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Marc Rocco
Highest Rated: 80% Where the Day Takes You (1992)
Lowest Rated: 9% Dream a Little Dream (1989)
Birthday: Jun 7, 1965
Birthplace: North Hollywood, California, USA
Writer-director who graduated to feature releases with the switched-identity, teen comedy "Dream a Little Dream" (1989). Rocco managed to draw out understated performances from his two stars, the two Coreys (Haim and Feldman), while greatly benefiting from the casting of Jason Robards in a supporting role. His next effort, "Where the Day Takes You" (1992), a "gritty" look at homeless youth, featured a Who's Who of the young Hollywood of its day including Dermot Mulroney, Lara Flynn Boyle and Ricki Lake. His follow-up was the Depression-era prison drama "Murder in the First" (1995), based on the real-life trial that eventually helped shut down Alcatraz. Working with a relatively big budget and stars, Rocco turned out a compelling drama with solid performances from Kevin Bacon, Christian Slater and Gary Oldman. Son of actor Alex Rocco.
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44% | 73% | The Jacket | Writer | $6.3M | 2005 |
| 54% | 79% | Murder in the First |
Director, Executive Producer |
$16.1M | 1995 |
| 80% | 73% | Where the Day Takes You |
Director, Screenwriter, Executive Producer |
$389.0K | 1992 |
| 9% | 67% | Dream a Little Dream |
Director, Producer |
$5.0M | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Scenes From the Goldmine |
Director, Screenwriter, Original Music |
- | 1987 |