Savage Steve Holland

**Savage Steve Holland** (born April 29, 1958) is an American writer, cartoonist, producer, voice actor, animator, and film director who wrote and directed the films _Better Off Dead_ (1985) and _One Crazy Summer_ (1986), starring John Cusack. He also directed the film _How I Got into College_ (1989), and animated the "Whammy" on the game show _Press Your Luck_. He later went on to create and produce _Eek! the Cat_ and _The Terrible Thunderlizards_ for Fox Kids. He now manages his own studio, Savage Studios Ltd., and directs shows for Cartoon Network, Disney Channel and Nickelodeon.

## Education

He studied animation at the California Institute of the Arts, where one of his student projects _Going Nowhere Fast_ (1980), was exhibited at the Museum of Cat Food show _Tomorrowland: CalArts in Moving Pictures_.

## Selected filmography

- _Better Off Dead_ (1985)
- _One Crazy Summer_ (1986)
- _How I Got into College_ (1989)
- _The Last Halloween_ (1991)
- _The Incredible Crash Dummies_ (1993) (writer only)
- _Safety Patrol_ (1998) (TV film)
- _Stuck in the Suburbs_ (2004) (TV film)
- _Shredderman Rules_ (2007) (TV film)
- _Legally Blondes_ (2009)
- _Ratko: The Dictator's Son_ (2009)
- _A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!_ (2011) (TV film)
- _Big Time Movie_ (2011)
- _A Fairly Odd Christmas_ (2012) (TV film)
- _A Fairly Odd Summer_ (2014) (TV film)
- _Santa Hunters_ (2014)
- _Rufus_ (2016)
- _Rufus 2_ (2017)

## Selected television series credits

- _Press Your Luck_ (1983–1986) (designer and animator of the "Whammy", all episodes)
- _Saturday Night Live_ (1988–1990) (assistant director for two seasons)
- _The New Adventures of Beans Baxter_ (1987–1988) (wrote and directed most episodes)
- _Encyclopedia Brown_ (1989–1990) (director)
- _Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures_ (1990–1991) (writer)
- _Eek! the Cat_ (1992–1998) (co-creator, executive producer, and wrote most of the episodes)
- _The Puzzle Place_ (1994–1998) (director)
- _V.I.P._ (1998–2002) (directed many episodes)
- _Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show_ (1997–1998) (directed 3 episodes)
- _Kenan & Kel_ (1997–1999) (wrote 6 episodes)
- _Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide_ (1999–2002) (directed 8 episodes)
- _Sabrina: The Animated Series_ (1999–2000) (creator, casting director, voice director and executive producer)
- _Even Stevens_ (2000-2002) (directed 3 episodes)
- _Lizzie McGuire_ (2001–2003) (directed 9 episodes)
- _Phil of the Future_ (2004) (directed 4 episodes)
- _Unfabulous_ (2005–2007) (directed 7 episodes)
- _Zoey 101_ (2005–2007) (directed 5 episodes)
- _Zeke and Luther_ (2009–2011) (directed 11 episodes)
- _Big Time Rush_ (2009–2013) (directed 14 episodes, 5 of them being 2-part specials)
- _Bizaardvark_ (2016) (directed 3 episodes)
- _Malibu Rescue_ (2019) (creator)

## Popular culture

Savage Steve Holland was lampooned in the episode "What Big Rewrite Notes You Have" of the cartoon Ned's Newt, as over-the-top director "Sausage Steve Finland".

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Savage Steve Holland
- **image**: SavageSteve.jpg
- **caption**: Holland at a screening of _Better Off Dead (film), Better Off Dead_ in San Francisco in 2009
- **birth place**: United States
- **occupation**: Film director, writer, producer, animator, voice actor
- **yearsactive**: 1983–present