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Bob Clark
Director 1939 - 2007

Bob Clark

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Benjamin "Bob" Clark (August 5, 1939 – April 4, 2007) was an American actor, director, screenwriter and producer best known for directing and writing the script with Jean Shepherd to the 1983 Christmas film A Christmas Story. Although he... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

13 titles
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2

Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2

Bob Clark 2004 1h 28m 3.5

Babies can communicate with each other using 'baby talk', and have innate knowledge of the secrets of the universe. The infant geniuses become involved in a scheme by media mogul Bill Biscane.

Baby Geniuses

Baby Geniuses

Bob Clark 1999 1h 35m 3.0

BabyCo is the world's leading manufacturer in baby products. However, what the public doesn't know, is that Drs Kinder and Heep, two of its most brilliant scientists, are tirelessly working in complete secrecy to crack the indecipherable code to 'baby talk': a highly sophisticated language, and the key to the secrets of the universe.

The Ransom of Red Chief

The Ransom of Red Chief

Bob Clark 1998 1h 30m

Two hoboes strike on a get-rich quick scheme to kidnap an overly-energetic 9 year old son of a local banker. Based on the classic story by O'Henry.

Loose Cannons

Loose Cannons

Bob Clark 1990 1h 34m 4.7

Mac, the two-fisted, savvy cop finds that he's being saddled with a new partner, a known burnout, to work with him on a new and difficult case. The new partner is Ellis, an amazing detective, one who puts Sherlock Holmes to shame with his lightning-fast deductions. But he keeps assuming the personalities of entire casts of Television shows.

Porky's II: The Next Day

Porky's II: The Next Day

Bob Clark 1983 1h 38m 5.5

When the students of Angel Beach High decide to stage "An Evening With Shakespeare," their efforts are threatened by Miss Balbricker, who views the works of Shakespeare as obscene. She enlists the help of Reverend Bubba Flavel, a religious fanatic who brings along his flock of followers to pressure the school into shutting down the production.

A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story

Bob Clark 1983 1h 33m 7.3

A Christmas Story is a classic Christmas film about a young boy who wants an air rifle for Christmas yet his parents won't allow it saying “you’ll shoot your eye out.” The film illustrates the comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph in the winter in a small town in America in the 1940’s.

Porky's

Porky's

Bob Clark 1982 1h 34m 6.6

Set in 1954, a group of Florida high schoolers seek out to lose their virginity which leads them to seek revenge on a sleazy nightclub owner and his redneck sheriff brother for harassing them.

Tribute

Tribute

Bob Clark 1980 2h 1m

A shallow Broadway press agent learns he is dying just as his son by his ex-wife arrives for a visit.

Murder by Decree

Murder by Decree

Bob Clark 1979 2h 4m 7.0

Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper, who is killing prostitutes in London's East End.

Black Christmas

Black Christmas

Bob Clark 1974 1h 38m 6.9

A sorority house is terrorized by a stranger who makes frightening phone calls and then murders the sorority sisters during Christmas break.

 Dead of Night

Dead of Night

Bob Clark 1974 1h 28m 7.5

A young man killed in Vietnam inexplicably returns home as a zombie.

Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things

Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things

Bob Clark 1972 1h 26m 5.7

Six actors go to a graveyard on a remote island to act out a necromantic ritual. The ceremony works, and soon the dead are walking about and chowing down on human flesh.

She-Man: A Story of Fixation

She-Man: A Story of Fixation

Bob Clark 1967 1h 8m 5.0

A soldier is forced to take estrogen and wear lingerie when he's blackmailed by a violent transvestite.

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