Mark L. Lester (b. November 26, 1946) has worked as a writer, producer, and director on many high-profile action films over his long career. His first film was Twilight of the Mayas. Lester then worked on many films, such as Stunts, Steel Arena, and Bobby Jo and the Outlaw. His next film Roller Boogie with Linda Blair was a modest success, which he built on with reasonably received exploitation thriller Class of 1984. In 1985 he had his biggest hit with Commando, an Arnold Schwarzenegger action film that grossed over $57 million worldwide. He also produced Armed & Dangerous starring Meg Ryan and John Candy. In 1989 he directed Class of 1999, a very loose sci-fi sequel to Class of 1984. Mark Lester married Dana Dubovsky, who he now works with and had two children, Jason and Justin. He also founded American World Pictures, and independent production and distribution company. In recent years he has made many films, ranging from action films like The Base to thrillers like Blowback and Hitman's Run. He continues to direct and distribute numerous films and remains dedicated to his craft. Most recently he directed Pterodactyl for the Sci Fi Channel. Other credits include Stephen King's Firestarter (film), Showdown in Little Tokyo starring Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee, Night of the Running Man, Extreme Justice, Misbegotten, The Ex, Double Take, and Truck Stop Women. (more)
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The Ex (1997 film):
The Ex is a Canadian 1997 film directed by Mark L. Lester and based on the novel by John Lutz.
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Roller Boogie:
Roller Boogie (1979) is a United Artists film starring Linda Blair (the former child actress from The Exorcist) and introducing Jim Bray (a former competitive artistic skater from California.) The film also stars Beverly Garland, Mark Goddard, and Ki
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Showdown in Little Tokyo:
Showdown in Little Tokyo is a Mark L. Lester film released in 1991. It features Brandon Lee in his first American film role, starring alongside Dolph Lundgren. Set in Los Angeles, California, two police officers attempt to take down a new and deadly
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Firestarter (film):
Firestarter is a 1984 science fiction thriller film based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. The plot concerns a young girl who develops pyrokinesis and the secret government agency which seeks to control her. The film was directed by Mar
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Pterodactyl (film):
Pterodactyl is a 2005 film that premiered on the Sci Fi Channel. The film is directed by Mark L. Lester. Of interesting note is that all the characters have the surnames of famous science fiction and horror authors.
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Class of 1984:
Class of 1984 is a 1982 film about a new music teacher at a troubled inner city school, where students have to pass through a metal detector due to problems with gangs, drugs, and violence. It was directed by Mark L. Lester and starred Perry King as
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Commando (film):
Commando is a 1985 American action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film's use of humor in an action film context became a distinctive element in Schwarzenegger's later roles.
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Dolph Lundgren:
Dolph Lundgren (born Hans Lundgren on November 17, 1957 ) is a Swedish actor, director and karateka. Well known for his tall stature and level of fitness, Lundgren stood around 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) and over 240 pounds (108 kg) at his peak. His breakthr
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Stephen King:
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author, screenwriter, musician, columnist, actor, film producer and director. Having sold over 350 million copies of his books, King is best known for his work in horror fiction, which demon
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Arnold Schwarzenegger:
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ; born July 30 1947 in Thal near Graz, Styria, Austria) is an Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, businessman and politician, currently serving as the 38th Governor of the state of Calif
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