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Born in Santa Monica, California, on December 4, 1951, Mick Garris grew up with his mother in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Van Nuys from age 12, following his parents' divorce. Garris was making his own 8mm home movies around that time, and when he got older be became a freelance critic for a number of film and music celebrities. He wrote publications for various bands and movies for newspapers and magazines like "The San Diego Door", "The Los Angewles Herald-Examiner", "Cinefantastique" and "Starlog" through the 1970s. For eight years he was the lead singer in a band called The Horsefeathers Quintet, which disbanded in 1976. In 1977 Garris was hired as a receptionist in 'George Lucas , which he created and executive-produced. Garris' own contribution, "Chocolate", was based on his own short story, written 20 years earlier.
Works frequently with Stephen King in developing the bestselling authors books into television versions. Garris sits in the directors chair while King delivers the script of his choice.
Has been connected at various stages to the film version of The Talisman for about ten years now.
Worked as a secretary for The Star Wars Corporation in 1977.
Was a production assistant on various films for Avco Embassy. While working there he shot behind-the-scenes footage on such films as The Howling and The Fog .
After leaving Avco Embassy, Garris became much in demand to shoot behind-the-scenes footage on various films, and was hired for, among others, Videodrome , Gremlins and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom .
Works frequently with composer Nicholas Pike , who has scored 11 projects for Garris, from Critters 2 to "Bag of Bones" . They have done several feature films, TV movies and TV series together.
Interviewed Scatman Crothers in 1980 to promote Stanley Kubrick s The Shining . He later directed the television miniseries "The Shining" .
