Directing

Peter H. Hunt

Born December 19, 1938 · Pasadena, California, USA

Died April 26, 2020 · aged 81

Peter Huls Hunt (December 19, 1938 - April 26, 2020) was an American theatre, film, and television director and a theatrical lighting designer. Born in Pasadena, California, Hunt began his career as a lighting designer at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in 1958. He became Artistic Director in 1989, a post he held until 1995. In 1969, he helmed the Broadway musical 1776, winning the Tony Award f…

Known For

Dead Man's Island

Dead Man's Island · 1996

Dead Man's Island

MovieMysteryThriller

Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins, called Henrie O., is a world-famous journalist and writer. She's invited by her old lover Chase Prescott to his secluded island home. Chase, a wealthy businessman with money woes, hopes Henrie O. can discover the person he thinks is trying to kill him. It seems like she has her work cut out for her. Possible suspects include Chase's much younger wife, his son, and many others.

1776

MovieDramaHistory

Colonial representatives gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of governmental rules for the burgeoning United States. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams charge Thomas Jefferson with the task of writing a statement announcing the new country's emancipation from British rule.

When She Was Bad...

When She Was Bad... · 1979

When She Was Bad...

MovieDramaTV Movie

Stressed by a recent move and being a stay-at-home mom, Teeny takes out her bottled-up rage on her daughter Robbie. Only the help of her friends, family and counselors can stop her from harming Robbie and herself.

Bus Stop

Bus Stop · 1982

MovieComedyDrama

The story is set in a diner in rural Kansas, about 25 miles west of Kansas City, Missouri during a snowstorm from which bus passengers must take shelter.

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear · 1984

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

MovieTV MovieDrama

Retired cop Mike Halligan decides to show his grandson, who has never seen snow before, what a real white Christmas in New York is like. But a sudden fatal heart attack derails those plans, and Halligan makes a deal with the Archangel of Heaven to return to Earth for a week until Christmas in order to give his grandson the seasonal glories of New York City.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · 1986

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

MovieDramaFamily

Adventurous Huck Finn prefers rafting on the Mississippi River rather than being a part of civilization.

Hello Mother, Goodbye!

Hello Mother, Goodbye! · 1974

Hello Mother, Goodbye!

MovieComedyTV Movie

A successful engineer tires of his high-tension job and quits to start his own mail-order company, much to his mother's consternation.

Secrets

Secrets · 1992

MovieDramaRomance

Producer Mel Wexler is putting together "Manhattan," a night-time soap opera that will definitely be the toast of the town. He puts together a stellar cast, however, each member of this cast has his own little secret: Zach is a Hollywood leading man apparently being blackmailed by 2 mysterious women; Jane was a former daytime soap star who had to abruptly leave her popular role due to problems at home; Bill is a male model whose marital status would rather be kept secret by his agent; Gaby is a struggling actress determined to make it on her own; and Sabina is a legendary film star who must now take a role on a television series due to a serious "involvement" in San Francisco. One by one, their secrets unfold in this television movie based on the bestseller by Danielle Steel. (Summary Written by Phil Fernando)

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Dead Man's Island

Dead Man's Island · 1996

Dead Man's Island

MovieMysteryThriller

Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins, called Henrie O., is a world-famous journalist and writer. She's invited by her old lover Chase Prescott to his secluded island home. Chase, a wealthy businessman with money woes, hopes Henrie O. can discover the person he thinks is trying to kill him. It seems like she has her work cut out for her. Possible suspects include Chase's much younger wife, his son, and many others.

Director

1776

MovieDramaHistory

Colonial representatives gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of governmental rules for the burgeoning United States. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams charge Thomas Jefferson with the task of writing a statement announcing the new country's emancipation from British rule.

Director

When She Was Bad...

When She Was Bad... · 1979

When She Was Bad...

MovieDramaTV Movie

Stressed by a recent move and being a stay-at-home mom, Teeny takes out her bottled-up rage on her daughter Robbie. Only the help of her friends, family and counselors can stop her from harming Robbie and herself.

Director

Bus Stop

Bus Stop · 1982

MovieComedyDrama

The story is set in a diner in rural Kansas, about 25 miles west of Kansas City, Missouri during a snowstorm from which bus passengers must take shelter.

Director

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear · 1984

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

MovieTV MovieDrama

Retired cop Mike Halligan decides to show his grandson, who has never seen snow before, what a real white Christmas in New York is like. But a sudden fatal heart attack derails those plans, and Halligan makes a deal with the Archangel of Heaven to return to Earth for a week until Christmas in order to give his grandson the seasonal glories of New York City.

Director

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · 1986

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

MovieDramaFamily

Adventurous Huck Finn prefers rafting on the Mississippi River rather than being a part of civilization.

Director

Hello Mother, Goodbye!

Hello Mother, Goodbye! · 1974

Hello Mother, Goodbye!

MovieComedyTV Movie

A successful engineer tires of his high-tension job and quits to start his own mail-order company, much to his mother's consternation.

Director

Secrets

Secrets · 1992

MovieDramaRomance

Producer Mel Wexler is putting together "Manhattan," a night-time soap opera that will definitely be the toast of the town. He puts together a stellar cast, however, each member of this cast has his own little secret: Zach is a Hollywood leading man apparently being blackmailed by 2 mysterious women; Jane was a former daytime soap star who had to abruptly leave her popular role due to problems at home; Bill is a male model whose marital status would rather be kept secret by his agent; Gaby is a struggling actress determined to make it on her own; and Sabina is a legendary film star who must now take a role on a television series due to a serious "involvement" in San Francisco. One by one, their secrets unfold in this television movie based on the bestseller by Danielle Steel. (Summary Written by Phil Fernando)

Director

Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner

Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner · 1981

Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner

An adaptation of William Gillette's play about the great Detective, Sherlock Holmes.

Director

Sins of the Past

Sins of the Past · 1984

Sins of the Past

MovieMysteryThriller

A ring of call girls leaves the "business" when one of them is murdered. The survivors change their names and leave town. However, they are reunited 15 years later when another one of them is murdered and the rest realize that they are all being tracked by the same serial killer.

Director

The Private History of a Campaign That Failed

The Private History of a Campaign That Failed · 1981

The Private History of a Campaign That Failed

A Confederate soldier (Pat Hingle) tells boys to kill a man (Edward Herrmann), whose ghost comes back. Mark Twain tale of cowardly Confederate soldiers.

Director

Life on the Mississippi

Life on the Mississippi · 1980

Life on the Mississippi

MovieMusicDrama

Most mid-19th-century Mississippi River boys dreamed of occupying that pinnacle of power and glamour, the pilot house of a riverboat. In a riot of local color, this film tells how, unlike many, Sam's dream comes true. A callow teenager, he talks the tough but consummate Horace Bixby into making him his apprentice on the "Paul Jones," eventually following him to the much finer "Aleck Scott." Meanwhile, he is already spinning fantastic yarns to everyone from awe-struck lads ashore, to fellow "cub pilots", to young lady passengers who catch his eye. Things temporarily take a turn for the worse when Bixby must attend a meeting and leave Sam to work under Brown, a dour tyrant with a grudge against him.

Director

The Mysterious Stranger

The Mysterious Stranger · 1982

The Mysterious Stranger

MovieMysteryFamily

The film version of the same-titled book by Mark Twain. A young printer's apprentice imagines himself back in the days of Guttenberg, helping him to print the Bible. The next thing he knows he has conjured up a young spirit from the future who casts spells over striking printers and causes general mischief.

Director

Charley Hannah

Charley Hannah · 1986

A Fort Lauderdale, Florida Police Captain (Robert Conrad) accidentally kills a youth when he is pursuing some cop killers. The investigation into the murders and into a cocaine connection then hinges on the Captain's capabilities to get the slain teen's homeless buddy (Robert's son Shane Conrad) to trust him and provide information. Robert's son, Christian Conrad also co-stars as another police officer.

Director

The Parade

The Parade · 1984

MovieDramaTV Movie

When her estranged, drifter husband Matt returns after spending seven years in prison to ask her to let him be a part of her life again, Rachel Kirby's life is thrown into turmoil, which also affects her teenage daughter and mother.

Director

Skeezer

Skeezer · 1982

A nurse-therapist uses her dog to reach emotionally disturbed children where she works.

Director

Give 'em Hell, Harry!

Give 'em Hell, Harry! · 1975

Give 'em Hell, Harry!

One-man show about the presidency of Harry S. Truman.

Stage Director

Sworn to Vengeance

Sworn to Vengeance · 1993

Sworn to Vengeance

MovieThrillerCrime

3 kids have been brutally murdered. Sergeant Stewart gets the job investigating this macabre case. He is very determined to solve the case and he even listens to a woman that had a vision about the murders.

Director

The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel is a musical with music by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics & book by Nan Knighton, based on the 1905 novel of the same name by Baroness Orczy. The show is set in England and France during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution. The story is a precursor to the spy fiction and the superhero genres, where a hero hides under a mild-mannered alias.

Director

Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt

Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt · 1978

Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt

James Whitmore gives a rousing performance as Teddy Roosevelt, in a one-man show before a live audience similar to his previous performances in Give 'em Hell, Harry! and Will Rogers' USA.

Director

Scream Again

Scream Again · 1998

Lock your doors... check your windows... there's a knife wielding psycho out there who's killing college kids in horrific ways and setting their bodies up as props.

Director

American Playhouse

American Playhouse · 1982

American Playhouse

SeriesDramaComedy

American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.

Director

Baywatch

Baywatch · 1989

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

Join the Baywatch lifeguards on their thrilling adventures filled with beautiful beaches and those iconic red swimsuits.

Director

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel · 1994

Touched by an Angel

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.

Director

Promised Land

Promised Land · 1996

When Russell Greene loses his job, he decides to go on the road with his family. So he gathers his family including his wife Claire, his son Josh, his daughter Dinah his mother, Hattie, and his nephew Nathaniel and hits the road. With only an old Suburban, a trailer, and a dream, Russell and his family are now traveling across the country in search of adventure and helping many people along the way. Promised Land was a spinoff of the series Touched By An Angel and had several crossover episodes with that series, as well as one with Diagnosis Murder. Promised Land is an American drama series which aired on CBS from 1996 to 1999. It is a spin-off from another series, Touched by an Angel.

Director

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen · 1975

SeriesMysteryDrama

Ellery Queen is an American television detective mystery series based on the fictional character Ellery Queen. It aired on NBC during the 1975-76 television season and stars Jim Hutton as Ellery Queen, David Wayne as his father, Inspector Richard Queen, and Tom Reese as Sgt. Velie. Created by the writing/producing team of Richard Levinson and William Link, the title character "breaks" the fourth wall to ask the audience to consider their solution.

Director

Baywatch Nights

Baywatch Nights · 1995

Baywatch Nights

SeriesDramaCrime

Baywatch Nights is an American police and science fiction drama series that aired in syndication from 1995 to 1997. Created by Douglas Schwartz, David Hasselhoff, and Gregory J. Bonann, the series is a spin-off from the popular television series, Baywatch.

Director

Flying High

Flying High · 1978

SeriesDramaComedy

Flying High is an American comedy-drama series that aired on CBS from August 28, 1978 until January 23, 1979. Created by Dawn Aldredge and Martin Cohan, the series stars Connie Sellecca, Pat Klous, and Kathryn Witt.

Director

The Wizard

The Wizard · 1986

SeriesAction & Adventure

The Wizard is a live-action, family friendly, action/adventure series created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Paul B. Radin. The series included lessons in diversity, friendship, imagination, respect, and never giving up.

Director

Masquerade

Masquerade · 1983

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

Masquerade is an American espionage television series that aired for a few months on ABC in the spring of 1983.

Director

CBS Summer Playhouse

CBS Summer Playhouse · 1987

CBS Summer Playhouse

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

CBS anthology series airing unsold television pilots during the summer season.

Director

Tucker's Witch

Tucker's Witch · 1982

SeriesDramaComedy

Rick and Amanda Tucker own and operate their private detective agency in Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles. Amanda's psychic powers become an asset in solving cases but also tend to get the spouses into various troubles.

Director

Grand

In the piano-making town of Grand, Pennsylvania, Janice Pasetti keeps house for factory owner Harris Weldon, his newlywed niece and her husband, while raising her teenage daughter.

Director

Bring 'Em Back Alive

Bring 'Em Back Alive · 1982

Bring 'Em Back Alive

SeriesAction & Adventure

Bring 'Em Back Alive is an adventure television series starring Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan and Ron O'Neal. The series was shown in the United States from September 1982 to May 1983. Set in Singapore, it was one of several shows like Tales of the Gold Monkey to try to capture the success of Raiders of the Lost Ark. In reality, Frank Buck was a real big game trapper who was very famous in the 1930s. He wrote a book entitled Bring 'Em Back Alive. He appeared in several movies including a 1932 adaptation of the book and is remembered by serial fans as the star of Jungle Menace. It lasted only 17 episodes before being cancelled because of low ratings, due to being scheduled against ABC's Top 30 hits Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley.

Director

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye · 1983

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

SeriesMysteryAction & Adventure

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye is a British mystery series that aired on ITV in the United Kingdom under the shorter title 'Marlowe, Private Eye' and on HBO in the United States from April 16, 1983 through June 3, 1986. The series features Powers Boothe as Raymond Chandler's titular character, and was the first drama produced for HBO.

Director

P.S. I Luv U

P.S. I Luv U · 1991

SeriesCrimeDrama

P.S. I Luv U is an American crime drama series. The title derived from the phone number of fictitious Palm Security and Investigations, which was 774-5888, which can be reached by dialing "PSI-LUVU" on a standard North American telephone.

Director

Leg Work

Leg Work · 1987

Leg Work is an American detective drama television series created by Frank Abatemarco that premiered on CBS on October 3, 1987. The show was short-lived and only 10 episodes were produced, of which only six were aired prior to the show's cancellation. The final episode aired on November 7, 1987. The cable network TV Land later aired the remaining four episodes.

Director

When Things Were Rotten

When Things Were Rotten · 1975

When Things Were Rotten

SeriesComedyAction & Adventure

When Things Were Rotten is an American situation comedy television series created in 1975 by Mel Brooks and aired for half a season by ABC. A parody of the Robin Hood legend, the series starred Richard Gautier as Robin Hood. Also in the regular cast were Dick Van Patten as Friar Tuck, Bernie Kopell as Alan-a-Dale, Henry Polic II as the Sheriff of Nottingham, Ron Rifkin as Prince John, Misty Rowe as Maid Marian, and David Sabin as Little John. Richard Dimitri played a dual role as identical twin brothers; Renaldo was one of the Merry Men, while Bertram was the Sheriff's right-hand man.

Director

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib · 1973

Adam's Rib is an American situation comedy broadcast on ABC-TV from September 14 to December 28, 1973. It was produced by MGM Television and had 13 episodes. The series was a TV adaptation of the 1949 motion picture of the same name.

Producer

Stir Crazy

Stir Crazy · 1985

Stir Crazy is a situation comedy aired in the United States on CBS as part of its 1985 fall lineup. Stir Crazy was based on the hit 1980 film of the same name. The theme song was "Stir It Up" by Patti LaBelle.

Director

The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii · 1984

The Last Days of Pompeii

The different aspects of life in Pompeii, a coastal luxury resort near Naples catering for the very rich of imperial Rome, mainly before but culminating in the eruption of the Vesuvian volcano, which wipes it from the face of the Earth. The residents of Pompeii include Diomed, a common upstart merchant whose self-made riches from trade allow him to consider running for political office against sitting city magistrate Quintus and an impoverished aristocratic marriage for his daughter Julia; the cultivated Greek Glaucus; the gladiator Lydon; the noble-born Antonius and his sister Ione, the evil Isis-priest Arbaces who is after (their) money and power; the persecution-fearing Christian slaves Petrus, his true love Chloe, and their secret leader Olinthus.

Director

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · 1986

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

SeriesDramaFamily

On their travels, Huck Finn and the slave Jim, fall in with two tramps engaged in taking in the different country towns through which they pass, by means of the missionary dodge, the temperance crusade, or under any pretext that offers to easily raise a dishonest dollar.

Director

Hello Mother, Goodbye!

Hello Mother, Goodbye! · 1974

Hello Mother, Goodbye!

In this unsold 1974 television pilot, a successful engineer tires of his high-tension job and quits to start his own mail-order company, much to his mother's consternation.

Director