Alan Rudolph

Career Milestones

• 2001

  Helmed "Speaking of Sex"

• 2000

  Reunited with Nolte for "Trixie", produced by Altman; first film with Lesley Ann Warren in 16 years

• 1999

  Did his best to capture the grandness of Kurt Vonnegut's satiric vision of American greed and commercialism in "Breakfast of Champions"; had originally written screenplay for Altman shortly after novel's publication in 1973; picture reteamed him with Nolte, Willis and Headly; produced by Blocker and Willis' brother David; six-week shoot was director's shortest schedule since "Choose Me"

• 1997

  First collaboration with actor Nick Nolte (though both appeared as themselves in "The Player"), "Afterglow", produced by Altman; reteamed with Kurita; picture cost less to make than Nolte's regular Hollywood salary

• 1994

  Provided a nice look into the world of the Algonquin Hotel's Round Table of writers with "Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle", produced by Altman; Carradine, in his fifth film for the director, portrayed Will Rogers; the director's first foray into a fact-based reality