Joe Dante
Joseph James Dante Jr.( born November 28, 1946) is an American film director, producer, editor and actor.
His films— notably" Gremlins"( 1984) —often mix fantastical storylines with comedic elements.
Dante's films also include" Piranha"( 1978)," The Howling"( 1981)," Explorers"( 1985)," Innerspace"( 1987)," The' Burbs"( 1989),( 1990)," Matinee"( 1993)," Small Soldiers"( 1998), and( 2003).
His work for television and cable includes immigration satire" The Second Civil War"( 1997) and episodes of anthology series" Masters of HorrorHomecoming" and" The Screwfly Solution") and" Amazing Stories", as well as" Hawaii Five- 0".
Zapatos Viejos (1993 film)
Zapatos Viejos is a Spanish- language 1993 film directed by Sergio Andrade.
The Power and the Glory (1961 film)
The Power and the Glory is a 1961 American TV film based on the novel" The Power and the Glory" by Graham Greene.
It was produced by David Susskind for Talent Associates- Paramount.
The production was shot for American TV but also distributed theatrically overseas.
The Work and the Glory (film)
The Work and the Glory is a 2004 historical fiction drama film directed by Russell Holt and starring Sam Hennings, Brenda Strong, Eric Johnson, Alexander Carroll, Tiffany Dupont, and Jonathan Scarfe.
It tells the story of the fictional Steed family in the 1820s and their struggles trying to adopt the new Mormon religion, and it explores their relationship with their community, with its founder, Joseph Smith and the rest of the Smith family.
This movie is based on the first novel by Gerald N. Lund in the nine- part" The Work and the Glory" series.
The first novel is titled" Pillar of Light" and so the film is sometimes given that prefix(" Pillar of Light: The Work and the Glory"), but the prefix does not appear anywhere in the film itself.
However," Pillar of Light: The Work and the Glory" was the working title for the film ..
The film was followed by the sequels" The Work and the Glory: American Zion( 2005)" and" The Work and the Glory: A House Divided( 2006)".
Unless otherwise noted, the information below is from the DVD release of the film.
Jack Shea (director)
Jack Shea (August 1, 1928 – April 28, 2013) was an American film and television director.
He was the president of the Directors Guild of America from 1997 to 2002.
The Glory Guys
The Glory Guys is a 1965 American film based on the novel" The Dice of God" by Hoffman Birney.
Filmed by Levy- Gardner- Laven and released by United Artists, it stars Tom Tryon, Harve Presnell, Senta Berger, James Caan, and Michael Anderson, Jr. The film's screenplay was written by Sam Peckinpah long before the 1965 film was made.
The director was Arnold Laven.
Riz Ortolani composed the score and the title song.
Though a fictionalized Western based on George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, the film is almost a generic war story covering the enlistment, training, and operational deployment of a group of recruits that could take place in any time period.
The main plot follows two cavalry soldiers working under the command of a tough General and who fight Plains Indians and fall for the same woman.
The large- scale film was made in Durango, Mexico, with large numbers of mounted extras and the final battle scene choreographed on of land.
The titles were drawn by Joseph Mugnaini for Format Productions.
Cover versions of the title song were done by Al Caiola and sung by Frankie Laine.
Mark Lewis (filmmaker)
Mark Lewis( born 1958 in Mullumbimby, Australia) is an Australian documentary film and television producer, director and writer.
He is famous for his film and for his body of work on animals.
Unlike many other producers of nature films, his films do not attempt to document the animals in question or their behaviors but rather the complex relationships between people and society and the animals they interact with.
His films have earned him many awards, including a British Academy Award nomination, a nomination from the Directors Guild of America, two Emmy ’s for Outstanding Direction in documentary film, and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Science Program on American Television.
Cooper Huckabee
Thomas Cooper Huckabee( born May 8, 1951) is an American film and television actor who appeared in" The FunhouseUrban Cowboy", and as Harrison in the 1993 film" Gettysburg", among other roles.
Arnold Laven
Arnold Laven (February 3, 1922 – September 13, 2009) was an American film and television director and producer.
He was one of the founders and principals of the American film and television production company Levy-Gardner-Laven.
Laven was a producer of, among other things, the western television series "The Rifleman" and "The Big Valley".
He also directed motion pictures, including "Without Warning!The RackThe Monster That Challenged the WorldGeronimoRough Night in Jericho", and "Sam Whiskey".
In the 1970s and early 1980s, Laven directed dozens of episodes of television series, including episodes of "MannixThe A-TeamHill Street BluesThe Six Million Dollar ManFantasy IslandThe Rockford Files" and "CHiPs".
Matinee (1993 film)
Matinee is a 1993 period comedy film directed by Joe Dante.
It is about a William Castle- type independent filmmaker, with the home front in the Cuban Missile Crisis as a backdrop.
The film stars John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz, Lisa Jakub, Robert Picardo, and Kellie Martin.
It was written by Jerico Stone and Charles S. Haas, the latter portraying Mr. Elroy, a schoolteacher.

Question: Do both Matinee (1993 Film) and The Glory Guys films have the directors from the same country?