Stewart Raffill is a British writer and director.

Biography

Raffill was born in England and grew up near Stratford before immigrating to the US and working in the motion picture industry. His writing and directing work in film and TV spans several genres including science fiction, family, comedy and drama.

Film

Raffill made his feature debut as director with '' The Tender Warrior'', starring

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and sold to Warner Brothers. It was filmed on location in

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in Georgia. He sold his next script, ''

Napoleon and Samantha ''Napoleon and Samantha'' is a 1972 American adventure drama film directed by Bernard McEveety and written by Stewart Raffill. Filmed in and around John Day, Oregon, it stars Johnny Whitaker and Jodie Foster (in her feature film debut) in the ...

'', to Disney. Raffill also worked on the film as a producer. The film starred

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and Michael Douglas. He wrote and directed ''

When the North Wind Blows ''When the North Wind Blows'' is a 1974 American film written and directed by Stewart Raffill. It gave a rare lead role to Henry Brandon. It was also known as ''The Snow Tiger''.Which was shot in New Mexico. Cast * Henry Brandon as Avakum *Herber ...

''. Raffill wrote and directed '' The Adventures of the Wilderness Family'' with Robert Logan, leading to two sequels. He followed it with two films with Logan, '' Across the Great Divide'' and '' The Sea Gypsies''. Raffill wrote and directed '' High Risk'', shot in Mexico, starring James Brolin which he later described as a personal favorite. The film got him the job of writing and directing '' The Ice Pirates'', made for John Forman and

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at MGM. Raffill directed and did uncredited writing on '' The Philadelphia Experiment'' that won Best Science Fiction Film at the Rome Film Festival. Raffill directed and wrote '' Mac and Me'', made to provide royalties to the McDonald's Foundation and starred Jade Calegory, who had

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. The film became a cult favorite and was re-released in 2019. Begelmen hired Raffill to direct '' Mannequin Two: On the Move''. Raffill wrote the original screenplay for '' Passenger 57''.DRESSED FOR SUCCESS: AMONG THE ESPRESSO MAKERS AND PATIO FURNITURE OF WANAMAKERS IN CENTER CITY, A MANNEQUIN HAS COME TO LIFE AGAIN. WHAT'S SHE DOING? WHY, MAKING A MOVIE, OF COURSE. Rea, Steven. Philadelphia Inquirer16 June 1990: D.1. Raffill wrote and directed '' Lost in Africa'' made for the Tusk charity. He also wrote and directed ''

Tammy and the T-Rex ''Tammy and the T-Rex'', also known as ''Tanny and the Teenage T-Rex'', is a 1994 American science fiction horror comedy film directed by Stewart Raffill and written by Raffill and Gary Brockette. The film, which stars Terry Kiser, Ellen Dubin, D ...

,'' which was re-released in 2019 and was the official selection for the Fantastic Fest and premiered at Beyond Fest. It starred Paul Walker, Denise Richards and Terry Kiser. Other credits include '' A Month of Sundays,'' starring Rod Steiger, Sal Sapienza and Dee Wallace Stone; ''

Survival Island ''Survival Island'', also known as ''Three'', is a 2005 erotic thriller survival film written and directed by Stewart Raffill and starring Billy Zane, Kelly Brook, and Juan Pablo Di Pace. Plot Jack and Jennifer are a wealthy couple who are ...

,'' starring Billy Zane and Juan Pablo DiPace; '' Mysterious;'' and the family musical ''

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Television

He moved into directing for TV with '' The New Adventures of Robin Hood'' and the TV movie '' The New Swiss Family Robinson'' with

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and

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, which he also wrote. He directed ''

Grizzly Falls ''Grizzly Falls'' is a 1999 adventure film about a boy and a bear, set in British Columbia in the early 20th century. It was written by Stuart Margolin and Richard Beattie, and directed by Stewart Raffill. Plot The film starts with an old man, ...

'' that won the Heartland Award and starred

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. Raffill directed episodes of '' Pensacola: Wings of Gold'' and ''

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'', and the TV movie ''

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Filmography

TV credits

References

External links

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Personal website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Raffill, Stewart 1942 births Living people British film directors British male screenwriters Science fiction film directors