John Michael McCarthy

Tupelo-born filmmaker John Michael McCarthy 's first no-budget feature film was based on his one-off comic from a Fantagraphics imprint, Damselvis, Daughter Of Helvis (1994). Three decades later, he squares the circle with this lavish coffee-table tie-in to his second feature, Teenage Tupelo (1995). McCarthy's other films include The Sore Losers (1997), Superstarlet A.D. (2000), and Destroy Memphis (2016).

Tupelo-born filmmaker John Michael McCarthy 's first no-budget feature film was based on his one-off comic from a Fantagraphics imprint, Damselvis, Daughter Of Helvis (1994). Three decades later, he squares the circle with this lavish coffee-table tie-in to his second feature, Teenage Tupelo (1995). McCarthy's other films include The Sore Losers (1997), Superstarlet A.D. (2000), and Destroy Memphis (2016). See less