Rod Amateau1923 - 2003

usually

Director

Popularity

1.5

Famous

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rodney "Rod" Amateau (December 20, 1923 – June 29, 2003) was an American screenwriter, film and television director. Among programs that he directed were NBC's The Dennis Day Show, CBS's sitcoms The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, starring Dwayne Hickman, and The New Phil Silvers Show, an unsuccessful attempt by comedian Phil Silvers to return to a regular series. Rod also directed a few episodes of the Dukes of Hazzards. He even appeared in a few of them. He is perhaps most infamous for directing 1987's critically panned The Garbage Pail Kids Movie. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rod Amateau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Credits

Swimsuit
Swimsuit

1989

Comedy • TV Movie

Producer

3
0.5
Sunset
Sunset

1988

Crime • Mystery • Thriller • Western

Story

5.7
1.1
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

1987

Adventure • Comedy • Family • Science Fiction

Director

3.5
1.1
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

1987

Adventure • Comedy • Family • Science Fiction

Author

3.5
1.1
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

1987

Adventure • Comedy • Family • Science Fiction

Producer

3.5
1.1
Lovelines
Lovelines

1984

Comedy

Director

5.3
0.5
High School U.S.A.
High School U.S.A.

1983

Comedy • Romance • TV Movie

Director

5.6
1
Uncommon Valor
Uncommon Valor

1983

TV Movie

Director

0
0.2
Highway Honeys
Highway Honeys

1982

TV Movie

Writer

0
0.2
Highway Honeys
Highway Honeys

1982

TV Movie

Director

0
0.2
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

1981

Horror • Thriller

Stunt Driver

6.6
0.8
Son of Hitler
Son of Hitler

1979

Comedy

Director

5.2
0.4
The Seniors
The Seniors

1978

Comedy

Director

4.6
0.9
Drive-In
Drive-In

1976

Comedy • Drama

Director

5.1
0.2
The Wilby Conspiracy
The Wilby Conspiracy

1975

Adventure • Thriller

Screenplay

6.5
0.7
Where Does It Hurt?
Where Does It Hurt?

1972

Comedy

Novel

5.1
0.2
Where Does It Hurt?
Where Does It Hurt?

1972

Comedy

Director

5.1
0.2
Where Does It Hurt?
Where Does It Hurt?

1972

Comedy

Producer

5.1
0.2
The Statue
The Statue

1971

Comedy

Director

4.7
0.2
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
4.6
0.4
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
4.6
0.4
Hook, Line and Sinker
Hook, Line and Sinker

1969

Comedy

Screenplay

4.1
0.6
Hook, Line and Sinker
Hook, Line and Sinker

1969

Comedy

Story

4.1
0.6
Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause

1955

Drama

Stunt Double

7.5
2.3
Monsoon
Monsoon

1952

Drama • Romance

Director

4
0.2
The Bushwhackers
The Bushwhackers

1951

Thriller • Western

Director

5.1
0.3
The Bushwhackers
The Bushwhackers

1951

Thriller • Western

Screenplay

5.1
0.3
Born to Be Bad
Born to Be Bad

1950

Drama

Dialogue Coach

5.9
0.8
In a Lonely Place
In a Lonely Place

1950

Drama • Mystery • Romance

Other

7.6
1.7
Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death

1947

Crime • Thriller

Stunts

7
1.3

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