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Adrian Lyne

Director | Writer | Producer

Starting his career as a director of TV commercials, he moved into film by making his debut with the teen drama Foxes, but made his breakthrough film with the musical hit Flashdance and was later hired to helm Nine 1/2 Weeks. He was nominated for best director at the Academy Awards for Fatal Attraction... See full bio »

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in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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Filmography

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2014 Back Roads (pre-production)
 
2002 Unfaithful
 
1997 Lolita
 
1993 Indecent Proposal
 
1990/I Jacob's Ladder
 
1987 Fatal Attraction
 
1986 Nine 1/2 Weeks
 
1983 Flashdance
 
1980 Foxes
 
1976 Mr. Smith (short)
 
1973 The Table (short)
 
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2014 Back Roads (pre-production)
 
1976 Mr. Smith (short) (written by)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2002 Unfaithful (producer)
 
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1999 The Directors (TV series documentary) (acknowledgment: stills and clips provided by - 1 episode)
– The Films of Adrian Lyne (acknowledgment: stills and clips provided by)
 
Show ShowSelf (16 titles)
2007 Greatest Ever 80s Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 In the Tracks of Maurice Jarre (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Releasing the 'Flashdance' Phenomenon (video short)
Himself
 
2007 The Look of 'Flashdance' (video short)
Himself
 
2007 The History of 'Flashdance' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Flashdance: The Choreography (video short)
Himself
 
2007 Greatest Ever Romantic Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 100 Greatest Sexy Moments (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 8 May 2002 (2002) … Himself - Guest
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Films of Adrian Lyne … Himself
 
1997 On the Set of Lolita (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1988-1990 The Media Show (TV series)
Himself
– Sex and the Cinema (1990) … Himself
– Episode #2.1 (1988) … Himself
 
1990 Building 'Jacob's Ladder' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1988 The 60th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Director
 
1988 The 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Director
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Directed music video for Michael Sembello: "Maniac" See more »

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5 Interviews  | 3 Articles  | See more »
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Mickey Rourke] He fascinates me. I can't take my eyes off him because he's never doing nothing. See more »

Trivia:

Lyne's Best Director Oscar nomination for Fatal Attraction coincided with John Boorman (UK) for Hope and Glory, Lasse Hallström (Sweden) for My Life as a Dog (My Life as a Dog), Norman Jewison (Canada) for Moonstruck and winner Bernardo Bertolucci (Italy) for The Last Emperor. This was the only instance in Oscar history where all 5 Best Director nominees were non-Americans [11 April 1988]. See more »

Trademark:

Often includes Labrador Retrievers in his films, such as Indecent Proposal and Fatal Attraction. See more »

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