A person, usually a screenwriter or director, who regularly works on low-budget or lesser-known films produced by a studio.
From backlot (a film studio's outdoor filming area) + -er (agent suffix), referring to someone who works on backlot productions rather than major productions.
Backlotters in Hollywood's golden age were often the backbone of studio systems, churning out dozens of b-movies and serials while the A-list got the prestige projects.
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