Robert Mandel

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Robert Mandel

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Mandel (born 1945) is a film producer and director and television director from Oakland, California. He is best known for his film School Ties, which launched the careers of Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Cole Hauser and Chris O'Donnell. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Mandel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contrib…

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The SubstituteThe Substitute · 1996
The Substitute
7.01996
MovieActionCrime
When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. Soon he discovers a conspiracy of criminals at work, and must reassemble his team from his last jungle raid to stop them.
School TiesSchool Ties · 1992
School Ties
6.51992
MovieDrama
When David Greene receives a football scholarship to a prestigious prep school in the 1950s, he feels pressure to hide the fact that he is Jewish from his classmates and teachers, fearing that they may be anti-Semitic. He quickly becomes the big man on campus thanks to his football skills, but when his Jewish background is discovered, his worst fears are realized and his friends turn on him with violent threats and public ridicule.
F/XF/X · 1986
F/X
6.61986
MovieActionThriller
A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster. When the agency double cross him, he uses his special effects to trap the gangster and the corrupt agents.
The HauntedThe Haunted · 1991
The Haunted
5.91991
MovieHorrorMystery
When the Smurl family moves into a duplex, they find out it's haunted. When the Catholic Church is no help, they reach out to famous demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren
Big ShotsBig Shots · 1987
Big Shots
6.61987
MovieAdventureComedy
Following the death of his father, a suburbanite runs away from home and winds up on Chicago's South Side. After being mugged, the boy befriends a young hustler and, after stealing a gangster's car, the two embark on an adventure down south in search of the hustler's estranged father.
Touch and GoTouch and Go · 1986
Touch and Go
6.41986
MovieComedyDrama
A Chicago hockey star is accosted by a youth gang who attempt to rob him; after he chases them off he catches the youngest member and gives him a ride home, where he meets the boy's mother.
Perfect WitnessPerfect Witness · 1989
Perfect Witness
6.81989
MovieThrillerCrime
An innocent man is thrust into a political power struggle in this drama. After witnessing a mob killing, New York restaurant owner Sam Paxton (Aidan Quinn) reports the crime. Overzealous attorneys (Brian Dennehy and Stockard Channing) put pressure on Paxton to testify in court, but Paxton is in a tough spot when the mob starts threatening his family. Paxton now faces an impossible choice: testify and put his family at risk … or go to jail.
Hysteria: The Def Leppard StoryHysteria: The Def Leppard Story · 2001
Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story
7.02001
MovieDramaMusic
A dramatization of the early years of the hard rock band, Def Leppard, the group faces both success and personal tragedies such as drummer, Rick Allen losing his arm in a car accident and guitarist Steve Clark's alcohol addiction.

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