Question: Who directed the film where Meshach Taylor played Hollywood Montrose?

Context articles: The Beast Within
Joseph T. Taylor
John Taylor (cricketer, born 1979)
Johnny Taylor (basketball)
Roland Taylor
Maurice Taylor
Meshach Taylor
Mannequin (1987 film)
Billy Taylor (running back, born 1956)
The Designing Women Reunion

The Beast Within is a 1982 horror film directed by Philippe Mora and starring Ronny Cox, Bibi Besch, Paul Clemens, L. Q. Jones, Don Gordon, R. G. Armstrong, Katherine Moffat, and Meshach Taylor.
Joseph Thomas Taylor ( – ) was named dean of Indiana University at the downtown Indianapolis Campus on .
 In 1972, he became the first dean of the newly created School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).
 He was married to Hertha Ward-Taylor and they had three children: deceased actor Meshach Taylor, Judith F. Taylor and Hussain Taylor.
John James Taylor (born 3 April 1979) is a former Australian cricketer who played several matches for Western Australia during the 2003–04 season.
 From Melbourne, Taylor played his early cricket in Victoria, representing the state's under-19s and second XI teams.
 Prior to the 2002–03 season, he moved to Western Australia, hoping to gain selection at senior level.
 Taylor made his limited-overs debut for Western Australia in the ING Cup in early November 2003, and his Pura Cup debut shortly after.
 A right-handed all-rounder, he was regularly selected in both formats of the game during the 2003–04 season, playing first-class matches and eight limited-overs matches.
 Taylor's best bowling figures, 4/70, came against Victoria in late November 2003, while his highest first-class score (and only half-century) was an innings of 50 runs against New South Wales in late January 2004.
 However, at the end of the season he returned to Victoria for family reasons, despite having been offered a full contract from the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) for the following season.
 Taylor did not play at state level again, but did play one match for a Victorian Invitation XI against the touring New Zealanders in December 2004.
Johnny Antonio Taylor (born June 4, 1974) in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is the Player Development Coach for the VCU Men's Basketball team in Richmond, Virginia.
 Before his coaching career, Taylor played college basketball at the University of Tennessee - Chattanooga, earning So-Con Player of the Year Honors in 1997.
 Taylor went on to be the 17th overall pick in the 1997 NBA Draft, playing for the Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets, Chicago Bulls, and Portland Trailblazers during his NBA tenure.
 In 2000, Taylor continued his professional career overseas, playing with teams in Italy, Philippines, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Lebanon, Belgium, Japan, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates until he retired in 2012.
Roland Morris "Fatty" Taylor (born March 13, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player.
 A 6’0" guard born in Washington, D.C. and an alum of La Salle University, Taylor joined the American Basketball Association in 1969.
 After one year playing for the Washington Capitals, he moved on to the Virginia Squires, with whom he spent the prime of his career, tallying 3,495 points, 1,737 assists, and 1,715 rebounds in five seasons.
 Taylor became known as one of the few outstanding defensive players in a league known primarily for a "run-and-gun" style.
 On the Squires Taylor played with former or later NBA stars including Adrian Smith, "Jumbo" Jim Eakins and Julius "Doctor J" Erving.
 For one-and-a-half seasons Taylor was a teammate of George Gervin, and Taylor has been credited with coining Gervin's nickname "The Iceman" (he first called Gervin "Iceberg Slim", which gradually developed into the more familiar nickname).
 Taylor spent one season in the NBA (1976–77) as a member of the Denver Nuggets, and he retired in 1977 with combined ABA/NBA totals of 5,098 points, 2,563 assists, and 2,524 rebounds.
Maurice De Shawn Taylor (born October 30, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who played the power forward and center positions.
 Originally from Detroit, Taylor played college basketball at Michigan and was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers as the 14th overall pick in the 1997 NBA draft.
 Taylor played from 1997 to 2007 in the NBA for the Clippers, Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, and Sacramento Kings.
 From 2009 to 2011, Taylor played internationally in Italy and China.
Meshach Taylor (April 11, 1947 – June 28, 2014) was an American actor.
 He was Emmy-nominated for his role as Anthony Bouvier on the CBS sitcom "Designing Women" (1986–93).
 He was also known for his portrayal of Hollywood Montrose, a flamboyant window dresser in "Mannequin".
 He played Sheldon Baylor on the CBS sitcom "Dave's World" (1993–97), appeared as Tony on the short-lived NBC sitcom "Buffalo Bill" opposite Dabney Coleman, and appeared as the recurring character Alastair Wright, the social studies teacher and later school principal, on Nickelodeon's sitcom, "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide".
Mannequin is a 1987 American romantic comedy fantasy film starring Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, Meshach Taylor, James Spader, G. W. Bailey, and Estelle Getty.
 Directed and written by Michael Gottlieb, the film was also co-written by Edward Rugoff.
 The original music score was composed by Sylvester Levay.
 The film, a modern re-telling of the Pygmalion myth, tells about a chronically underemployed artist named Jonathan Switcher (played by Andrew McCarthy) who gets a job as a department-store window dresser and falls in love with a mannequin (played by Kim Cattrall)—the attraction being that she comes to life on occasion, but only for him.
Billy Taylor (born July 6, 1956) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 1978 NFL Draft.
 A 6'0", 215-lb.
 running back from Texas Tech, Taylor played for five NFL seasons as a running back and kick returner.
 He spent his first three seasons as a member of the Giants, and spent his final two split between the Giants, the New York Jets, and the Los Angeles Raiders.
 As the starting running back for the Giants, he led the team in rushing in 1979 and 1980.
 His best season was in 1979, when he started all 16 games, carrying the ball 198 times for 700 yards and catching it another 28 times for 253 yards with 11 total touchdowns.
 The Jets picked him up after the Giants waived him in 1981, but they cut him three weeks later when they needed to add a defensive lineman to replace the injured Marty Lyons.
 Taylor then played two seasons for the Washington Federals of the USFL, amassing 171 rushes for 757 yards and 5 touchdowns along with 64 receptions for 523 yards and 2 TDs in 1983.
 In 1984, Taylor rushed 142 times for 499 yards while also collecting 51 receptions for 387 yards and a touchdown.
The Designing Women Reunion is a 2003 American television special celebrating the 1986–1993 sitcom "Designing Women" starring Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Delta Burke, Jean Smart and Meshach Taylor.
 It originally aired on Lifetime on July 28, 2003.