
Richard Donner
Director · 1930 – 2021 · Bronx, New York, USA
Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg; April 24, 1930 – July 5, 2021) was an American filmmaker. Described as "one of Hollywood's most reliable makers of action blockbusters", Donner directed some of the most financially successful films of the 1970s and 1980s. His career spanning more than six decades crossed genres and influenced trends among filmmakers across the world. Donner began his career in 1957 as a television director. In the 1960s, he directed episodes of the series The Rifleman, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Fugitive, The Twilight Zone, The Banana Splits, and many others. Donner made his film debut with the low-budget aviation drama X-15 in 1961, but had his critical and commercial breakthrough with the horror film The Omen in 1976. He directed the landmark superhero film Superman in 1978, which provided an inspiration for the fantasy film genre to eventually gain artistic respectability and commercial dominance. Donner later went on to direct films in the 1980s such as The Goonies and Scrooged, while reinvigorating the buddy cop film genre with the Lethal Weapon series. Donner and his wife, Lauren, owned a production company, The Donners' Company, which is most successful for producing the Free Willy and X-Men film franchises. Donner also produced Tales from the Crypt and co-wrote several comic books for Superman publisher DC Comics. In 2000, Donner received the President's Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Donner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Goonies
1985 · 6.4K votes
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1978 · 4.4K votes
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1997 · 1.7K votes
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Superman II
1980 · 2.6K votes
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2003 · 1.2K votes
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1994 · 1.8K votes
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2006 · 2.2K votes
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Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006 · 419 votes
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Out Cold
2001 · 197 votes
Movie7.6DocumentaryThe history of the comic book superhero, Superman, in his various media incarnations.
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2006 · 30 votes
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Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010 · 51 votes
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Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008 · 7 votes
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Movie6.8DocumentaryA documentary detailing the epic Rogues' Gallery of DC Comics from The Joker and Lex Luthor, Sinestro, Darkseid and more, this documentary will explore the Super Villains of DC Comics.
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
2013 · 71 votes
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Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013 · 4 votes
Movie6.8DocumentaryErnie Anderson narrates this look at the making of Richard Donner's blockbuster 1978 film. Behind-the-scenes footage, as well as scenes from the film, reveal just how audiences were able to "believe a man can fly." This program features interviews with key cast and crew.
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982 · 9 votes
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You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006 · 5 votes
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Inside Moves
1980 · 35 votes
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2019 · 12 votes
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Casting By
2012 · 44 votes
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No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009 · 13 votes
Movie5.4DocumentaryProfile of the producer and former studio head of 20th Century Fox in the 1970s, Alan Ladd Jr.
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017 · 11 votes
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Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016 · 5 votes
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Lassie
1954 · 74 votes
TV8.0ComedyMysteryCadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · 1K votes
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · 75 votes
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Sam Benedict
1962 · 3 votes
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HBO First Look
1992 · 13 votes
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Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018 · 51 votes
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Superpowered: The DC Story
2023 · 25 votes
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Reunited Apart
2020 · 2 votes
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Cursed Films
2020 · 44 votes
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E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · 81 votes