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Peter Hyams

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Peter Hyams was born in New York on July 26, 1943, and attended Hunter College Elementary School. He studied art and music at the Art Students League and the High School of Music and Art as well as at Syracuse University, where he majored in music and art. Before he became a CBS News news anchor in... See full bio »

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2013 Enemies Closer (completed)
 
2009 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
 
2005 Threshold (TV series)
– Trees Made of Glass: Part 2 (2005)
 
2005 A Sound of Thunder
 
2001 The Musketeer
 
1999 End of Days
 
1997 The Relic
 
1995 Sudden Death
 
1994 Timecop
 
1992 Stay Tuned
 
1990 Narrow Margin
 
1988 The Presidio
 
1986 Running Scared
 
1985 Amazing Stories (TV series)
– The Amazing Falsworth (1985)
 
1984 2010
 
1983 The Star Chamber
 
1981 Outland
 
1979 Hanover Street
 
1977 Capricorn One
 
1976 Peeper
 
1974 Our Time
 
1974 Busting
 
1972 Goodnight, My Love (TV movie)
 
1972 Rolling Man (TV movie)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (14 titles)
2013 Enemies Closer (completed)
 
2009 Universal Soldier: Regeneration (director of photography)
 
2009 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (director of photography)
 
2005 A Sound of Thunder (director of photography)
 
2001 The Musketeer (director of photography)
 
1999 End of Days (director of photography)
 
1997 The Relic (director of photography)
 
1995 Sudden Death (director of photography)
 
1994 Timecop (director of photography)
 
1992 Stay Tuned (director of photography)
 
1990 Narrow Margin (director of photography)
 
1988 The Presidio (director of photography)
 
1986 Running Scared (director of photography)
 
1984 2010 (director of photography)
 
Show ShowWriter (13 titles)
2009 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (screenplay)
 
1990 Narrow Margin (screenplay)
 
1984 2010 (screenplay)
 
1983 The Star Chamber (screenplay)
 
1981 Outland (written by)
 
1980 The Hunter (screenplay)
 
1979 Hanover Street (written by)
 
1977 Telefon (screenplay)
 
1977 Capricorn One (written by)
 
1974 Our Time
 
1974 Busting (written by)
 
1972 Goodnight, My Love (TV movie)
 
1971 T.R. Baskin
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
1987 The Monster Squad (executive producer)
 
1986 Running Scared (executive producer)
 
1984 2010 (producer)
 
1971 T.R. Baskin (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2007 Monster Squad Forever! (video documentary) (additional thanks)
 
2002 The Smashing Machine (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
2010 More Tales from the Script (video documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Advice for New Screenwriters (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 Behind the Lines (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Tales from the Script (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Flights of Fancy: The Politics and Paranoia of Capricorn One (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Evolution of Clint Eastwood (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Business End: Violence in Cinema (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Craft of Dirty Harry (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Great Bolshy Yarblockos! Making 'A Clockwork Orange' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2000 End of Days: The Beginning (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Films of Peter Hyams … Himself
 
1984 2010: The Odyssey Continues (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1971 The Irv Kupcinet Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 March 1971 (1971) … Himself
 

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Hanover Street -- An American bomber pilot stationed in England during WWII meets and falls in love with a young married Englishwoman and finds himself having to team up with her husband, a British secret service agent, on a dangerous espionage mission. Narrow Margin -- US Home Video Extra (Clip) from Tri Star Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning -- When terrorists threaten nuclear catastrophe, the world's only hope is to reactivate decommissioned Universal Soldier Luc Deveraux. Rearmed and reprogrammed, Deveraux must take on his nemesis from the original Universal Soldier and a next-generation "UniSol".
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Personal Details

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6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Personal Quote:

There's a really wretched invention called a zoom lens, which is the most abused, single abused, thing in filmmaking. It's more abused by young filmmakers than anybody. It's just a vile piece of equipment. As for tricky scene transitions, I know directors who sit down and literally look for those things as ways to get from scene to scene... See more »

Trivia:

Claims that he has never been invited to join the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) because they "don't like" him and are biased against directors who shoot their own films. In 1997, he said this to Conrad L. Hall, who didn't believe him. After Hall and Haskell Wexler offered to sign recommendations on an application letter for him... See more »

Trademark:

Shoots his movies in as close to natural light levels as possible, even during night and interior scenes. As a result his work is often criticized for being poorly lit. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo