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David R. Ellis1952 - 2013

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Director

Popularity

1.6

Famous

Biography

David Richard Ellis (September 8, 1952 - January 7, 2013) was an American filmmaker, actor and stuntman. He is best known for directing the films Final Destination 2 (2003), Cellular (2004), Snakes on a Plane (2006) and Shark Night 3D (2011).

Credits

Winter's Tale

2014

Drama • Fantasy • Mystery • Romance

Second Unit Director

6.3(1,355)

1.8

47 Ronin

2013

Action • Drama • Fantasy

Second Unit Director

6.2(3,922)

5.5

R.I.P.D.

2013

Action • Comedy • Fantasy

Second Unit Director

5.8(4,092)

4.4

Shark Night 3D

2011

Horror • Thriller

Director

5.1(576)

2.8

Cop Out

2010

Action • Comedy • Crime

Second Unit Director

5.6(1,536)

3.2

The Final Destination

2009

Horror • Mystery

Director

5.6(3,524)

21.1

Asylum

2008

Horror

Director

4(92)

1.3

Snakes on a Plane

2006

Action • Adventure • Crime • Horror • Thriller

Director

5.5(1,829)

3.3

Just Like Heaven

2005

Comedy • Drama • Fantasy • Romance

Second Unit Director

7(2,418)

5.2

Cellular

2004

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

Director

6.4(1,953)

3.1

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

2003

Adventure • Drama • War

Second Unit Director

7.2(3,266)

4.2

The Matrix Reloaded

2003

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction • Thriller

Second Unit Director

7.1(11,280)

9.6

Final Destination 2

2003

Horror • Mystery

Director

6.3(4,383)

20.4

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001

Adventure • Fantasy

Second Unit Director

7.9(28,266)

33.5

Rock Star

2001

Comedy • Drama • Music

Second Unit Director

6.7(768)

1.9

Just Visiting

2001

Comedy • Fantasy • Science Fiction

Second Unit Director

4.7(679)

1.8

Exit Wounds

2001

Action • Crime • Thriller

Second Unit Director

5.8(506)

2.5

The Kid

2000

Comedy • Family • Fantasy

Second Unit Director

6.7(1,042)

2.1

The Perfect Storm

2000

Action • Adventure • Drama

Second Unit Director

6.5(2,388)

5.4

Ride with the Devil

1999

Drama • Romance • War • Western

Second Unit Director

6.4(193)

1.4

Blue Streak

1999

Action • Comedy • Crime

Second Unit Director

6.5(1,529)

4.8

Deep Blue Sea

1999

Action • Horror • Science Fiction

Second Unit Director

6(2,496)

4.5

Soldier

1998

Action • Drama • Fantasy • Science Fiction

Second Unit Director

6.4(872)

2.7

Holy Man

1998

Comedy • Drama

Second Unit Director

5.3(429)

1.3

The Negotiator

1998

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

Second Unit Director

7.1(2,169)

3.9

Sphere

1998

Horror • Mystery • Science Fiction • Thriller

Second Unit Director

6.1(1,683)

2.7

Desperate Measures

1998

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

Second Unit Director

6(296)

2.3

The Devil's Own

1997

Crime • Drama • Thriller

Second Unit Director

6.2(1,250)

2.9

Harriet the Spy

1996

Comedy • Drama • Family

Stunts

6(186)

1.5

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

1996

Adventure • Comedy • Drama • Family

Director

6.6(491)

2.4

Waterworld

1995

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction

Second Unit Director

6.2(3,800)

5.4

The Jungle Book

1994

Adventure • Drama • Family

Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director

5.9(469)

1.5

Clear and Present Danger

1994

Action • Drama • Thriller

Second Unit Director

6.7(1,558)

4.5

Blank Check

1994

Comedy • Family

Second Unit Director

5.9(507)

2.1

My Father the Hero

1994

Comedy • Family • Romance

Second Unit Director

5.3(203)

1.3

Iron Will

1994

Action • Adventure • Family

Second Unit Director

6.7(306)

1.6

Beethoven's 2nd

1993

Comedy • Family

Second Unit Director

5.5(1,001)

2.2

The Man Without a Face

1993

Drama

Stunt Coordinator

6.5(522)

1.1

Sliver

1993

Drama • Thriller

Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director

5.5(733)

5.4

Warlock: The Armageddon

1993

Action • Fantasy • Horror • Science Fiction

Stunts

5.2(173)

1.4

Body of Evidence

1993

Drama • Romance • Thriller

Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator

5(313)

2.9

Made in America

1993

Comedy

Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator

5.5(370)

1.7

Forever Young

1992

Adventure • Drama • Fantasy • Romance • Science Fiction

Stunt Coordinator

6.5(912)

1.6

Whispers in the Dark

1992

Horror • Mystery • Thriller

Second Unit Director

4.9(44)

0.8

Patriot Games

1992

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director

6.7(1,685)

Thunderheart

1992

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

Second Unit Director

6.3(292)

1.7

Kuffs

1992

Action • Comedy • Crime

Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director

5.8(208)

The Addams Family

1991

Comedy • Fantasy

Stunt Coordinator

7.1(4,713)

8.9

Tennessee Nights

1991

Crime • Drama

Stunt Coordinator

5.5(6)

0.3

Life Stinks

1991

Comedy

Stunt Coordinator

5.6(201)

1.4

Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

1991

Drama • Family

Stunt Coordinator

7.4(98)

0.9

Misery

1990

Drama • Thriller

Stunt Coordinator

7.7(4,831)

4.2

The Freshman

1990

Comedy • Crime

Stunt Coordinator

6.3(285)

1.4

Ghost Dad

1990

Comedy • Family • Fantasy

Stunts

5.1(212)

Days of Thunder

1990

Action • Adventure • Drama

Stunts

6.4(1,542)

4.3

Impulse

1990

Crime • Thriller

Stunt Coordinator

5.6(38)

0.7

Catchfire

1990

Action • Drama • Romance • Thriller

Stunts

5.3(99)

1.4

The Last of the Finest

1990

Crime

Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director

5.9(36)

0.9

Everybody Wins

1990

Crime

Stunt Coordinator

3.9(40)

0.4

Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge

1989

Horror

Stunts

5(42)

0.5

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

1989

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction • Thriller

Stunts

5.7(1,211)

3.3

Warlock

1989

Action • Fantasy • Horror

Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator

6.2(405)

1.3

Road House

1989

Action • Thriller

Stunts

6.7(1,354)

2.9

She's Out of Control

1989

Comedy • Romance

Stunts

5.2(111)

1.3

Dead Bang

1989

Action • Crime • Thriller

Stunts

6.3(103)

0.8

Gleaming the Cube

1989

Action • Crime • Thriller

Stunts

6(137)

1.2

The Presidio

1988

Action • Crime • Mystery • Thriller

Stunts

5.9(342)

1.5

Real Men

1987

Comedy • Science Fiction

Stunts

6.2(78)

1.5

Fatal Attraction

1987

Drama • Romance • Thriller

Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator, Stunts

6.8(1,569)

4.4

Burglar

1987

Comedy • Crime

Stunt Coordinator

5.2(98)

Lethal Weapon

1987

Action • Adventure • Comedy • Crime • Thriller

Stunts

7.3(4,697)

6.5

Critical Condition

1987

Comedy

Stunt Coordinator

5.5(72)

0.7

The Wraith

1986

Action • Science Fiction

Stunts

6.3(466)

2.3

Condor

1986

Science Fiction • TV Movie • Thriller

Second Unit Director

5.1(7)

0.3

A Fine Mess

1986

Comedy

Stunts

4.5(28)

1.4

Out of Bounds

1986

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

Stunts

5.5(25)

To Live and Die in L.A.

1985

Action • Crime • Thriller

Stunts

7.1(690)

3.6

Gorky Park

1983

Crime • Drama • Mystery • Thriller

Stunt Coordinator

6.3(308)

1.4

Scarface

1983

Action • Crime • Drama

Stunts

8.2(12,251)

18.2

National Lampoon's Vacation

1983

Adventure • Comedy

Stunts

7.1(1,605)

4.2

Private School

1983

Comedy • Romance

Stunts

5.7(196)

1.6

Second Thoughts

1983

Comedy • Romance

Stunt Coordinator

1(1)

0.3

Airplane II: The Sequel

1982

Comedy

Stunt Coordinator

6.1(1,152)

3.2

Lookin' to Get Out

1982

Comedy

Stunts

4.9(10)

0.4

The Beastmaster

1982

Action • Adventure • Fantasy

Stunts

6.3(413)

2.1

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

1982

Comedy

Stunts

6.8(1,283)

3.1

MegaForce

1982

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction

Stunts

4(81)

0.8

Taps

1981

Drama

Stunts

6.8(277)

1.8

Sharky's Machine

1981

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

Stunts

6.1(106)

1.1

Nice Dreams

1981

Comedy

Stunt Double

5.9(115)

1.3

S.O.B.

1981

Comedy

Stunts

5.9(90)

0.9

Take This Job and Shove It

1981

Comedy • Romance

Stunts

5.3(17)

0.3

King of the Mountain

1981

Action • Drama

Stunt Coordinator

5.5(17)

0.6

Back Roads

1981

Comedy • Romance

Stunt Coordinator

5.4(24)

0.8

Smokey and the Bandit II

1980

Action • Comedy

Stunts

5.5(297)

1.8

Carny

1980

Drama

Stunt Coordinator

6.4(38)

Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider

1979

Comedy

Stunts

5.1(10)

0.7

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1978

Horror • Science Fiction

Stunt Coordinator

7.2(1,185)

Hooper

1978

Action • Comedy

Stunts

6.3(130)

1.3

Hot Lead & Cold Feet

1978

Action • Comedy • Family • Western

Stunts

5.9(30)

0.8

Deathsport

1978

Action • Science Fiction • Thriller

Stunt Driver

4(54)

3.5

Game of Death

1978

Action • Drama • Thriller

Stunt Driver

6.4(694)

4.3

Smokey and the Bandit

1977

Action • Adventure • Comedy

Stunts

7(741)

2.6

Bound for Glory

1976

Drama • Music

Stunts

6.9(76)

0.8

Baby Blue Marine

1976

Drama

Stunts

4.9(11)

0.5