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Curtis Hanson

Curtis Hanson

Curtis Lee Hanson (March 24, 1945 – September 20, 2016) was an American filmmaker. Hanson was born in Reno, Nevada and grew up in Los Angeles, the son of Beverly June, a real estate agent, and Wilbur Hale "Bill" Hanson, a teacher.Hanson dropped out of high school, finding work as a freelance photographer and editor for Cinema magazine.

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Movies Made By Curtis Hanson (22)

Chasing Mavericks (2012)

Surfer Jay Moriarity sets out to ride the Northern California break known as Mavericks. ...

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Too Big to Fail (2011)

An intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few weeks. ...

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The Big Year (2011)

Three fanatical bird-watchers spend an entire year competing to spot the highest number of species as El Nino sends an extraordinary variety of rare breeds flying up into the U.S., but they quickly discover that there are more important things than coming ...

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Lucky You (2007)

A professional poker player whose astounding luck at the table fails to translate into his lonesome love life attempts to win the World Series of Poker while simultaneously earning the affections of a beautiful Las Vegas singer. ...

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The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' (2006)

A look back at the making of Billy Wilder's 1959 comedy classic "Some Like It Hot. ...

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In Her Shoes (2005)

Irresponsible party girl Maggie is kicked out of her father's and stepmother's home—where she lives for free—and is taken in by her hard-working sister, Philadelphia lawyer Rose. After Maggie's disruptive ways ruin her sister's love life, Rose turns he ...

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8 Mile (2002)

For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born ...

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Wonder Boys (2000)

Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure ...

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L.A. Confidential (1997)

Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner. ...

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The River Wild (1994)

Gail and Tom Hartman are struggling to stay together and decide to take a white-water rafting holiday adventure in Montana for their son Roarke's 10th birthday, only to meet up with a pair of mysterious men whose desperation grows, turning their vacation i ...

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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)

A suburban family chooses seemingly sweet Peyton Flanders as their newborn's nanny. Only much later does the infant's mother, Claire Bartel, realize Peyton's true intentions -- to destroy Claire and replace her in the family. The nail-biting suspense build ...

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Bad Influence (1990)

Wimpy young executive Michael is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome, mysterious stranger steps in—and then disappears. Later that night, Michael runs into a stranger on a pier, who wheedles his way into Michael's life ...

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Evil Town (1987)

A mad scientist seeks eternal youth by developing a drug derived from human pituitary glands, aided by the local townsfolk, who help abduct visitors to their town for his experiments. ...

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The Bedroom Window (1987)

Baltimore, Maryland. Sylvia sees a girl being attacked from her lover Terry's bedroom window. The assailant flees and his victim is saved. But that same night another girl is found murdered. ...

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The Children of Times Square (1986)

An alienated teenage boy runs away from home and ventures to New York City where he falls in with a gang of juvenile delinquents working as drug dealers and pickpockets for a shady crime boss. ...

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Never Cry Wolf (1983)

A scientific researcher, sent on a government study: The Lupus Project, must investigate the possible "menace" of wolves in the north. To do so, he must survive in the wilderness for six months on his own. In the course of these events, he learns about the ...

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Losin' It (1983)

In 1965, four Los Angeles school friends -- Woody, Dave, Spider and Wendell -- go on a series of misadventures when they head to Tijuana, Mexico, for a night of cruisin', causing trouble, and to lose their virginity. ...

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White Dog (1982)

A trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that's been raised to kill black people. ...

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The Little Dragons (1980)

Karate experts attempt to rescue a girl who was kidnapped by a mother and her two psycho sons. ...

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The Silent Partner (1978)

Toronto, Canada. A few days before Christmas, Miles Cullen, a bored teller working at a bank branch located in a shopping mall, accidentally learns that the place is about to be robbed when he finds a disconcerting note on one of the counters. ...

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Sweet Kill (1972)

Horror and suspense in the story of a psychotic maniac who literally "loves" women to death. ...

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The Dunwich Horror (1970)

Dr. Henry Armitage, an expert in the occult, goes to the old Whateley manor in Dunwich looking for Nancy Wagner, a student who went missing the previous night. He is turned away by Wilbur, the family's insidious heir, who has plans for the young girl. But ...

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Movies Starring Curtis Hanson (19)

Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies' (2010)

A retrospective documentary of the cult classic movie The Goonies. Including interviews with the cast, exploration of the film's locations and unique stories you wont hear anywhere else. ...

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The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style (2009)

Documentary that features interviews with Martin Scorsese, Curtis Hanson, Francis Lawrence, William Friedkin, Guillermo Del Toro, John Carpenter and others as they discuss the films and style of the Master of Suspense. ...

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North by Northwest: One for the Ages (2009)

A discussion of "North by Northwest" and its influence. ...

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Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' (2008)

Director Curtis Hanson and his cast and crew discuss the arduous but rewarding process of creating a modern classic. ...

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Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential' (2008)

Curtis Hanson and his behind-the-scenes collaborators reveal the secrets of bringing 1950s Los Angeles to life in unforgettable style. ...

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You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008)

Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland and emigrated to Canada near the turn of the century. In 1903, the brothers entered the budding motion picture business. In time, the Warner Brothers moved int ...

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Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' (2008)

The making-of documentary of Bonnie and Clyde. ...

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Critic (2008)

Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and 2007, Kléber Mendonça Filho recorded testimonies about this relationship in Brazil, the United States and ...

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The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' (2006)

A look back at the impact Billy Wilder's comedy classic "Some Like It Hot" has left since it's release in 1959. ...

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The Searchers: An Appreciation (2006)

Three directors (Curtis Hanson, Martin Scorsese and John Milius) discuss the movie "The Searchers. ...

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Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz (2004)

Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt tries to show the background and developments and speaks, among others, with directors such as Richard Flei ...

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'In a Lonely Place' Revisited (2003)

Documentary about Nicholas Ray's film "In a Lonely Place" (1950). ...

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Adaptation. (2002)

Charlie Kaufman is a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald. While struggling to adapt "The Orchid Thief," by Susan Orle ...

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'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic (2001)

A documentary about Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1954 film Rear Window. ...

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Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000)

Hollywood careers are full of make-or-break moments. For Clint Eastwood, one such moment came when studio powers agreed to let him make his directing debut. That story and others comprise this portrait of the famed Hollywood icon. His career is explored vi ...

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Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (1999)

This documentary is a fascinating look at the cinematic genius of Alfred Hitchcock. Briefly covering much of his early British works, the film primarily focuses on his American classics, such as "Shadow of a Doubt", "Notorious", "Rear Window", "Vertigo", " ...

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Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs (1998)

Ekchart Schmidt examines the machinery behind the dream factory; the Hollywood myth is unmasked. How does the studio industry work? What role does marketing and the hype surrounding the stars play? ...

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Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith (1995)

A limited DVD (1500 copies) of "Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith" was released in June 2005. Bonus features included extended interviews and 60 minutes of scoring session footage of Mr. Goldsmith working on The River Wild. ...

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