Rick Rosenthal
Directing
- Born
- June 15, 1949 (age 77) · New York City, New York, USA
Richard L. Rosenthal Jr. (born June 15, 1949) is an American film instructor and director, known for directing Halloween II, Bad Boys, and Halloween: Resurrection. Rosenthal started his career by directing Halloween II (1981) and returned to the series 21 years later, helming Halloween: Resurrection (2002). In between, he directed films such as American Dreamer (1984), Russkies (1987), Distant Thunder (1988), and Just a Little Harmless Sex (1998). He also directed dozens of episodic television shows and was co-executive producer of the landmark Warner Bros. TV series Life Goes On for ABC from 1989-1991, where he guest starred in two episodes as "Uncle Richard".
Known for
Halloween II
October 30, 1981
Halloween: Resurrection
July 1, 2002
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
June 29, 2018
Mean Creek
August 20, 2004
Bad Boys
March 25, 1983
Cold Comes the Night
September 20, 2013
The Boy Behind the Door
September 27, 2020
Afternoon Delight
August 30, 2013
According to Greta
November 25, 2009
First Girl I Loved
October 18, 2016
Band of Robbers
January 15, 2016
7 Minutes
October 26, 2014
Behind the camera64
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- 2024I Hate Myself and Want to Die Producer
- 2024Food and Country Co-Executive Producer
- 2024The Grab Executive Producer
- 2024Alien Contact Director
- 2023Invisible Beauty Executive Producer
- 2023Stay Awake Executive Producer
- 2023