7.0
7.0
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
2019
as Himself
Mark L. Lester
Directing
Born:November 26, 1946(age 79)
Birthplace:Cleveland, Ohio, USA
N/A
CommunityBiography
Mark L. Lester is an American writer, producer, and director of action films. 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. He also produced Armed & Dangerous starring Meg Ryan and John Candy. In 1989 he directed Class of 1999, a very loose science fiction sequel to Class of 1984. Mark Lester married Dana Dubovsky, who he now works with and had two children, Jason and Justin. He also founded American World Pictures, and independent production and distribution company. Recent films include The Base, an action film, the thrillers Blowback and Hitman's Run, and television film Pterodactyl (produced for the Sci Fi Channel). 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.
Filmography (55 movies)
6.7
6.7
Commando
1985
Director
6.4
6.4
Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991
Director
6.4
6.4
Class of 1984
1982
Executive Producer
6.3
6.3
Firestarter
1984
Director
6.1
6.1
Class of 1999
1990
Producer
6.0
6.0
Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
2009
as Self
5.9
5.9
The Funhouse
1981
Executive Producer
5.7
5.7
Armed and Dangerous
1986
Director
5.7
5.7
Night of the Running Man
1995
Producer
5.7
5.7
Sleeping With My Student
2019
Producer
5.5
5.5
Roller Boogie
1979
Director
5.3
5.3
Cinderella's Revenge
2024
Producer
5.2
5.2
The Gardener
2021
Executive Producer
5.1
5.1
White Rush
2003
Producer
5.1
5.1
Dragon Wasps
2012
Executive Producer
5.1
5.1
Lost Colony: The Legend of Roanoke
2007
Producer
5.0
5.0
The Dragons of Camelot
2014
Producer
4.9
4.9
Stunts
1977
Director
4.9
4.9
Hitman's Run
1999
Director
4.9
4.9
High Resolution
2018
Producer
4.9
4.9
Stealing Candy
2003
Producer
4.7
4.7
Extreme Justice
1993
Director
4.7
4.7
Steel Arena
1973
Producer
4.6
4.6
Sacrifice
2000
Producer
4.6
4.6
Blowback
2000
Producer
4.6
4.6
Jurassic Attack
2013
Executive Producer
4.5
4.5
The Wisher
2002
Executive Producer
4.5
4.5
The Base
1999
Producer
4.4
4.4
Devil's Prey
2001
Producer
4.4
4.4
Pterodactyl
2004
Director
4.4
4.4
Tricia's Wedding
1971
Producer
4.3
4.3
Truck Stop Women
1974
Director
4.3
4.3
The Base 2: Guilty as Charged
2000
Producer
4.3
4.3
Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon
2008
Executive Producer
4.3
4.3
The Ex
1996
Producer
4.3
4.3
Hunt Club
2023
Producer
4.3
4.3
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
1976
Director
4.1
4.1
Day of Wrath
2006
Executive Producer
4.1
4.1
Poseidon Rex
2014
Producer
4.0
4.0
Exorcist Vengeance
2022
Executive Producer
4.0
4.0
Betrayal
2003
Producer
3.8
3.8
Sinbad and the Minotaur
2011
Producer
3.7
3.7
Sand Sharks
2011
Producer
3.6
3.6
Jabberwock Dragon Siege
2011
Producer
3.6
3.6
Public Enemies
1996
Producer
3.3
3.3
Groupie
2010
Director
3.3
3.3
Bad Karma
2002
Executive Producer
3.2
3.2
Gold of the Amazon Women
1979
Director
3.0
3.0
Double Take
1998
Producer
3.0
3.0
Misbegotten
1998
Producer
2.9
2.9
Ouija Witch
2023
Executive Producer
Blood and Blackboards
2006
Masters of the Grind
2023
as Self
White House Madness
1975
Director
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