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Michael Lehmann

Highest Rated: 95% Heathers (1989)

Lowest Rated: 3% Because I Said So (2007)

Birthday: Mar 30, 1957

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA

Lehmann began his Hollywood career working for Francis Ford Coppola at Zoetrope Studios, supervising video cameras on "One From the Heart" (1982) and "The Outsiders" (1983). He returned to film school at USC where he directed the acclaimed short film "The Beaver Gets a Boner." Lehmann also provided a short, "Ed's Secret Life," for NBC's "Saturday Night Live." The success of these shorts led to a production deal with New World Pictures and his first feature directing assignment, "Heathers" (1989). Working from Daniel Waters' sardonic script, Lehmann fashioned a black comedy that dealt with high school cliques, teen alienation, suicide and murder. "Heathers" greatly improved the career standings of its leads, Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, and future "bad girl" Shannen Doherty (who was featured as one of the eponymous princesses) .

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Highest rated movies

95% 83% Heathers
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92% 88% Ed Wood
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85% 56% The Truth About Cats & Dogs
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40% 43% 40 Days and 40 Nights
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29% 50% Airheads
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22% 46% Flakes
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21% 25% My Giant
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9% 49% Meet the Applegates
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3% 65% Because I Said So
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Michael Lehmann

Michael Lehmann Michael Lehmann AIRHEADS, director Michael Lehmann, on set, 1994, TM and Copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. MY GIANT, Michael Lehmann, Gheorghe Muresan, Billy Crystal, 1998, (c)Columbia Pictures 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS, director Michael Lehmann, Josh Hartnett, on set, 2002. ©Miramax 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS, director Michael Lehmann, on set, 2002. ©Miramax MY GIANT, Billy Crystal (front, left), director Michael Lehmann (front, right), on set, 1998.©Sony Pictures THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS & DOGS, director Michael Lehmann, Ben Chaplin, Janeane Garofalo, on set, 1996. TM and Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. BECAUSE I SAID SO, P.J. Byrne, director Michael Lehmann, on set, 2007. ©Universal HUDSON HAWK, director Michael Lehmann (l.), Bruce Willis (r.), 1991, (c)TriStar Pictures View more photos

Filmography

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Poison Executive Producer - 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Peppercorns and the Secret of the Deep Sea Producer - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Peppercorns and the Curse of the Black King Producer - 2017
22% 46% Flakes Director $613 2007
3% 65% Because I Said So Director $42.6M 2007
40% 43% 40 Days and 40 Nights Director $37.9M 2002
21% 25% My Giant Director $8.0M 1998
85% 56% The Truth About Cats & Dogs Director $34.1M 1996
29% 50% Airheads Director $4.9M 1994
92% 88% Ed Wood Executive Producer $5.9M 1994
31% 56% Hudson Hawk Director $16.4M 1991
9% 49% Meet the Applegates Director,
Screenwriter 		$274.8K 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Applegates Director - 1990
95% 83% Heathers Director $1.1M 1989

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No Score Yet 85% Will Trent Director 2024
54% 76% American Rust Director 2024
94% 94% Heels Director 2023
87% 78% The Terror Director 2019
92% 92% Snowfall Director 2017-2019
92% 80% Veronica Mars Director 2019
64% 91% Deception Director 2018
60% 78% Tyrant Executive Producer,
Director 		2014 2016
85% 85% Betas Executive Producer,
Director 		2013-2014
71% 81% Dexter Director 2011-2012
81% 88% Nurse Jackie Director 2011
55% 77% The Big C Director 2010
25% No Score Yet The Beautiful Life: TBL Director 2009
80% 82% Big Love Director 2006-2007 2009
68% No Score Yet Worst Week Director 2008-2009
63% No Score Yet Miss Guided Director 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Century City Director 2004
No Score Yet 80% CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Director 2000
81% 95% The West Wing Director 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fallen Angels Director 1995