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Peter Hyams
Director 83 years old

Peter Hyams

New York City, New York, U.S.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Peter Hyams (born July 26, 1943) is an American screenwriter, director and cinematographer, probably best known for directing the 1984 science fiction adventure 2010 (the sequel to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey), Capricorn One,... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

18 titles
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Peter Hyams 2009 1h 45m 5.1

Remake of a 1956 Fritz Lang film in which a novelist's investigation of a dirty district attorney leads to a setup within the courtroom

A Sound of Thunder

A Sound of Thunder

Peter Hyams 2005 1h 41m 5.1

When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chain reaction that alters history in disastrous ways.

The Musketeer

The Musketeer

Peter Hyams 2001 1h 44m 3.5

Young D'Artagnan seeks to join the legendary musketeer brigade and avenge his father's death - but he finds that the musketeers have been disbanded.

End of Days

End of Days

Peter Hyams 1999 2h 2m 5.3

Cynical bodyguard Jericho is hired by a man possessed by Satan, who is in search of his bride. When Jericho realizes what is happening, he must do everything he can to save the woman and the world.

The Relic

The Relic

Peter Hyams 1997 1h 50m 5.7

A homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary biologist to hunt a giant creature that is killing people in a Chicago museum.

Sudden Death

Sudden Death

Peter Hyams 1995 1h 51m 5.7

Darren McCord, a fire marshal for the Pittsburgh Civic Arena, finds himself in a race against time to save his daughter, the Vice President and a crowded stadium, when terrorists take over an NHL Stanley Cup game.

Timecop

Timecop

Peter Hyams 1994 1h 38m 5.9

An officer for a security agency that regulates time travel, must fend for his life against a shady politician who has a tie to his past.

Stay Tuned

Stay Tuned

Peter Hyams 1992 1h 27m 6.0

A husband and wife are sucked into a hellish TV and have to survive a gauntlet of twisted versions of TV shows they find themselves in.

Narrow Margin

Narrow Margin

Peter Hyams 1990 1h 37m 6.3

An L.A. District Attorney attempts to take an unwilling murder witness back to the United States to testify against a top-level mob boss. Frantically attempting to escape two deadly hitmen sent to silence her, they board a Vancouver-bound train only to discover that the killers are onboard with them.

The Presidio

The Presidio

Peter Hyams 1988 1h 37m 5.5

Jay Austin is now a civilian police detective. Colonel Caldwell was his commanding officer years before when he left the military police over a disagreement over the handling of a drunk driver. Now a series of murders that cross jurisdictions force them to work together again.

Running Scared

Running Scared

Peter Hyams 1986 1h 47m 6.0

Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal star in the motion picture that asks the question, How come the bad guys always drive the good cars? The answer has them Running Scared in this lightning-paced comic thriller.

2010

2010

Peter Hyams 1984 1h 56m 7.3

A joint American-Soviet space expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn what happened to the Discovery.

The Star Chamber

The Star Chamber

Peter Hyams 1983 1h 45m 5.3

Disgusted with criminals escaping the judicial system via technicalities, an idealistic young judge investigates an alternative method for punishing the guilty.

Outland

Outland

Peter Hyams 1981 1h 50m 7.3

In the distant future, a police marshal stationed at a remote mining colony on the Jupiter moon of Io uncovers a drug-smuggling conspiracy, and gets no help from the populace when he later finds himself marked for murder.

Hanover Street

Hanover Street

Peter Hyams 1979 1h 49m

Margaret is a nurse in England during WW2, and married to a secret agent. Things get complicated when she falls for David, an American pilot.

Capricorn One

Capricorn One

Peter Hyams 1978 2h 3m 7.0

In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing. Under threat of harm to their families the astronauts play their part in the deception on a staged set in a deserted military base.

Peeper

Peeper

Peter Hyams 1975 1h 27m 5.0

In 1947, a smart-mouthed Brit working in L.A. as a private eye (or peeper) is on a case to find the long lost daughter of a shady client pursued by two dangerous goons. The case leads him to a rich oddball Beverly Hills family.

Busting

Busting

Peter Hyams 1974 1h 32m 6.0

Two Los Angeles vice squad officers find themselves up against their corrupt superiors when they try to bring a crime boss to justice. During the course of their investigation, the two cops disguise themselves as gay men and raid a gay bar.

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