Biography
Dahl tells unsentimental stories of hopelessly stupid men who take the fall for beautiful dames. Whereas most movies of this ilk are set against the backdrop of urban L.A. or NYC, this Montana native finds the darkness in the heart of middle America, in claustrophobic towns surrounded by great open spaces. In an era of imitations, both cheap and lavish, he offers the real deal.
Dahl entered the industry as a storyboard artist on "A" films …
Career Milestones
2007 | Helmed the Mafia Comedy thriller, "You Kill Me" starring Ben Kingsley, Tea Leoni and Bill Pullman | |
2005 | Directed "The Great Raid," the true story of the 6th Ranger Battalion, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Mucci that liberated over 500 American prisoners-of-war from the notorious Cabanatuan Japanese POW camp | |
2001 | Helmed the thriller "Joy Ride" | |
1998 | Directed Matt Damon and Edward Norton in "Rounders" | |
1993 | Made third film, the acclaimed "The Last Seduction"; rights sold to HBO which premiered film before its theatrical release | |
1993 | Helmed the feature "Red Rock West"; acquired by HBO for domestic TV distribution then picked up for theatrical release by Roxie Releasing | |
1989 | Professional feature directing debut, "Kill Me Again" (also wrote screenplay) | |
1988 | Served as a visual consultant and storyboard artist on Jonathan Demme's "Married to the Mob" | |
1987 | First produced screenplay, "Private Investigations"; also served as 2nd unit director | |
1983 | Worked as an assistant director on the omnibus horror film, "The Dungeonmaster" | |
| Directed music videos for Kool and the Gang and Joe Satriani | ||
| Moved to Los Angeles, attended AFI's directing program | ||
1980 | First feature, a student film entitled "The Death Mutants" and made for $12,000 dollars | |
Awards
1995 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Director in Red Rock West |
1995 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay in Red Rock West |
1994 | Directors Guild of America Award for Movies For Television and Mini-Series in The Last Seduction |
1994 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for New Generation Award in The Last Seduction |