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Mark L. Lester

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Mark L. Lester

Born November 26, 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA31 films

Mark L. Lester (born November 26, 1946) is an American filmmaker. Following his first film, Twilight of the Mayas, Lester worked on films such as Stunts, Steel Arena, and Bobby Jo and the Outlaw. His next film Roller Boogie with Linda Blair was a modest success, which he built on with reasonably received exploitation thriller Class of 1984, and Stephen King's Firestarter. His biggest hit came in 1985 with Commando, an Arnold Schwarzenegger action film that grossed over $57 million worldwide.

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He also founded American World Pictures, and independent production and distribution company, which largely produces television films.

Other credits include Showdown in Little Tokyo starring Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee, Night of the Running Man, Extreme Justice, Misbegotten, The Ex, Double Take, and Truck Stop Women.

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Commando posterFirst watchCommando19856.7John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Firestarter poster6.3Firestarter1984Showdown in Little Tokyo poster6.4Showdown in Little Tokyo1991Class of 1984 poster6.4Class of 19841982Class of 1999 poster6.0Class of 19991990Armed and Dangerous poster5.7Armed and Dangerous1986Night of the Running Man poster5.8Night of the Running Man1995Pterodactyl poster4.3Pterodactyl2004Poseidon Rex poster4.0Poseidon Rex2014

Filmography

31 films as director
  1. 2014Dragons of CamelotDirector
  2. 2014Poseidon RexDirector
  3. 2010GroupieDirector
  4. 2004PterodactylDirector
  5. 2003BetrayalDirector
  6. 2003Stealing CandyDirector
  7. 2003White RushDirector
  8. 2000The Base 2: Guilty as ChargedDirector
  9. 2000SacrificeDirector
  10. 2000BlowbackDirector
  11. 1999The BaseDirector
  12. 1999Hitman's RunDirector
  13. 1998MisbegottenDirector
  14. 1998Double TakeDirector
  15. 1996The ExDirector
  16. 1996Public EnemiesDirector
  17. 1995Night of the Running ManDirector
  18. 1993Extreme JusticeDirector
  19. 1991Showdown in Little TokyoDirector
  20. 1990Class of 1999Director
  21. 1986Armed and DangerousDirector
  22. 1985CommandoDirector
  23. 1984FirestarterDirector
  24. 1982Class of 1984Director
  25. 1979Roller BoogieDirector
  26. 1979Gold of the Amazon WomenDirector
  27. 1977StuntsDirector
  28. 1976Bobbie Jo and the OutlawDirector
  29. 1975White House MadnessDirector
  30. 1974Truck Stop WomenDirector
  31. 1973Steel ArenaDirector