Gunn, James 1966-

Overview

Works:	68 works in 424 publications in 8 languages and 18,249 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Action and adventure films Superhero films Science fiction films Comedy films Horror films Film adaptations Juvenile works Children's films Fiction
Roles:	Director, Author of screenplay, Author, fmd, Scenarist, Actor, Restager , Adapter, Conceptor, Bibliographic antecedent, Film editor
Classifications:	PN1997.2, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works by James Gunn

Guardians of the galaxy by James Gunn( Visual )

43 editions published in 2017 in English and German and held by 2,515 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Vol. Two continues the team's adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos. The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill's true parentage. Old foes become new allies and fan-favorite characters from the classic comics will come to our heroes' aid as the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to expand

Scooby-Doo by Raja Gosnell( Visual )

40 editions published between 2002 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 2,226 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Two years after a clash of egos forced Mystery, Inc. to close its doors, Scooby-Doo and his crime-solving cohorts are individually summoned to Spooky Island to investigate a series of paranormal incidents at the ultra-hip spring break hot spot. Concerned his park might truly be haunted, the owner tries to reunite those notoriously meddling detectives to solve the mystery before his supernatural secret scares away the college crowd

Guardians of the Galaxy( Visual )

1 edition published in 2014 in English and held by 2,077 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand-with the galaxy's fate in the balance

Scooby-Doo 2 : monsters unleashed by Raja Gosnell( Visual )

13 editions published between 2004 and 2019 in 3 languages and held by 1,712 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The reunited Mystery, Inc. team return to their hometown of Coolsville as hereos where the local criminology museum offers an exhibition of the many ghostly disguises used by villains they've subdued over the years. Their warm welcome is short lived when a mean-spirited reporter airs a series of stories calling the teams abilities into question. To make matters worse, a number of the weird creature costumes are coming to life and wrecking havoc on the people of Coolsville

Avengers by Anthony Russo( Visual )

6 editions published in 2018 in English and held by 1,703 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality

Dawn of the Dead by Zack Snyder( Visual )

46 editions published between 1978 and 2017 in English and German and held by 1,260 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When a mysterious virus turns people into mindless, flesh-eating zombies, a handful of survivors wage a desperate, last-stand battle to stay alive ... and human! The last remaining humans escape to a Milwaukee shopping mall, where they decide that the only way to truly elude the approaching throng of undead is to somehow make their way to an island that is supposedly zombie-free

Guardians of the galaxy by James Gunn( Visual )

71 editions published between 2014 and 2017 in 6 languages and held by 1,130 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Peter Quill teams up with Gamora, Drax, Rocket and Groot to deliver an all-powerful orb into the right hands, but along the way get drawn into the battle for the fate of the galaxy

Brightburn( Visual )

7 editions published in 2019 in English and held by 800 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to humanity, he proved to be something far more sinister?

The Belko experiment( Visual )

13 editions published between 2016 and 2017 in English and held by 784 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In a twisted social experiment, a group of 80 Americans are locked in their high-rise corporate office in Bogota, Colombia, and ordered by an unknown voice coming from the company's speaker system to participate in a series of murderous moral decisions

Slither by James Gunn( Visual )

21 editions published between 2006 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 748 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Wheelsy is a small rural town where not much happens, but that is all going to change, and not for the better. Grant Grant, the town's wealthiest and most powerful citizen, is taking a walk through the woods when he comes across a strange and unfamiliar life form. Grant makes the mistake of getting too close and soon an alien creature invades his body. It is not long before Grant isn't the only one who has been attacked by the strange and slimy things. Grant's wife, Starla, begins to notice that something is very wrong with her husband. At the same time, Sheriff Bill Pardy becomes aware that there is a pattern of missing people and animals. Together, Starla and Bill set out to put a stop to the alien invaders intent upon taking over Wheelsy

Super by James Gunn( Visual )

27 editions published between 2010 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 501 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Frank, a short-order cook, sees his ex-addict wife snatched away by a seductive drug dealer. Frank finds himself bereft and unable to cope, but he decides to fight back under the guise of a do-it-yourself superhero called Crimson Bolt. With a red hand-made suit, a wrench, a crazed sidekick named Boltie and absolutely nothing in the way of superpowers, Crimson Bolt beats his way through the mean streets of crime in hopes of saving his wife

Movie 43( Visual )

7 editions published in 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 489 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In this series of interconnected short films a washed-up producer pitches insane story lines featuring some of the biggest names in Hollywood. No inappropriate story line is off limits. The film contains jaw-dropping, sometimes shockingly disturbing, but always entertaining intertwined stories

Guardians of the Galaxy. the junior novel by Jim McCann( Book )

4 editions published in 2017 in English and held by 286 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When a job for the Sovereign goes south, the Guardians of the Galaxy find themselves on the run and hopelessly outgunned, and their only hope is a mysterious figure who claims to be Peter Quill's long-lost father

Battle of knowhere by Adam Davis( Book )

1 edition published in 2014 in English and held by 273 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When Gamora leads Peter Quill, Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot to a distant, man-made planet, she intends to learn about a powerful Orb. Unfortunately for the warrior, Ronan the Accuser finds out about this plan and soon greets her and her friends with his fleet of Necrocraft. Can this gang of unlikely heroes protect the universe from its ultimate peril?

Guardians of the galaxy by Chris Wyatt( Book )

5 editions published between 2014 and 2017 in English and held by 225 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Novelization of the movie Guardians of the Galaxy, in which Peter Quill and his misfit companions band together to protect a mysterious Orb containing an infinity stone from Ronan, a powerful villain who plans to use it to destroy the planet Xandar

The toy collector by James Gunn( Book )

7 editions published between 2000 and 2010 in English and Spanish and held by 211 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"An orderly at a Times Square hospital, James Gunn buys his toys at exorbitant prices, searching the familiar tacky plastic for his childhood dreams in a perverse effort to avoid adulthood."--Jacket

Scooby Doo movie novelization by Suzanne Weyn( Book )

1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 173 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The gang is about to break up, until a mysterious villain lures Scooby and his friends to an island containing a spooky amusement park

Scooby Doo and the monster of Mexico by Jenny Markas( Book )

1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 113 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When the kids of Mystery Inc. go to Mexico for a much-needed vacation, they spot El Chupacabra, a legendary monster with sharp fangs and the speed of a jaguar

All I really need to know about filmmaking I learned from the toxic avenger by Lloyd Kaufman( Book )

1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 112 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Tromeo & Juliet( Visual )

8 editions published between 1998 and 2015 in English and held by 82 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Moves Shakespeare's classic tale from 16th-century Verona to a crumbling modern-day New York. Includes "Body-piercing, kinky sex, dismemberment-the things that made Shakespeare great!"