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Michael Schultz
Director 87 years old

Michael Schultz

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Schultz was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Katherine Frances (née Leslie), a factory worker, and German American Leo Schultz, an insurance salesman. After his undergraduate work at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Marquette University, he attended Princeton... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

10 titles
Disorderlies

Disorderlies

Michael Schultz 1987 1h 26m 5.0

As not-quite-orderlies who're downright Disorderlies, rap-music favorites The Fat Boys rule. Playing the freewheeling caretakers of the frail Dennison, they stir up a comedic culture clash in Palm Beach society that only proves laughter is the best medicine this side of a tax refund.

The Last Dragon

The Last Dragon

Michael Schultz 1985 1h 49m 7.0

Martial arts student Leroy Green (Taimak) is on a quest to obtain the elusive all-powerful force known as "The Glow." Along the way he must battle the evil, self-proclaimed Shogun of Harlem - a kung fu warrior also known as Sho'nuff (Julius J Carry III) - and rescue a beautiful singer (Prince protégée Vanity) from an obsessed record promoter.

The Jerk, Too

The Jerk, Too

Michael Schultz 1984 1h 32m

Navin Johnson heads to Los Angeles to attend the wedding of his pen pal, Marie. On the way, he runs across a gang of hobos whose leader, Diesel, takes him to Las Vegas after learning of his skills at poker.

Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt

Michael Schultz 1979 1h 56m 6.0

An eccentric games inventor dies and leaves behind an inheritance worth hundreds of millions of dollars - which will only be given to the person or team, amongst his family and hired help, who wins a madcap scavenger hunt.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Michael Schultz 1978 1h 51m 4.5

A small-town band hits it big, but it must battle a nefarious plot in the music industry.

Which Way Is Up?

Which Way Is Up?

Michael Schultz 1977 1h 34m 5.0

Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his wife Annie Mae and his sexually-obsessed father Rufus.

Greased Lightning

Greased Lightning

Michael Schultz 1977 1h 36m 6.0

The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper tier NASCAR race.

Car Wash

Car Wash

Michael Schultz 1976 1h 37m 7.5

Car Wash covers the exploits of a close-knit group of employees at a Los Angeles Car Wash. In an episodic fashion, the film covers a full day, during which all manner of strange visitors make appearances.

Cooley High

Cooley High

Michael Schultz 1975 1h 47m

In the mid-1960s, a group of high school friends who live on the Near North Side of Chicago enjoy life to the fullest...parties, hanging out, meeting new friends. Then life changes for two of the guys when they are falsely arrested in connection with stealing a Cadillac. We follow their lives through to the dramatic end of high school.

Together for Days

Together for Days

Michael Schultz 1972 1h 24m

A Black radical activist and a young White woman find themselves drawn to one another during the politically and racially-charged atmosphere of early 1970s America.

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