Skip to main content
David R. Ellis
Director 1952 - 2013

David R. Ellis

Santa Monica, California, USA

David Richard Ellis (September 8, 1952 - January 7, 2013) was an American filmmaker, actor and stuntman. He is best known for directing the films Final Destination 2 (2003), Cellular (2004), Snakes on a Plane (2006), The Final Destination (2009) and Shark Night 3D (2011).

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

6 titles
The Mighty Quinn

The Mighty Quinn

Carl Schenkel 1989 1h 38m

Police chief Xavier Quinn investigates the gruesome murder of Donald Pater, one of the wealthiest residents on a Caribbean island. He was found decapitated in his Jacuzzi. Although the local political establishment, especially crooked Governor Chalk, insists that small-time thief Maubee is responsible, Xavier has his doubts.

Blind Fury

Blind Fury

Phillip Noyce 1989 1h 26m 6.0

A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.

Anna

Anna

Yurek Bogayevicz 1987 1h 40m

Czech refugee Krystyna travels to New York in search of her actress idol and fellow expatriate, Anna. After her own arrival in the Big Apple, Anna finds that celebrity often doesn't travel well, and she must go through a battery of humiliating auditions to try and get work in her adopted land.

Rocky III

Rocky III

Sylvester Stallone 1982 1h 40m 6.7

When Rocky is defeated by a brutal challenger, Apollo Creed offers to retrain him in order to regain his fighting spirit.

Heroes

Heroes

Jeremy Kagan 1977 1h 52m

A Vietnam veteran suffering from post traumatic stress disorder breaks out of a VA hospital and goes on a road trip with a sympathetic traveler to find out what became of the other men in his unit.

The Strongest Man in the World

The Strongest Man in the World

Vincent McEveety 1975 1h 32m 6.0

Medfield College science major Dexter Riley and his classmates have been working on a new vitamin compound when a lab accident creates a supercharged mix that ends up in Dexter's cereal box, giving him superhuman strength.

Discussion

Loading the discussion…