Known For
Directing
Born
Nov 26, 1946
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Credits
58 titles
Mark L. Lester
Biography
Mark L. Lester is an American writer, producer, and director of action films. 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 produced Armed & Dangerous starring Meg Ryan and John Candy. In 1989 he directed Class of 1999, a very loose science fiction sequel to Class of 1984. Mark Lester married Dana Dubovsky, who he now works with and had two children, Jason and Justin. He also founded American World Pictures, and independent production and distribution company. Recent films include The Base, an action film, the thrillers Blowback and Hitman's Run, and television film Pterodactyl (produced for the Sci Fi Channel). 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.
Known For
Filmography
Cinderella's Revenge
Producer
Masters of the Grind
Self
King on Screen
Self
Ouija Witch
Executive Producer
Hunt Club
Producer
Exorcist Vengeance
Executive Producer
The Gardener
Executive Producer
Sleeping With My Student
Producer
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
Self
High Resolution
Producer
The Dragons of Camelot
Director
Poseidon Rex
Director
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
Producer
Jurassic Attack
Executive Producer
Dragon Wasps
Executive Producer
Sand Sharks
Producer
Jabberwock Dragon Siege
Producer
Sinbad and the Minotaur
Producer
Groupie
Director
Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
Self
Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon
Executive Producer
Lost Colony: The Legend of Roanoke
Producer
Day of Wrath
Executive Producer
Blood and Blackboards
Pterodactyl
Director
Betrayal
Director
Stealing Candy
Director
White Rush
Director
Bad Karma
Executive Producer
The Wisher
Executive Producer
Devil's Prey
Producer
The Base 2: Guilty as Charged
Director
Sacrifice
Director
Blowback
Director
The Base
Director
Hitman's Run
Director
Misbegotten
Director
Double Take
Director
The Ex
Director
Public Enemies
Director
Night of the Running Man
Director
Class of 1999 II: The Substitute
Original Series Creator
Extreme Justice
Director
Showdown in Little Tokyo
Director
Class of 1999
Director
Armed and Dangerous
Director
Commando
Director
Firestarter
Director
Class of 1984
Director
The Funhouse
Executive Producer