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, and ''

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'' with

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. He also produced and directed the 1983 television special '' The Winds of Whoopie'' for

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. In 1988, he was set to direct ''Atuk'', based on the

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'', with Sam Kinison as the title character. The production was shut down early into filming.

Selected filmography

*'' The Winds of Whoopie'' (1983) (TV) *''

'' (1985) *'' Back to School'' (1986) *'' Moving'' (1988) *'' Cold Dog Soup'' (1990) *'' Working Tra$h'' (1990) (TV) *'' Police Academy: Mission to Moscow'' (1994) *'' Billboard Dad'' (1998) *'' The Jersey'' (1999) (TV) *'' Passport to Paris'' (1999) *''

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'' (2000) (TV)

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