2007 | Helmed the quirkycomedy, "Flakes" co-starring Aaron Stanford and Zooey Deschanel |
2007 | Directed the romantic comedy "Because I Said So" starring Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore |
2006 | Directed episodes of the HBO series, "Big Love" |
2004 | Directed the short-lived HBO series, "The Comback" starring Lisa Kudrow |
2002 | Helmed the romantic comedy "40 Days and 40 Nights", starring Josh Hartnett |
1996 | Directed "The Truth About Cats and Dogs", a modern-day spin on "Cyrano de Bergerac" |
1994 | First producing credit, "Ed Wood" (as executive producer) |
1992 | TV directing debut "The Larry Sanders Show" (date approximate) |
1991 | Directed first studio-backed film, "Hudson Hawk" |
1991 | First credit as screenwriter "Meet the Applegates", co-written with Redbeard Simmons |
1989 | Feature film directing debut, "Heathers" |
| Directed short films "The Beaver Gets a Boner" and "Ed's Secret Life" (the latter for NBC's "Saturday Night Live") |
1983 | Returned to school at USC to study filmmaking |
1982 | Worked for Francis Ford Coppola at Zoetrope Studios supervising experimental video systems |
