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Mark L. Lester

Mark L. Lester

Director · Born November 26, 1946 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Biography

Mark L. Lester (born November 26, 1946) is an American filmmaker. Following his first film, Twilight of the Mayas, Lester worked on 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, and Stephen King's Firestarter. His biggest hit came in 1985 with Commando, an Arnold Schwarzenegger action film that grossed over $57 million worldwide. He also founded American World Pictures, and independent production and distribution company, which largely produces television films. Other credits include 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.

Directed 31

2010s

  1. 2018

    Groupie

    Director

  2. 2014

    Dragons of Camelot

    Director

    31

  3. Poseidon Rex

    Director

1970s

  1. 1979

    Roller Boogie

    Director

  2. Gold of the Amazon Women

    Director

  3. 1977

    Stunts

    Director

    55
  4. 1976

    Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw

    Director

    52
  5. 1975

    White House Madness

    Director

  6. 1974

    Truck Stop Women

    Director

  7. 1973

    Steel Arena

    Director

Produced 45

2020s

  1. 2024

    Cinderella's Revenge

    Producer

    43
  2. 2023

    Ouija Witch

    Executive Producer

  3. Hunt Club

    Producer

    33
  4. 2022

    Exorcist Vengeance

    Executive Producer

  5. 2021

    The Gardener

    Executive Producer

    40

2010s

  1. 2019

    Sleeping With My Student

    Producer

    50
  2. 2018

    Groupie

    Executive Producer, Producer

  3. High Resolution

    Producer

  4. 2014

    Dragons of Camelot

    Producer

    31

  5. Poseidon Rex

    Producer

  6. 2013

    Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

    Producer

    84

  7. Jurassic Attack

    Executive Producer

    30
  8. 2012

    Dragon Wasps

    Executive Producer

  9. 2011

    Sand Sharks

    Producer

    30

  10. Jabberwock Dragon Siege

    Producer

  11. Sinbad and the Minotaur

    Producer

1990s

  1. 1999

    Hitman's Run

    Producer

  2. The Base

    Producer

    47
  3. 1998

    Misbegotten

    Producer

  4. Double Take

    Producer

  5. 1996

    The Ex

    Producer

    51

  6. Public Enemies

    Producer

    41
  7. 1995

    Night of the Running Man

    Producer

    59
  8. 1991

    Showdown in Little Tokyo

    Producer

    54
  9. 1990

    Class of 1999

    Producer

    55

1970s

  1. 1976

    Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw

    Producer

    52
  2. 1975

    White House Madness

    Producer

  3. 1974

    Truck Stop Women

    Producer

  4. 1973

    Steel Arena

    Producer

  5. 1971

    Tricia's Wedding

    Producer

Wrote 6

1990s

  1. 1994

    Class of 1999 II: The Substitute

    Original Series Creator

  2. 1990

    Class of 1999

    Story

    55

1970s

  1. 1974

    Truck Stop Women

    Screenplay

  2. 1973

    Steel Arena

    Writer

Appearances4

2020s

  1. 2023

    Masters of the Grind

    Self

  2. King on Screen

    Self

    67

2010s

  1. 2019

    In Search of the Last Action Heroes

    Self

2000s

  1. 2009

    Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

    Self