Gary Fleder

Gary Fleder
Born (1965-12-19) December 19, 1965
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film director, producer
Years active1992–present
Children1

Gary Fleder (/ˈfleɪdər/;[1] born December 19, 1965) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His most recently completed film, Homefront, was released by Open Road Films and Millennium Films in November 2013.[2] In recent years he has been a prolific director of television pilots.[3][4][5]

Life and career

Fleder was born to a Jewish family[6] in Norfolk, Virginia, the son of Lorraine and Harry Fleder.[7][8] A graduate of Boston University and the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Fleder began his television career in 1993 with an award-winning episode of Tales from the Crypt ("Forever Ambergris", starring Steve Buscemi and Roger Daltrey).[9] Since then, he has directed pilots and episodes of more than a dozen television series, including L.A. Doctors, Blind Justice, The Evidence, The Shield, Life on Mars, Happy Town, Star-Crossed, Turn: Washington's Spies and Kingdom.[10] He was an executive producer and frequent director of October Road, Life Unexpected, and The Art of More.[10]

Fleder directed "Subway" a 1996 episode of Homicide: Life on the Street that earned a Peabody Award for its guest star, Vincent D'Onofrio.[11] He also collaborated with producer Tom Hanks to direct an episode of the Emmy Award winning mini-series From the Earth to the Moon.

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, Fleder's feature film debut, premiered at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.[12] This crime film, written by Fleder's Boston University classmate and frequent collaborator Scott Rosenberg, remains a cult favorite and has been credited with reviving the career of Treat Williams. Denver marked Fleder's first work with several artists who have become recurring collaborators, including production designer/art director Nelson Coates, costume designer Abigail Murray, script supervisor Elizabeth Ludwick, and composer Steve Weisberg.

Since then, Fleder has directed a series of thrillers, including Kiss the Girls (1997), starring Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman; Don't Say a Word (2001), featuring Brittany Murphy and Michael Douglas; Impostor (2002), a sci-fi thriller based on a Philip K. Dick short story, starring Gary Sinise, Madeleine Stowe, and Vincent D'Onofrio; and Runaway Jury (2003), starring John Cusack and Academy Award winners Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman, and based on the novel by John Grisham.

The Express: The Ernie Davis Story, released in October 2008, stars Dennis Quaid, Rob Brown, and Charles S. Dutton. It tells the story of Ernie Davis (1939–1963), the first African-American winner of the Heisman Trophy.

Fleder is a member of the Directors Guild's Special Projects Committee and has served as adjunct faculty at USC School of Cinematic Arts. He and Scott Rosenberg sponsor an annual short screenplay contest at the Redstone Film Festival in Boston. He is depicted in Brian Michael Bendis' autobiographical graphic novel Fortune and Glory, which follows Bendis' exploits when Hollywood comes calling to adapt one of his works into a film.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Producer
1995 Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead Yes No
1997 Kiss the Girls Yes No
2001 Don't Say a Word Yes No
2001 Impostor Yes Yes
2003 Runaway Jury Yes Yes
2008 The Express: The Ernie Davis Story Yes No
2013 Homefront Yes No

Executive producer

Television

Year Title Director Executive Producer Notes
1992–1993 Tales from the Crypt Yes No 2 episodes
1997 Homicide: Life on the Street Yes No 1 episode
1998 From the Earth to the Moon Yes No 1 episode
L.A. Doctors Yes Consulting 3 episodes
2000 Falcone Yes No 1 episode
2002 Going to California Yes No 1 episode
The Shield Yes No 1 episode
2005 Blind Justice Yes No 3 episodes
2006 The Evidence Yes Yes 2 episodes
2007–2008 October Road Yes Yes 6 episodes
2008 Life on Mars Yes No 1 episode
2010 Happy Town Yes Yes 2 episodes
Life Unexpected Yes Yes 5 episodes
2012 The River Yes No 1 episode
Vegas Yes No 1 episode
2012–2014 Beauty & the Beast Yes Yes 1 episode
2014 Star-Crossed Yes Yes 2 episodes
Scorpion Yes No 1 episode
2014–2016 Kingdom Yes No 5 episodes
2015 Turn: Washington's Spies Yes No 1 episode
The Art of More Yes Yes 2 episodes
2016 Guilt Yes No 2 episodes
2016–2017 Zoo Yes No 2 episodes
2017 The Bold Type Yes Yes 1 episode
2020 Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector Yes No 2 episodes
Tiny Pretty Things Yes Yes 2 episodes
2025 Reacher Yes No 1 episode

TV movies

Year Title Director Producer
1992 Air Time Yes Yes
1994 The Companion Yes No
2002 R.U.S./H. Yes No
2008 Finnegan Yes No
2010 Boston's Finest Yes No
2011 Identity Yes No
2014 Identity Yes No
2015 Evil Men Yes Executive
2017 Salamander Yes No
A Midsummer's Nightmare Yes Executive

References

  1. ^ "Homefront: Exclusive Featurette with Jason Statham, James Franco, Kate Bosworth, & Gary Fleder"
  2. ^ "Homefront Trailer". Homefront-movie-trailer.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  3. ^ Nellie Andreeva (2014-02-07). "Alex Graves To Direct TNT Pilot 'Proof'; Gary Fleder To Helm The CW's 'Identity' – Deadline". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  4. ^ Nancy Tartaglione (2015-10-04). "'The Art Of More' Draws Sales As Crackle Drama Debuts – Mipcom – Deadline". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  5. ^ Denise Petski (2015-11-05). "'Guilt' & 'Beyond' Get Series Orders From ABC Family – Deadline". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  6. ^ The Telegraph: "Film-makers on film: Gary Fleder" By Benjamin Secher 05 Jul 2004
  7. ^ "Local director scores big films in Hollywood | Movies | pilotonline.com". Hamptonroads.com. 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  8. ^ The Virginian Pilot: Lorraine Fleder June 4, 2016
  9. ^ Director Gary Fleder Uses Protection with Fox. DreadCentral.com. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
  10. ^ a b "Gary Fleder". IMDb.
  11. ^ "Homicide: Life on the Street". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  12. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
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