Directing
Danny Leiner
Born May 13, 1961 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Died October 18, 2018 · aged 57
Daniel Leiner (May 13, 1961 – October 18, 2018) was an American film and television director. He was best known for directing the stoner comedy films Dude, Where's My Car? and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle.
Known For
Dude, Where's My Car? · 2000Dude, Where's My Car?
★ 5.52000
MovieAdventureComedy
Two stoners wake up after a night of partying and cannot remember where they parked their car.
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle · 2004Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
★ 6.62004
MovieComedyAdventure
Nerdy accountant Harold and his irrepressible friend, Kumar, get stoned watching television and find themselves utterly bewitched by a commercial for White Castle. Convinced there must be one nearby, the two set out on a late-night odyssey that takes them deep into New Jersey. Somehow, the boys manage to run afoul of rednecks, cops and even a car-stealing Neil Patrick Harris before getting anywhere near their beloved sliders.
The Architect · 2006The Architect
★ 5.72006
MovieDrama
An architect engages in conflict with an activist who lives in a dangerous complex the architect designed.
Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach · 2009Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach
★ 5.12009
MovieComedy
An overenthusiastic high-school maintenance man attempts to lead an unlikely group of misfits to the Nebraska state tennis championship in Balls Out: The Gary Houseman Story? director Danny Leiner's underdog sports comedy. American Pie star Seann William Scott stars as the ambitious janitor who believes he has what it takes to coach the winning team.
The Great New Wonderful · 2005The Great New Wonderful
★ 4.82005
MovieComedyDrama
The Great New Wonderful weaves five stories against the backdrop of an anxious and uncertain post-9-11 New York City.
The Young Kieslowski · 2014The Young Kieslowski
★ 6.82014
MovieComedyDrama
Grand romantic gestures need not apply in this comedic tale of star-crossed young love. Instead, freshman Brian Kieslowski displays endless reserves of bumbling awkwardness as he goes home with a girl for the first time... and then learns that he got her pregnant... with twins... all while she's going through a rather inconvenient Christianity phase. Could it be that being the good guy and doing what's right are two very different things?
Layin' Low · 1996Layin' Low
★ 7.01996
MovieComedy
On the highway of life, Jerry's at a dead-end. Unemployed and still living at home with his parents, this thirty-three year old loser has no drive to better his life. That's all about to change. A fateful drug deal gone bad transforms Jerry overnight into the cop's number one murder suspect and the mob's number one target. With a sack full of drugs and a budding romance at stake, Jerry could get a life... or lose it. Either way, it will be the ride of his life.
The Office · 2005The Office
★ 8.62005
SeriesComedy
The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
Filmography
Sort

