Mark L. Lester

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Mark L. Lester

Born November 26, 1946 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA (age 79)

Mark L. Lester (born November 26, 1946) is an American filmmaker. Following his first film, Twilight of the Mayas, Lester worked on films such as Stunts, Steel Arena, and Bobby Jo and the Outlaw. His next film Roller Boogie with Linda Blair was a modest success, which he built on with reasonably received exploitation thriller Class of 1984, and Stephen King's Firestarter. His biggest hit came in 1…

Known For

Showdown in Little TokyoShowdown in Little Tokyo · 1991
Showdown in Little Tokyo
★ 6.41991
MovieActionComedy
An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his roots. Despite their differences, both men excel at martial arts, and utilize their formidable skills when they go up against Yoshida, a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past.
CommandoCommando · 1985
Commando
★ 6.81985
MovieActionAdventure
John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks, killers, one of his former commandos, and a fully equipped private army. With the help of a feisty stewardess and an old friend, Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge: finding his daughter before she's killed.
The FunhouseThe Funhouse · 1981
The Funhouse
★ 5.81981
MovieHorror
Rebellious teen Amy defies her parents by going to a trashy carnival that has pulled into town. In tow are her boyfriend, Buzz, and their friends Liz and Richie. Thinking it would be fun to spend the night in the campy "Funhouse" horror ride, the teens witness a murder by a deformed worker wearing a mask. Locked in, Amy and her friends must evade the murderous carnival workers and escape before it leaves town the next day.
BetrayalBetrayal · 2003
Betrayal
★ 4.22003
MovieActionThriller
When one of her hits goes wrong, a professional assassin ends up with a suitcase full of a million dollars belonging to a mob boss.
Day of WrathDay of Wrath · 2006
Day of Wrath
★ 4.52006
MovieAdventureDrama
At the height of the Spanish Inquisition, high-ranking noblemen begin dropping like flies, with alarming frequency and unexplained violence. But can local 16th-century sheriff Ruy de Mendoza discern who's responsible when no one wants to cooperate? After all, before Mendoza can even identify the bodies, the crime scenes are mysteriously cleared - and the villagers pretend the murders never happened.
Armed and DangerousArmed and Dangerous · 1986
Armed and Dangerous
★ 5.71986
MovieActionComedy
After policeman Frank Dooley is framed for theft and loses his job on the force, he joins a security guard agency and teams up with inept former defense lawyer Norman Kane. When the two botch a job guarding a local warehouse, they begin to uncover corruption within the company and their union.
Public EnemiesPublic Enemies · 1996
Public Enemies
★ 3.91996
MovieDramaCrime
Ma Barker and her sons rob banks, shoot people and wind up at the top of the FBI's Most Wanted list in the 1930s.
Stealing CandyStealing Candy · 2003
Stealing Candy
★ 5.22003
MovieThriller
Three ex-cons kidnap a famous movie star and force her to film a sex tape live on the internet for a paying audience.

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