Directing
James Glickenhaus
Born July 24, 1950 · New York City, New York, USA (age 76)
James Glickenhaus is an American investment professional at Glickenhaus Co., the finance firm started by his father, Seth Glickenhaus. He was formerly a movie director before entering the finance world. Glickenhaus wrote, directed and produced a number of films in the 1980s and 1990s including the controversial film The Exterminator and the Jackie Chan vehicle, The Protector. Having left the movi…
Known For
The Protector · 1985The Protector
★ 5.91985
MovieActionCrime
Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is kidnapped. The Federal authorities suspect that Laura's father is involved with Mr. Ko, a Hong Kong drug kingpin, so the NYC police commissioner sends the two cops to Hong Kong to investigate.
Maniac Cop · 1988Maniac Cop
★ 6.11988
MovieActionHorror
A killer dressed in a police uniform begins murdering innocent people on the streets of New York City.
Exterminator 2 · 1984Exterminator 2
★ 4.11984
MovieActionCrime
The flamethrower-wielding vigilante John Eastland returns to rid New York of a drug lord and his gang.
The Exterminator · 1980The Exterminator
★ 5.51980
MovieActionCrime
When a man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York, he transforms into a violent killer, turning New York into a war zone.
Shakedown · 1988Shakedown
★ 5.81988
MovieActionCrime
When a local drug dealer shoots a dishonest cop in self-defense, lawyer and renegade undercover cop join forces to clear him. But when their investigation leads them into a maze of greed and corruption, they learn that in a town where everything is for sale, anything can happen.
McBain · 1991McBain
★ 4.41991
MovieActionWar
Santos attempts to lead a people's revolt in Colombia to overthrow the Presidente. When his revolt fails and he is killed, his sister Christina goes to New York to find McBain, a lieutenant Santos rescued during the Vietnam War. McBain agrees to help, recruits his old war buddies, raises some cash by killing a few drug dealers, then leads an attack to topple the Colombian government.
The Soldier · 1982The Soldier
★ 5.31982
MovieActionDrama
Terrorists take over a plutonium bomb and threaten to detonate it in a Saudi Arabian oil field. A special anti-terrorist unit is sent in to stop them.
Ring of Steel · 1994Ring of Steel
★ 4.91994
MovieActionDrama
A champion fencer accidentally kills an opponent in a match. Disgraced, he is blackballed from the fencing community, until a mysterious stranger saves his life one night from a gang of muggers. He soon finds himself caught up in the world of underground illegal swordfights, where combatants fight to the death.
