A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Born:
December 31, 1944
Taylor Edwin Hackford (born December 31, 1944 in Santa Barbara, CA) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for his work on films such as "An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982), "The Devil's Advocate" (1997) and "Proof of Life" (2000), and for directing Jamie Foxx to an Academy Award for Best Actor in "Ray" (2004). Hackford served as president of the Directors Guild of America from 2009 to 2013.
Director:
1973 Bukowski
1978 Teenage Father
1980 The Idolmaker
1982 An Officer and a Gentleman
1984 Against All Odds
1985 White Nights
1987 Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
1988 Everybody's All-American
1993 Bound by Honor
1995 Dolores Claiborne
1997 The Devil's Advocate
2000 Proof of Life
2004 Ray
2010 Love Ranch
2013 Parker
2016 The Comedian
???? Sniff
Editor:
1973 Bukowski
1978 Teenage Father
1980 The Idolmaker
1982 An Officer and a Gentleman
1984 Against All Odds
1985 White Nights
1987 Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
1988 Everybody's All-American
1993 Bound by Honor
1995 Dolores Claiborne
1996 When We Were Kings
1997 The Devil's Advocate
2000 Proof of Life
2004 Ray
2010 Love Ranch
2013 Parker
2016 The Comedian
???? Sniff
Executive Producer:
1973 Bukowski
1978 Teenage Father
1980 The Idolmaker
1982 An Officer and a Gentleman
1984 Against All Odds
1985 White Nights
1987 Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
1988 Everybody's All-American
1989 Rooftops
1990 The Long Walk Home
1991 Defenseless
1991 Mortal Thoughts
1991 Queens Logic
1991 Sweet Talker
1993 Bound by Honor
1995 Dolores Claiborne
1996 When We Were Kings
1997 The Devil's Advocate
2000 Proof of Life
2004 Ray
2010 Love Ranch
2013 Parker
2015 A Place to Stand
2016 The Comedian
???? Sniff
Producer:
1971 Budd Boetticher: A Study in Self-Determination
1973 Bukowski
1978 Teenage Father
1980 The Idolmaker
1982 An Officer and a Gentleman
1984 Against All Odds
1985 White Nights
1987 Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
1987 La Bamba
1988 Everybody's All-American
1989 Rooftops
1990 The Long Walk Home
1991 Defenseless
1991 Mortal Thoughts
1991 Queens Logic
1991 Sweet Talker
1993 Bound by Honor
1995 Dolores Claiborne
1996 When We Were Kings
1997 The Devil's Advocate
1999 G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
2000 Proof of Life
2004 Ray
2010 Love Ranch
2013 Parker
2015 A Place to Stand
2016 The Comedian
???? Sniff
Story:
1971 Budd Boetticher: A Study in Self-Determination
1973 Bukowski
1978 Teenage Father
1980 The Idolmaker
1982 An Officer and a Gentleman
1984 Against All Odds
1985 White Nights
1987 Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
1987 La Bamba
1988 Everybody's All-American
1989 Rooftops
1990 The Long Walk Home
1991 Defenseless
1991 Mortal Thoughts
1991 Queens Logic
1991 Sweet Talker
1993 Bound by Honor
1995 Dolores Claiborne
1996 When We Were Kings
1997 The Devil's Advocate
1999 G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
2000 Proof of Life
2004 Ray
2010 Love Ranch
2013 Parker
2015 A Place to Stand
2016 The Comedian
???? Sniff
Writer:
1971 Budd Boetticher: A Study in Self-Determination
1973 Bukowski
1978 Teenage Father
1980 The Idolmaker
1982 An Officer and a Gentleman
1984 Against All Odds
1985 White Nights
1987 Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
1987 La Bamba
1988 Everybody's All-American
1989 Rooftops
1990 The Long Walk Home
1991 Defenseless
1991 Mortal Thoughts
1991 Queens Logic
1991 Sweet Talker
1993 Bound by Honor
1995 Dolores Claiborne
1996 When We Were Kings
1997 The Devil's Advocate
1999 G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
2000 Proof of Life
2004 Ray
2010 Love Ranch
2013 Parker
2015 A Place to Stand
2016 The Comedian
???? Sniff
Director:
2005 E-Ring
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Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
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