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Martin Brest

Directing
Known For

73 Years Old

Martin Brest (born August 8, 1951) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. After his feature debut, Going in Style (1979), he directed the action comedies Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Midnight Run (1988), which were critical and commercial hits. He then directed Scent of a Woman (1992), starring Al Pacino, who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance, and earned Brest nominations for Best Director and Best Picture. He followed it with Meet Joe Black (1998), which received mixed reviews. Brest's next film was Gigli (2003). After disagreements between Brest and Revolution Studios, creative control was taken from him, resulting in a radically re-written and re-shot version of the original film being released, which became his first and only unprofitable film and, in fact, a major box-office bomb and was widely panned. It remains his last film to date. Description above from the Wikipedia article Martin Brest, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

The Bronx, New York City, New York on 8th August 1951

All Credits

Beverly Hills Cop Image
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Palms Hotel Checkout Clerk (uncredited)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High Image
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Dr. Miller
Spies Like Us Image
Spies Like Us
Drive-In Security
Midnight Run Image
Midnight Run
Airline Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Hot Dogs for Gauguin Image
Hot Dogs for Gauguin
Man on Ferry