Editing Curtis Hanson (section)

=== 1982 to 1994: rise to prominence and breakthrough ===
In 1982, Hanson directed ''[[Losin' It]]'', a teen-comedy starring [[Tom Cruise]], about teenagers going to Tijuana to visit a brothel.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Losin' It |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/losin-it/2000004764/ |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref>  Hanson explains that it was "not a happy experience. A picture I'm proud of the work we all did, but it was again taken away, retitled, re-edited and music was stuck in I didn't like."<ref name=":0" /> The film received negative reviews from critics. It has an 18% score on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] based on 11 reviews.<ref name="Losin' It">{{Cite web |title=Losin' It |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2623636993/weekend/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> It opened in 180 theaters in New York and Los Angeles, opening with $437,257 for the weekend; it grossed $1,246,141 domestically.<ref name="Losin' It"/>

That same year he was credited among the writers of [[Carroll Ballard]]'s [[Never Cry Wolf (film)|''Never Cry Wolf'']].<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI{{!}}Catalog |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/58024-NEVER-CRY-WOLF?cxt=filmography |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> The review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gives the film a score of 100% based on reviews from eighteen critics, with an average rating of 7.7 out of 10.<ref>[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/never_cry_wolf/ "Never Cry Wolf ."]  ''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]''. Retrieved: November 4, 2014.</ref>  The film grossed in the US $27,668,764.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C06E1D7123BF937A25753C1A965948260 "Never Cry Wolf (1983); Arctic tale."] ''The Numbers (Nash Information Services)''. Retrieved: November 4, 2014.</ref>

In 1986, Hanson directed the [[Television film|made-for-television]] [[Crime film|crime]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] ''[[The Children of Times Square]]''.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/9270/The-Children-of-Times-Square/overview The New York Times] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208032314/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/9270/The-Children-of-Times-Square/overview|date=December 8, 2015}}</ref>

In 1987, Hanson directed [[The Bedroom Window (1987 film)|''The Bedroom Window'']] starring [[Steve Guttenberg]], [[Isabelle Huppert]], and [[Elizabeth McGovern]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Bedroom Window |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-bedroom-window/2000115555/ |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref> The film came about, while Hanson was only offered teen-comedies after ''Losin' It'' and wanted to accomplish something like ''The Silent Partners''.<ref name="guardian4"/> He explains that, when he read the novel ''The Witness'' by [[Anne Makemie Holden|Anne Holden]] and tried to get the film rights. Already bought by Paramount, Hanson made a deal with them. Hanson says McGovern was his "only choice" for the part of Denise. Hanson decided to cast French actress Huppert for a part of an American character, who felt she added sophistication to the role. Hanson says Guttenberg was not his first choice for the lead but rather a suggestion by producer [[Dino De Laurentiis]], due to his popularity in comedies. Hanson agreed to cast Guttenberg, when he saw the actor's enthusiasm, and his eagerness to escape typecast.<ref>{{Cite web |title='BEDROOM WINDOW' DIRECTOR INSPIRED BY NOVEL, HITCHCOCK |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1987-03-08-8701150213-story.html |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=Sun Sentinel|date=March 8, 1987 }}</ref> Upon its original release, the film received mixed reviews from other film critics.<ref>{{cite web |author=James Berardinelli |author-link=James Berardinelli |year=2001 |title=Review: The Bedroom Window |url=http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/b/bedroom_window.html |accessdate=2008-12-21 |publisher=reelviews.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Jack Sommersby |date=2002-12-27 |title=Movie Review - Bedroom Window, The - eFilmCritic |url=http://www.efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=3732 |accessdate=2017-08-19 |publisher=www.efilmcritic.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Derek Armstrong |title=The Bedroom Window (1987) - Curtis Hanson |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-bedroom-window-v4571/review |accessdate=2017-08-19 |work=[[AllMovie]] |publisher=www.allmovie.com}}</ref> As of April 2021, the film holds a 70% rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] with the consensus: "A likable cast and mostly solid story..."<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Bedroom Window |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bedroom_window |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=November 14, 2006 }}</ref> Of the film Hanson concluded "that was the one where my writing and directing finally merged."<ref name="guardian4"/>

In 1990, Hanson directed [[Bad Influence (1990 film)|''Bad Influence'']], starring [[Rob Lowe]] and [[James Spader]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bad Influence |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/bad-influence/2030009324/ |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref> Hanson stated that the film bears similarities to his earlier movies, ''The Silent Partner'' and ''The Bedroom Window''. He said all are about a "character who takes a step out of line. In these pictures the guy is very guilty ... and his guilt gets him in deeper and deeper. Because he's guilty he pays a terrible price, but we feel better because he paid that price and he ends up with a strict moral code he didn't have at the start of the picture."<ref>Director uses temptation theme Dudek, Duane. Milwaukee Journal; Milwaukee, Wis. [Milwaukee, Wis]09 Mar 1990: NO PG CIT.</ref> He explained that he got the directing duties because screenwriter [[David Koepp]] "was a big fan of a picture I had written called ''The Silent Partner''. When he wrote ''Bad Influence'', which actually had elements in it that were kind of inspired by ''The Silent Partner'', I think this is something David would be the first to say himself, the people who financed the movie were going, "Who should we get to direct this?" As it happened, one of them was a big fan of ''The Bedroom Window'' and said, "Well, what about that guy?" and David went, "That's a great idea!"<ref name=":0" /> During rehearsals, a sex scandal story broke about Lowe. "I don't believe in the theory that any publicity is good," said Hanson. "For Rob's sake and the picture's sake, I wish it had never happened. The story broke shortly before rehearsals and my reaction was completely selfish. I kept wondering, 'How does this affect the movie? How does it affect his performance?' It was like a carnival atmosphere around him."<ref>SCANDAL GOOD FOR ROB LOWE: [1* Edition] Persico, Joyce J. The Province 6 Mar 1990: 39.</ref>  Hanson said of the final result that "''Bad Influence'' is a movie that I'm very proud of, actually. It was the first movie where I was pretty much, within the confines of budget and obvious considerations like that, I was pretty much able to follow through with this all the way to the end including the choice of music, right down to the end."<ref name=":0" /> ''Bad Influence'' received mixed to positive reviews from critics. It holds a 65% rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] based on 20 reviews.<ref name="tomatoes2">{{cite web |title=Bad Influence (1990) |date=March 9, 1990 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bad_influence/ |access-date=26 October 2022 |publisher=rottentomatoes.com}}</ref>

In 1992 Hanson directed ''[[The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992 film)|The Hand That Rocks the Cradle]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hand that Rocks the Cradle |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-hand-that-rocks-the-cradle/cast/2000273301/ |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref> starring [[Rebecca De Mornay]] and [[Annabella Sciorra]]. The film opened on January 10, 1992, and grossed $7.7 million in its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite news |date=1992-01-17 |title=Nanny-from-hell Thriller 'Cradle' Surpasses 'hook' |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/01/17/nanny-from-hell-thriller-cradle-surpasses-hook/ |url-status=live |access-date=2010-11-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731043857/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-01-17/entertainment/9201050666_1_million-last-weekend-grossed-million-in-box-office |archive-date=2012-07-31}}</ref> The film lasted at #1 for four consecutive weeks and by the end of its run earned $88 million in the United States and Canada<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hand that Rocks the Cradle |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl777422337/weekend/ |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mathews |first=Jack |date=1992-02-03 |title=COMMENTARY : Why Disney's 'Cradle' Rocked the Nation : Movies: Savvy marketing turns films from the big screen into hot topics for the small screen |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-02-03-ca-1047-story.html |access-date=2010-11-18}}</ref> and $52 million internationally,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Groves |first=Don |date=February 22, 1993 |title=Hollywood Wows World Wickets |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |page=85}}</ref> for a worldwide total of $140 million.