Known for Directing
Filmography
8 films


Heartbreak Ridge
1986 · 2h 10m · US
A hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.


Back to School
1986 · 1h 36m · US
Self-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son Jason's college. While Jason tries to fit in with his fellow students, Thornton struggles to gain his son's respect, giving way to hilarious antics.


Stop Making Sense
1984 · 1h 28m · US
A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album "Speaking in Tongues." The band takes the stage one by one and is joined by a cadre of guest musicians for a career-spanning and cinematic performance that features creative choreography and visuals.


Taps
1981 · 2h 6m · US
Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.


Modern Romance
1981 · 1h 33m · US
A film editor breaks up with his girlfriend, unsure if he is in love.


Loving Couples
1980 · 1h 37m · US
Walter is a successful doctor, and so is his wife Evelyn. Wealthy and good-looking, they should be a happily married couple, but they're not. Walter is so caught up in his career that he fails to keep up with Evelyn. So when she falls for the charms of Greg, a real estate Romeo, it takes Walter by surprise. Even more so, because he finds out about it from Stephanie, Greg's deserted TV weather girl girlfriend.