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Ron Shelton
Writer 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 →

Filmography

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11 titles
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.

Bad Boys II

Bad Boys II

Michael Bay 2003 2h 26m 6.6

Two loose-cannon narcotics cops investigate the flow of Ecstacy into Florida.

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.

Blue Chips

Blue Chips

William Friedkin 1994 1h 48m 7.0

A college basketball coach is forced to break the rules in order to get the players he needs to stay competitive.

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.

The Best of Times

The Best of Times

Roger Spottiswoode 1986 1h 44m 4.0

A small-town loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game.

Under Fire

Under Fire

Roger Spottiswoode 1983 2h 8m 7.0

Three U.S. journalists get too close to one another and their work in 1979 Nicaragua.

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