Taylor Hackford
An early career in television documentaries helped to shape the degree of verisimilitude that informed much of Taylor Hackford's efforts as a director and producer in Hollywood. After proving his skill with real-life subjects, he ventured into features, where he fared best with biopics - especially those based on the lives of rock 'n' roll pioneers like Ritchie Valens in "La Bamba" (1987) and Ray Charles in "Ray" (2004). "An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982) and "Against All Odds" (1984) also won many moviegoers' hearts, as did later projects like "White Nights" (1985) and "Everybody's All-American" (1988). Feature-length documentaries proved to be one of his most satisfying milieus, with "Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll" (1987) and the Muhammad Ali fight story "When We Were Kings" (1996) earning him praise from critics and viewers alike. Films like these solidified Hackford's status as a director with an uncanny knack for capturing the drama inherent in everyday lives.
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Taylor Hackford
Filmography
Movies
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65% |
|
King on Screen | Self | - | 2022 |
50% |
|
Becoming Iconic | Self | - | 2018 |
24% |
|
The Comedian |
Director, Producer |
$1.7M | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Place to Stand | Executive Producer | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Mystery of Dante | se stesso (Character) | - | 2014 |
41% |
|
Parker |
Director, Producer |
$17.6M | 2013 |
12% |
|
Love Ranch |
Director, Producer |
$134.9K | 2010 |
79% |
|
Ray |
Director, Producer |
$75.3M | 2004 |
39% |
|
Proof of Life |
Director, Producer |
$32.6M | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
|
G:MT | Producer | - | 1999 |
63% |
|
The Devil's Advocate |
Director, Executive Producer |
$61.0M | 1997 |
98% |
|
When We Were Kings |
Producer, Film Editing |
$2.7M | 1996 |
85% |
|
Dolores Claiborne |
Director, Producer |
$22.8M | 1995 |
64% |
|
Blood In, Blood Out |
Director, Producer |
$4.0M | 1993 |
No Score Yet |
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Defenseless | Executive Producer | $6.4M | 1991 |
56% |
|
Mortal Thoughts | Executive Producer | $17.8M | 1991 |
30% |
|
Queens Logic | Executive Producer | $301.6K | 1991 |
88% |
|
The Long Walk Home | Executive Producer | $1.8M | 1990 |
10% |
|
Rooftops | Executive Producer | $1.1M | 1989 |
45% |
|
Everybody's All-American |
Director, Producer |
$12.6M | 1988 |
89% |
|
Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll | Director | $368.5K | 1987 |
83% |
|
La Bamba | Producer | $52.7M | 1987 |
46% |
|
White Nights | Director | $41.5M | 1985 |
64% |
|
Against All Odds |
Director, Producer |
- | 1984 |
79% |
|
An Officer and a Gentleman | Director | - | 1982 |
90% |
|
The Idolmaker | Director | - | 1980 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 20/20 | Guest | 2018 |