Martin Brest
Martin Brest (born August 8, 1951) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. After his feature debut, Going in Style (1979), he directed the action comedies Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Midnight Run (1988), which were critical and commercial hits. He then... Read full bio →
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Midnight Run
Spies Like Us
Two totally incompetent applicants, Emmett Fitzhume and Austin Millbarge, are chosen from a CIA recruitment program. They are parachuted into Pakistan and eventually end up in Afghanistan, chased by the Russians, where they learn they are being used as decoys to draw out the Sovet defenses.
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cops gave Eddie Murphy his biggest breakthrough as to being one of the biggest superstars of the 1980’s. Quoted by some to be one of the funniest movies off all time. This action/comedy cop movie tells the story of Detroit cop Axel Foley.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Based on the humorous bestselling novel, Fast Times at Ridgemont High details the individual struggles of teenagers as they deal with independence, success, sexuality, money, maturity, school and just making it through the formative year.
Hot Dogs for Gauguin
A down-on-his-luck photographer determined to capture visual magic and fame. He concocts an intricate plot to blow up the Statue of Liberty and sets his camera to record the exact moment of its destruction.