Director
Michael Pressman
Born July 1, 1950 in New York City, New York, USA27 films
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Michael Pressman (born July 1, 1950 in New York City, New York) is an American director and producer of film and television.
Some of the films he has directed are The Great Texas Dynamite Chase (1976), Doctor Detroit (1983), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991), To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996).
For television, he has directed episodes of Picket Fences, The Practice, The Graudian, Boston Legal, The Closer, Law & Order, Weeds, Grey's Anatomy and other series.
He is an alumni of Camp Rising Sun and studied filmmaking at the California Institute of the Arts.
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First watchBoulevard Nights19797.2Raymond Avila is an ex-gang member trying to build a future. His kid brother Chuco is a sullen low-rider still caught up in the life.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
27 films as director- 2021Becoming Helen KellerDirector
- 2003Frankie and Johnny Are MarriedDirector
- 1999A Season for MiraclesDirector
- 1998Saint MaybeDirector
- 1996To Gillian on Her 37th BirthdayDirector
- 1993Miracle ChildDirector
- 1992Quicksand: No EscapeDirector
- 1991Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the OozeDirector
- 1990Joshua's HeartDirector
- 1989Incident at Dark RiverDirector
- 1989The Revenge of Al CaponeDirector
- 1989Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown MurdersDirector
- 1988ShootdownDirector
- 1988To Heal a NationDirector
- 1987Haunted by Her PastDirector
- 1986The Christmas GiftDirector
- 1985Final JeopardyDirector
- 1985Private SessionsDirector
- 1985And the Children Shall LeadDirector
- 1984The ImpostorDirector
- 1983Doctor DetroitDirector
- 1982Some Kind of HeroDirector
- 1980Those Lips, Those EyesDirector
- 1979Boulevard NightsDirector
- 1978Like Mom, Like MeDirector
- 1977The Bad News Bears in Breaking TrainingDirector
- 1976The Great Texas Dynamite ChaseDirector