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Ron Shelton
Director 80 years old

Ron Shelton

Whittier, California, USA

Ron Shelton (September 15, 1945 in Whittier, California) is a U.S. film director and screenwriter, most notable for making movies about sports. Shelton is an alumnus of Santa Barbara High School and of the University of Arizona and Westmont College. He is the oldest of four... Read full bio →

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9 titles
Jordan Rides the Bus

Jordan Rides the Bus

Ron Shelton 2010 53m 7.0

In the fall of 1993, in his prime and at the summit of the sports world, Michael Jordan walked away from pro basketball. After leading the Dream Team to an Olympic gold medal in 1992 and taking the Bulls to their third consecutive NBA championship the following year, Jordan was jolted by the murder of his father.

Hollywood Homicide

Hollywood Homicide

Ron Shelton 2003 1h 56m 5.4

Joe Gavilan and his new partner K. C. Calden, are detectives on the beat in Tinseltown. Neither one of them really wants to be a cop, Gavilan moonlights as a real estate broker, and Calden is an aspiring actor moonlighting as a yoga instructor.

Dark Blue

Dark Blue

Ron Shelton 2002 1h 58m 7.0

A robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics.

Play It to the Bone

Play It to the Bone

Ron Shelton 1999 2h 4m 5.0

Two aging fighters in LA, friends, get a call from a Vegas promoter because his undercard fighters for a Mike Tyson bout that night are suddenly unavailable. He wants them to box each other. They agree as long as the winner gets a shot at the middleweight title. They enlist Grace, Cesar's current and Vinnie's ex girlfriend, to drive them to Vegas.

Tin Cup

Tin Cup

Ron Shelton 1996 2h 15m 6.4

A washed up golf pro working at a driving range tries to qualify for the US Open in order to win the heart of his succesful rival's girlfriend.

Cobb

Cobb

Ron Shelton 1994 2h 8m 6.0

A reporter hired to write the 'official' biography of Ty Cobb discovers just how dark the baseball legend's real story is.

White Men Can't Jump

White Men Can't Jump

Ron Shelton 1992 1h 55m 6.7

Billy and Sydney think they're the best basketball hustlers in town, so when they join forces, nothing can stop them, except each other. To add to their problems, Billy owes money and is being chased by a pair of gangster types

Blaze

Blaze

Ron Shelton 1989 1h 57m

A middle-aged Louisiana governor falls in love with a young stripper, which jeopardizes his political career and the radical policies which have made him a controversial figure.

Bull Durham

Bull Durham

Ron Shelton 1988 1h 48m 6.8

Bull Durham is a film about a baseball league and a triangle relationship. The film was one of the most successful sport films in American.

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