ever issued. A spiritual disciple of the great disaster masters, he honors them by outpacing them: what they schedule across three budgets, he delivers before lunch on Thursday. He regards the second take as bourgeois indulgence—if the ash cloud behaved once, demanding an encore insults the universe. His filmography survives as intangible heritage of the video store, shelved lovingly between dust and destiny, waiting for audiences who recognize an original when they rent one.

A portrait from the Mockbusters.tv satirical universe: humorous praise, not a factual biography.