Known for Directing
Les Mayfield (born November 30, 1959) is an American film director. He is known for directing the films Encino Man (1992), Miracle on 34th Street (1994), Flubber (1997), and Blue Streak (1999).
Born
November 30, 1959 (age 66)
Birthplace
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Filmography
28 films, 2 shows


Code Name: The Cleaner
2007 · 1h 24m · US
Cedric the Entertainer plays Jake, a seemingly regular guy who has no idea who he is after being hit over the head by mysterious assailants. When he finds himself entangled in a government conspiracy, Jake and his pursuers become convinced that he is an undercover agent.


The Man
2005 · 1h 23m · US
A case of mistaken identity forces a Federal agent and a dental supply salesman to team up as they speed through the streets of Detroit to pull off a sting operation and solve the murder of the agent's former partner.


American Outlaws
2001 · 1h 34m · US
When a Midwest town learns that a corrupt railroad baron has captured the deeds to their homesteads without their knowledge, a group of young ranchers join forces to take back what is rightfully theirs. They will become the object of the biggest manhunt in the history of the Old West and, as their fame grows, so will the legend of their leader, a young outlaw by the name of Jesse James.


Blue Streak
1999 · 1h 33m · US
Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to regain his diamond, he poses as an LAPD detective.


Flubber
1997 · 1h 34m · US
Professor Phillip Brainard, an absent minded professor, works with his assistant Weebo, trying to create a substance that's a new source of energy and that will save Medfield College where his sweetheart Sara is the president. He has missed his wedding twice, and on the afternoon of his third wedding, Professor Brainard creates flubber, which allows objects to fly through the air.


Miracle on 34th Street
1994 · 1h 54m · US
Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long time ago, but, after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all—something to believe in.


Encino Man
1992 · 1h 28m · US
High school misfits Stoney and Dave discover a long-frozen primeval man buried in their backyard. But the thawed-out Link—as the boys have named him—quickly becomes a wild card in the teens' already zany Southern California lives. After a shave and some new clothes, Link's presence at school makes the daily drudgery a lot more interesting.


Back to the Future: The Ride
1992 · 31m
After Biff Tannen hijacks a Delorean and ends up lost through time, Doc Brown enlists the help of guests to join him on a quest to get him back before he screws up the space-time continuum as we know it.


Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
1988 · 47m · US
A behind-the-scenes documentary hosted by Joanna Cassidy on the making of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.


The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
1987 · 49m · US
Documentary about the making of director Steven Spielberg's film Empire of the Sun


The Making of Back to the Future
1986 · 14m · US
The Making of 'Back to the Future'


2010 : The Odyssey Continues
1984 · 9m
This promotional short for 2010 (1984) shows moviegoers how some of the film's visual effects were created. This includes makeup for Keir Dullea's character, how the astronauts float in space, and the construction of the spaceship in which the astronauts carry out their mission. The vehicle is so large, the two largest sound stages on the MGM lot were used to construct it.
In Stride
In Stride
1981 · 9m · US
In adjusting to farm ways, a city boy who has come to visit his grandfather learns to understand the older man.