Nominated for
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3 wins & 4 nominations.
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Personal Details
Other Works:
Made an award winning short subject, "Hot Dogs for Gauguin" with Danny DeVito early in his career.
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Personal Quote:
[on directing
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)] That the film turned out to be coherent is a miracle. That it is successful proves there is a God.
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Trivia:
He was originally going to direct
Rain Man (1988) but abruptly bailed when production was due to start due to "creative differences".
Steven Spielberg stepped in but left after a few months, followed by
Sydney Pollack who eventually left as well, leaving the project without a director until
Barry Levinson signed on.
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