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Martin Brest
Born August 8, 1951 in The Bronx, New York City, New York8 films
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.
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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.
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First watchScent of a Woman19927.8Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over…View filmEssential films
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8 films as director- 2003GigliDirector
- 1998Meet Joe BlackDirector
- 1992Scent of a WomanDirector
- 1988Midnight RunDirector
- 1984Beverly Hills CopDirector
- 1979Going in StyleDirector
- 1977Hot TomorrowsDirector
- 1972Hot Dogs for GauguinDirector