Rotten Tomatoes
Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Frank Perry

Highest Rated: 100% The Swimmer (1968)

Lowest Rated: 0% Monsignor (1982)

Birthday: Aug 21, 1930

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

Perry established himself as a TV documentary producer before making an acclaimed feature directorial debut with "David and Lisa" (1962), written by his wife Eleanor. A sensitive, finely acted portrait of two mentally disturbed teenagers, the black-and-white film was shot on a minimal budget and possessed a distinctly independent tone. Perry and his wife collaborated on several more offbeat and savvy studies of social mores, notably their adaptation of the John Cheever short story, "The Swimmer" (1968; direction completed by Sydney Pollack) and "Diary of a Mad Housewife" (1970). Perry's work, always earnest if rather obvious, suffered somewhat following his divorce in 1970 but he returned to form with the spoof western, "Rancho Deluxe" (1976), scripted by novelist Thomas McGuane. He scored another popular success with the suburban satire "Compromising Positions" (1985).

Show Less Show More

Highest-Rated Movies

100% 83% The Swimmer Watchlist 85% 80% David and Lisa Watchlist 82% 83% Diary of a Mad Housewife Watchlist 78% 74% Last Summer Watchlist 64% 58% Play It as It Lays Watchlist 62% 40% Rancho Deluxe Watchlist 56% 33% Compromising Positions Watchlist 50% 50% Doc Watchlist 50% 72% Mommie Dearest Watchlist 10% 49% Hello Again Watchlist
View All

Frank Perry

Frank Perry View more photos

Filmography

Movies TV Shows
Sort By: Newest
On the Bridge 1992 Director, Producer Hello Again 10% 49% 1987 Director, Producer Compromising Positions 56% 33% 1985 Director, Producer Monsignor 0% 17% 1982 Director Mommie Dearest 50% 72% 1981 Director, Writer Skag 1980 Director Dummy 1979 Director Rancho Deluxe 62% 40% 1975 Director Man on a Swing 27% 1974 Director Play It as It Lays 64% 58% 1972 Director Doc 50% 50% 1971 Director, Producer Diary of a Mad Housewife 82% 83% 1970 Director, Producer Trilogy 1969 Director Last Summer 78% 74% 1969 Director The Swimmer 100% 83% 1968 Director, Producer Ladybug, Ladybug 83% 1963 Director, Producer David and Lisa 85% 80% 1962 Director
Load More