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Alan Metter(1942-2020)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Metter grew up in the Boston area, lived in the Hollywood Hills for most of his adult life, and moved to South Florida in 2009.

Alan began his creative life at Doyle Dane Bernbach (DDB), the legendary advertising agency. In the late 1970s, Metter leaped at the opportunity to direct some of the first music videos for the likes of George Harrison, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Chicago, Olivia Newton-John, and Donna Summer, as well as comedians Rodney Dangerfield and Steve Martin, which were aired on the fledgling MTV.

The experience of directing major rock stars and comedians in music videos established Metter as a candidate to direct feature films.
BornDecember 19, 1942
DiedJune 7, 2020(77)
BornDecember 19, 1942
DiedJune 7, 2020(77)
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Known for

Back to School (1986)
Back to School
6.7
  • Director
  • 1986
G.W. Bailey, Gregg Berger, Leslie Easterbrook, George Gaynes, David Graf, Charlie Schlatter, and Michael Winslow in Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994)
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
3.5
  • Director
  • 1994
Helen Hunt, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Lee Montgomery in Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
6.0
  • Director(directed by)
  • 1985
Richard Pryor in Moving (1988)
Moving
6.1
  • Director
  • 1988

Credits

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Director



  • Olivia Newton-John: Video Gold I (2005)
    Olivia Newton-John: Video Gold I
    7.1
    Video
    • Director (videos "A Little More Love", "Deeper Than The Night", "Totally Hot")
    • 2005
  • Joanna Kerns, Alan Thicke, Kirk Cameron, Tracey Gold, Ashley Johnson, and Jeremy Miller in The Growing Pains Movie (2000)
    The Growing Pains Movie
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Passport to Paris (1999)
    Passport to Paris
    5.2
    Video
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Michael Galeota, Courtnee Draper, Theo Greenly, and Jermaine Williams in The Jersey (1999)
    The Jersey
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Billboard Dad (1998)
    Billboard Dad
    5.2
    Video
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Summertime Switch (1994)
    Summertime Switch
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1994
  • G.W. Bailey, Gregg Berger, Leslie Easterbrook, George Gaynes, David Graf, Charlie Schlatter, and Michael Winslow in Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994)
    Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
    3.5
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Working Tra$h (1990)
    Working Tra$h
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Randy Quaid in Cold Dog Soup (1990)
    Cold Dog Soup
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Richard Pryor in Moving (1988)
    Moving
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Back to School (1986)
    Back to School
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Hot Rock Videos: Volume 2
    Video
    • Director (segment "Rappin' Rodney")
    • 1985
  • Helen Hunt, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Lee Montgomery in Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
    Girls Just Want to Have Fun
    6.0
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1985
  • Rodney Dangerfield: Rappin' Rodney (1984)
    Rodney Dangerfield: Rappin' Rodney
    7.3
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1984
  • The Winds of Whoopie
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1983

Writer



  • Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy (1978)
    Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
    7.4
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1978

Producer



  • The Winds of Whoopie
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1983

Personal details

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  • Born
    • December 19, 1942
    • Sharon, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • June 7, 2020
    • Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA(heart attack)
  • Other works
    Music video: Directed "I Want to Go Back" for Rodney Dangerfield

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    The May 4, 1988, edition of Variety, announced the film "Atuk" began filming February 16, 1988, but production halted after one day. Director was Alan Metter. The cast included Christopher Walken and Ben Affleck.

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