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==Filmography== ===Film=== {|class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Writer ! Editor |- | 1978 | ''[[Piranha (1978 film)|Piranha]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 1979 | ''[[The Lady in Red (1979 film)|The Lady in Red]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- |rowspan=3| 1980 | ''[[Return of the Secaucus 7]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | ''[[Battle Beyond the Stars]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | ''[[Alligator (film)|Alligator]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 1981 | ''[[The Howling (film)|The Howling]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 1982 | ''[[The Challenge (1982 film)|The Challenge]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- |rowspan=3| 1983 | ''[[Lianna]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | ''[[Baby It's You (film)|Baby It's You]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | ''[[Enormous Changes at the Last Minute]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 1984 | ''[[The Brother from Another Planet]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 1986 | ''[[The Clan of the Cave Bear (film)|The Clan of the Cave Bear]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- |rowspan=2| 1987 | ''[[Wild Thing (film)|Wild Thing]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | ''[[Matewan]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 1988 | ''[[Eight Men Out]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 1989 | ''[[Breaking In (1989 film)|Breaking In]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 1991 | ''[[City of Hope (1991 film)|City of Hope]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 1992 | ''[[Passion Fish]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- |rowspan=2| 1994 | ''[[The Secret of Roan Inish]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | ''[[Men of War (film)|Men of War]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 1995 | ''[[Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes|Uncredited}} | {{no}} |- | 1996 | ''[[Lone Star (1996 film)|Lone Star]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 1997 | ''[[Men with Guns]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 1999 | ''[[Limbo (1999 film)|Limbo]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 2002 | ''[[Sunshine State (film)|Sunshine State]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 2003 | ''[[Casa de los babys]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 2004 | ''[[Silver City (2004 film)|Silver City]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 2007 | ''[[Honeydripper (film)|Honeydripper]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 2008 | ''[[The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)|The Spiderwick Chronicles]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2010 | ''[[Amigo (film)|Amigo]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 2013 | ''[[Go for Sisters]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 2018 | ''The Devil's Highway'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |} ===Executive Producer=== * ''Little Saints'' (1999) * ''[[Girlfight]]'' (2000) * ''[[My Mexican Shivah]]'' (2007) * ''Talents'' (2015) * ''[[The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot]]'' (2018) * ''Grendel'' (TBA) ===Acting roles=== {|class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role |- | 1978 | ''[[Piranha (1978 film)|Piranha]]'' | Soldier |- | 1980 | ''[[Return of the Secaucus 7]]'' | Howie |- | 1983 | ''[[Lianna]]'' | Jerry |- | 1984 | ''[[The Brother from Another Planet]]'' | Man in Black #2 |- | 1986 | ''[[Something Wild (1986 film)|Something Wild]]'' | Motorcycle Cop |- | 1987 | ''[[Matewan]]'' | Hardshell Preacher |- | 1988 | ''[[Eight Men Out]]'' | Ring Lardner |- | 1991 | ''[[City of Hope (1991 film)|City of Hope]]'' | Carl |- | 1992 | ''[[Malcolm X (1992 film)|Malcolm X]]'' | FBI Agent |- | 1992 | ''[[Passion Fish]]'' | Soap Doctor |- | 1993 | ''[[Matinee (1993 film)|Matinee]]'' | Bob |- | 1996 | ''[[Gridlock'd]]'' | Cop |- | 2009 | ''[[In the Electric Mist]]'' | Michael Goldman |- | 2012 | ''[[The Normals (film)|The Normals]]'' | Dr. Marx |} ===Television=== * ''A Perfect Match'' (1980) * ''[[Unnatural Causes (1986 film)|Unnatural Causes]]'' (1986) (television film) * ''[[Shannon's Deal]]'' (1989) (television series; also creator) * ''[[The Alienist (TV series)|The Alienist]]'' (2018) (television series) * ''[[Poker Face (TV_series)|Poker Face]]'' (2025) (television series)
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