Gary Fleder

Gary Fleder
Born (1965-12-19) December 19, 1965 (age 59)
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film director, producer
Years active1992–present
Children1

Gary Fleder (/ˈfleɪdər/;[1] born December 19, 1965) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His most recently completed film, Homefront, was released by Open Road Films and Millennium Films in November 2013.[2] In recent years he has been a prolific director of television pilots.[3][4][5]

Life and career

Fleder was born to a Jewish family[6] in Norfolk, Virginia, the son of Lorraine and Harry Fleder.[7][8] A graduate of Boston University and the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Fleder began his television career in 1993 with an award-winning episode of Tales from the Crypt ("Forever Ambergris", starring Steve Buscemi and Roger Daltrey).[9] Since then, he has directed pilots and episodes of more than a dozen television series, including L.A. Doctors, Blind Justice, The Evidence, The Shield, Life on Mars, Happy Town, Star-Crossed, Turn: Washington's Spies and Kingdom.[10] He was an executive producer and frequent director of October Road, Life Unexpected, and The Art of More.[10]

Fleder directed "Subway" a 1996 episode of Homicide: Life on the Street that earned a Peabody Award for its guest star, Vincent D'Onofrio.[11] He also collaborated with producer Tom Hanks to direct an episode of the Emmy Award winning mini-series From the Earth to the Moon.

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, Fleder's feature film debut, premiered at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.[12] This crime film, written by Fleder's Boston University classmate and frequent collaborator Scott Rosenberg, remains a cult favorite and has been credited with reviving the career of Treat Williams. Denver marked Fleder's first work with several artists who have become recurring collaborators, including production designer/art director Nelson Coates, costume designer Abigail Murray, script supervisor Elizabeth Ludwick, and composer Steve Weisberg.

Since then, Fleder has directed a series of thrillers, including Kiss the Girls (1997), starring Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman; Don't Say a Word (2001), featuring Brittany Murphy and Michael Douglas; Impostor (2002), a sci-fi thriller based on a Philip K. Dick short story, starring Gary Sinise, Madeleine Stowe, and Vincent D'Onofrio; and Runaway Jury (2003), starring John Cusack and Academy Award winners Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman, and based on the novel by John Grisham.

The Express, released in October 2008, stars Dennis Quaid, Rob Brown, and Charles S. Dutton. The Express tells the story of Ernie Davis (1939–1963), the first African-American winner of the Heisman Trophy.

Fleder is a member of the Directors Guild's Special Projects Committee and has served as adjunct faculty at USC School of Cinema and Television. He and Scott Rosenberg sponsor an annual short screenplay contest at the Redstone Film Festival in Boston. He is depicted in Brian Michael Bendis' autobiographical graphic novel Fortune & Glory, which follows Bendis' exploits when Hollywood comes calling to adapt one of his works into a film.

Personal life

Filmography

Films

Television

References

  1. ^ "Homefront: Exclusive Featurette with Jason Statham, James Franco, Kate Bosworth, & Gary Fleder"
  2. ^ "Homefront Trailer". Homefront-movie-trailer.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  3. ^ Nellie Andreeva (2014-02-07). "Alex Graves To Direct TNT Pilot 'Proof'; Gary Fleder To Helm The CW's 'Identity' – Deadline". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  4. ^ Nancy Tartaglione (2015-10-04). "'The Art Of More' Draws Sales As Crackle Drama Debuts – Mipcom – Deadline". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  5. ^ Denise Petski (2015-11-05). "'Guilt' & 'Beyond' Get Series Orders From ABC Family – Deadline". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  6. ^ The Telegraph: "Film-makers on film: Gary Fleder" By Benjamin Secher 05 Jul 2004
  7. ^ "Local director scores big films in Hollywood | Movies | pilotonline.com". Hamptonroads.com. 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  8. ^ The Virginian Pilot: Lorraine Fleder June 4, 2016
  9. ^ Director Gary Fleder Uses Protection with Fox. DreadCentral.com. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
  10. ^ a b "Gary Fleder". IMDb.
  11. ^ "Homicide: Life on the Street". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  12. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2009-09-07.