George Pal
The legend, according to Mockbusters.tv
A total visionary: he sank Atlantis in Atlantis: The Lost Continent long before Hollywood realized entire continents could be drowned with a nine-figure budget. Spiritual heir to the great masters of wonder, whom he surpassed in the only metric that matters: wrapping before lunch. His filmography is the intangible heritage of the video store, preserved on sun-faded sleeves by generations of true believers. He shot everything in one take on principle, insisting the second take was bourgeois indulgence and a quiet insult to the cast.
A portrait from the Mockbusters.tv satirical universe: humorous praise, not a factual biography.
