Question: Who directed the film in which Kate Vernon played Benny Hanson?

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Lucky You (film): Lucky You is a 2007 American drama film directed by Curtis Hanson, and starring Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore and Robert Duvall.  The film was shot on location in Las Vegas.  The screenplay was by Hanson and Eric Roth, but the film was partially inspired by George Stevens' 1970 film "The Only Game in Town".

Kate Vernon: Kate Vernon (born April 21, 1961) is a Canadian-born film and television actress.  She is best known for her roles as Lorraine Prescott on the CBS soap opera "Falcon Crest" from (1984–1985), the stuck-up and popular Benny Hanson in the comedy film "Pretty in Pink" (1986), and Ellen Tigh on the re-imagined "Battlestar Galactica" (2004–2009).

Gladys Hanson: Gladys Hanson (1884–1973) was a stage and silent film actress.  Hanson began her career on the Broadway stage in 1907 with the Charles Frohman Company.  On the stage she played in the theatrical productions "Our American Cousin" (1908) with Edward Hugh Sothern, "The Builder of Bridge" (1909) with later film star Eugene O'Brien and "The Governor's Lady" (1912) with Emma Dunn and future film leading man Milton Sills.

Mount Vernon Kings: The Mount Vernon Kings were a minor league baseball team based in Mount Vernon, Illinois, USA.  The team last played in the Mississippi–Ohio Valley League, a league that evolved into today's Midwest League.  Mount Vernon played in 1910 and from 1949 to 1954.  The franchise folded after the 1954 season.

Vernon Zimmerman: Vernon Zimmerman is an American writer and director who made his feature debut as director with the 1962 short "Lemon Hearts" starring Andy Warhol associate Taylor Mead.  Zimmerman wrote and directed the Claudia Jennings roller derby drive-in film "Unholy Rollers" and collaborated with Terrence Malick on the script to the road movie "Deadhead Miles".  He is most well known for his horror slasher film "Fade to Black", a dark and despairing psychological study of an awkward and alienated hardcore film buff who exacts a harsh revenge on his cruel tormentors.  Zimmerman received a Saturn Award nomination as Best Director for the film, a predecessor to more well-known modern parodies of the horror genre.  Vernon also wrote the scripts for the horror-Western "Hex" (a.k.a. "Charmed"), the redneck crime exploitation film "Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw", the made-for-TV wrestling comedy/drama "Mad Bull", the failed TV pilot film "Shooting Stars", and the teen fantasy comedy "Teen Witch".  Zimmerman's latest film is the six-minute comic short "Chuck and Wally on the Road".  More recently Vernon has been working as a script analyst.  He also teaches screen-writing courses at UCLA's Extension and Certificate Program.  Zimmerman also taught classes on both writing feature scripts and directing actors for film and television at the USC School of Cinema and Television.  Vernon Zimmerman lives in Los Angeles and is a member of both the Writers Guild of America and the Directors Guild of America.

Buck Benny Rides Again: Buck Benny Rides Again is a 1940 Paramount Pictures feature film starring Jack Benny and Ellen Drew.  The film featured regulars from Benny's radio show including Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Andy Devine, Phil Harris, and Dennis Day.  It also included a debut film appearance for radio star Lillian Cornell.  The film was directed and produced by Mark Sandrich and produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.  It was the third highest-grossing film of 1940.

Benny's Video: Benny's Video is a 1992 Austrian-Swiss horror-of-personality film directed by Michael Haneke and set in Vienna.  The plot of the film centers on Benny (Arno Frisch), a teenager who views much of his life as distilled through video images, and his well-to-do parents Anna (Angela Winkler) and Georg (Ulrich Mühe), who enable Benny's focus on video cameras and images.  The film won the FIPRESCI Award at the 1993 European Film Awards.

Ellen Tigh: Ellen Tigh is a fictional character from the re-imagined "Battlestar Galactica" series.  She is played by the actress Kate Vernon.

Fire Sale (film): Fire Sale is a 1977 comedy film starring Alan Arkin (who also directed) as Ezra Fikus, Rob Reiner as his brother Russell, Vincent Gardenia as their father Benny, Sid Caesar as Benny's brother Sherman, Anjanette Comer as Marion (Ezra's wife), and Kay Medford as Ruth (Benny's wife).

Pretty in Pink: Pretty in Pink is a 1986 American romantic comedy film about love and social cliques in American high schools in the 1980s.  It is commonly identified as a "Brat Pack" film.  The film was directed by Howard Deutch, produced by Lauren Shuler Donner, and written by John Hughes, who also served as co-executive producer.  It has become a cult favorite.  The film was named after the song by The Psychedelic Furs.

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Answer: Howard Deutch