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Sidney J. Furie

Director | Writer | Producer

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Stanley Kubrick was a big fan of The Boys in Company C (1978) and cited Sidney J. Furie's war movie as the direct inspiration for Full Metal Jacket (1987). Many critics have identified similarities between the two films including, not least of all, the casting of R. Lee Ermey who plays Marine Drill Instructor Sergeant Joyce in Furie's film and Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Kubrick's. See more trivia »

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2013 Pride of Lions (post-production)
 
2011 Conduct Unbecoming
 
2008 The Four Horsemen (video)
 
2006 The Veteran (TV movie)
 
2005 American Soldiers
 
2004 Direct Action
 
2003 Detention
 
2002 Partners in Action
 
2002 The Circle
 
2002 Global Heresy
 
2001 Going Back (TV movie)
 
2001 Just Cause (TV series)
 
2001 Donzi: The Legend
 
2000 Road Rage (TV movie)
 
2000 My 5 Wives
 
2000 18 Wheels of Justice (TV series)
– Wages of Sin (2000)
 
1998-2000 Pensacola: Wings of Gold (TV series)
– Casualties of War (2000)
– Answered Prayers (2000)
– Officers and Gentleman (1999) (as Sidney Furie)
– Touch and Go (1999)
– S.O.D. (1998)
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2000 Cord (video)
 
1998-2000 V.I.P. (TV series)
– Analyze Val (2000)
– Ransom of Red Val (1999)
– Three Days to a Kill (1999)
– Mudslide Val (1999)
– Bloody Val-entine (1998)
 
1999 The Collectors (TV movie)
 
1999 In Her Defense
 
1997 Married to a Stranger (TV movie)
 
1997/II Top of the World
 
1997 The Rage
 
1996 Hollow Point
 
1995 Iron Eagle IV
 
1994 Lonesome Dove: The Series (TV series)
– Down Come Rain: Part 2 (1994)
– O Western Wind: Part 1 (1994)
– When Wilt Thou Blow: Part 3 (1994)
 
1992 Ladybugs
 
1991 The Taking of Beverly Hills
 
1988 Iron Eagle II
 
1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
 
1986 Iron Eagle
 
1984 Purple Hearts
 
1982 The Entity
 
1978 The Boys in Company C
 
1976 Gable and Lombard
 
1975 Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
 
1973 Hit!
 
1972 Lady Sings the Blues
 
1970 Little Fauss and Big Halsy
 
1970 The Lawyer
 
1967 The Naked Runner
 
1966 The Appaloosa
 
1965 The Ipcress File
 
1964 Swingers' Paradise
 
1964 The Leather Boys
 
1962 The Boys
 
1961 Wonderful to Be Young!
 
1961 Three on a Spree
 
1961 The Snake Woman
 
1961 Doctor Blood's Coffin
 
1960 Night of Passion
 
1959 A Cool Sound from Hell
 
1959 Hudson's Bay (TV series)
– Civilization (1959)
– Rebels of Red River (1959)
– The Coward (1959)
– An Eye for an Eye
– Blue-Eyed Squaw
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1959 A Dangerous Age
 
Show ShowWriter (16 titles)
2004 Direct Action (story)
 
2001 Going Back (TV movie) (story)
 
1997 The Rage (story)
 
1992 Aces: Iron Eagle III (characters)
 
1991 The Taking of Beverly Hills (story)
 
1988 Iron Eagle II (characters / written by)
 
1986 Iron Eagle (written by)
 
1984 Purple Hearts
 
1978 The Boys in Company C (written by)
 
1974-1976 Petrocelli (TV series)
– Jubilee Jones (1976) (creator)
– Shadow of a Doubt (1976) (creator)
– The Pay Off (1976) (creator)
– Deadly Journey (1976) (creator)
– Six Strings of Guilt (1976) (creator)
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1974 Night Games (TV movie) (characters)
 
1970 The Lawyer
 
1960 Night of Passion (written by)
 
1959 A Cool Sound from Hell (writer)
 
1959 Hudson's Bay (TV series)
– The Coward (1959) (screenplay and story)
– An Eye for an Eye (screenplay and story)
– Blue-Eyed Squaw (screenplay)
– MacLeod's Witch (screenplay)
– Retribution (screenplay)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1959 A Dangerous Age (writer)
 
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2005 American Soldiers (producer)
 
1984 Purple Hearts (producer)
 
1962 The Boys (producer)
 
1960 Night of Passion (producer)
 
1959 A Cool Sound from Hell (producer)
 
1959 Hudson's Bay (TV series) (producer - 13 episodes)
– Civilization (1959) (producer)
– The Coward (1959) (producer)
– An Eye for an Eye (producer)
– Blue-Eyed Squaw (producer)
– Bosom Friends (producer)
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1959 A Dangerous Age (producer)
 
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1955 On Camera (TV series)
– The Gunmen (1955) (as Sidney Furie)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2006 You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2004 The Defender (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
2004 Making of 'Direct Action' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Detention: An Afta' Skool Special (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1994 Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold (TV documentary)
 
1993 Hollywood U.K. (TV series documentary)
Himself
 

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(????) DVD commentary: Provided commentary for the Anchor Bay Entertainment DVD release of The Ipcress File.

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I don't actually consider The Entity to be a horror film--it's a supernatural suspense movie. Horror is such a huge topic that has slasher films and other horrible crap attached to it and I'm not a fan of that stuff at all. I like something that gets you thinking and "The Entity" was certainly that kind of film... See more »

Trivia:

Stanley Kubrick was a big fan of The Boys in Company C (1978) and cited Sidney J. Furie's war movie as the direct inspiration for Full Metal Jacket (1987). Many critics have identified similarities between the two films including, not least of all, the casting of R. Lee Ermey who plays Marine Drill Instructor Sergeant Joyce in Furie's film and Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Kubrick's. See more »

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