Alan Metter
American film director (1942–2020)
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Alan Dennis Metter (December 19, 1942 – June 7, 2020)[1] was an American film director whose most notable credits include Back to School starring Rodney Dangerfield, and Girls Just Want to Have Fun with Sarah Jessica Parker. He also produced and directed the 1983 television special The Winds of Whoopee for Steve Martin. In 1988, he was set to direct Atuk, based on the Mordecai Richler novel The Incomparable Atuk, with Sam Kinison as the title character. The production was shut down early into filming.
Alan Metter | |
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| Born | December 19, 1942 |
| Died | June 7, 2020 (aged 77) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, television director, music video director |
| Years active | 1978–2000 |
Selected filmography
- The Winds of Whoopee (1983) (TV)
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
- Back to School (1986)
- Moving (1988)
- Cold Dog Soup (1990)
- Working Tra$h (1990) (TV)
- Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994)
- Billboard Dad (1998)
- The Jersey (1999) (TV)
- Passport to Paris (1999)
- The Growing Pains Movie (2000) (TV)
References
- ^ Barnes, Mike (19 June 2020). "Alan Metter, Director of Rodney Dangerfield's 'Back to School,' Dies at 77". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
External links
- Alan Metter at IMDb
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