Tim Hunter (born June 15, 1947, in

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) is an American

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and

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Career

Since the late 1980s he has mostly worked on television, directing episodes for dozens of televisions series including ''

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'', '' Homicide: Life on the Street'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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''. During the early to mid-1980s, Hunter directed several

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s, including 1986's '' River's Edge'', which won that year's award for Best Picture at the

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Critical reception

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made the following comments about Hunter's work on the films ''River's Edge'' and ''

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Personal life

Hunter was born in Los Angeles, the son of British

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Ian McLellan Hunter. He attended

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, graduating in 1968.

Filmography

Film

Writer * '' Over the Edge'' (1979) * ''

'' (1982) Director * ''

'' (1982) * ''

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'' (1985) * '' River's Edge'' (1986) * ''

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'' (1989) * '' The Saint of Fort Washington'' (1993) * '' The Colony'' (1996) * '' The People Next Door'' (1996) * '' The Maker'' (1997) * ''Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples'' (1998) (Segment "Aart and Johtje Vos") * ''Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families'' (1998) (Segment "Malka Csizmadia") * ''Mean Streak'' (1999) * '' Anatomy of a Hate Crime'' (2001) * '' Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story'' (2002) * ''The Failures'' (2003) * '' Control'' (2004) * '' The Far Side of Jericho'' (2006) * '' Kings of South Beach'' (2007) * '' Looking Glass'' (2018) * '' Smiley Face Killers'' (2020)

Unrealized projects

* ''Modern Bride'' (1983) * ''Edward Ford'' (1980s) * '' RoboCop 2'' (1989) * ''Nightwood Bar'' (1993) * ''Guns and Roses'' (1993) * ''The Story of Junk'' (1999) * ''Fade'' (1999) * ''New Orleans'' (2006) * ''This is the Water'' (2018)

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunter, Tim 1947 births American people of British descent American male screenwriters American television directors Harvard University alumni Living people Film directors from Los Angeles Screenwriters from California Sundance Film Festival award winners