Rick Rosenthal
{{short description|American director}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2013}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Rick Rosenthal
| image =
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| birth_name = Richard L. Rosenthal Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|6|15}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| occupation = Film director, film instructor, film historian, television director, producer
| education = AFI Conservatory
| spouse = {{marriage|Nancy Stephens|1981}}
| years_active = 1975–present
| children = 3
}}
Richard L. Rosenthal Jr. (born June 15, 1949) is an American film instructor and director, known for directing Halloween II, Bad Boys, and Halloween: Resurrection.
Early life
Rosenthal was born in New York City, the son of Hinda (née Gould) and entrepreneur Richard L. Rosenthal Sr.{{cite web| url= http://www.filmreference.com/film/88/Rick-Rosenthal.html|title=Rick Rosenthal Biography|work=filmreference.com}}
Career
Rosenthal started his career by directing Halloween II and returned to the series 21 years later, helming Halloween: Resurrection. In between he has directed films such as American Dreamer (1984), Russkies (1987), Distant Thunder (1988) and Just a Little Harmless Sex (1998). He also directed dozens of episodic television shows, and was co-executive producer of the landmark Warner Bros. TV series Life Goes On for ABC from 1989-1991, where he guest starred in two episodes as "Uncle Richard".
Rosenthal, along with his wife Nancy Stephens, executive produced the film Invisible Beauty about model and activist Bethann Hardison, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/638a1a40d406b261cbf2d400|title=Invisible Beauty|website=festival.sundance.org|access-date=2023-03-01}}{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2023/07/invisible-beauty-bethann-hardison-documentary-magnolia-pictures-acquisition-news-directors-hardison-and-frederic-tcheng-1235440237/|author=Matthew Carey|date=July 18, 2023|title=Magnolia Pictures Acquires 'Invisible Beauty'; Doc About Pioneering African American Model Bethann Hardison Features Zendaya, Naomi Campbell|work=Deadline}}
Personal life
Rosenthal met his wife, actress Nancy Stephens, while filming Halloween II.
Select filmography as a director
=Film=
- Halloween II (1981)
- Bad Boys (1983)
- American Dreamer (1984)
- Russkies (1987)
- Distant Thunder (1988)
- Just a Little Harmless Sex (1998)
- Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
- Nearing Grace (2005)
- Drones (2013)
=Television=
- Secrets of Midland Heights (1 episode, 1981)
- Darkroom (3 episodes, 1981-1982)
- Life Goes On (10 episodes, 1989-1991)
- Nasty Boys (1989, pilot)
- Yesterday Today (1992, unsold pilot)
- The Witches of Eastwick (1992, unsold pilot)
- Devlin (1992, television film;{{cite web|title=Devlin (1992)|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7b98baa7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428094648/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7b98baa7|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 28, 2020|website=BFI|publisher=British Film Institute|access-date=July 18, 2021}} released theatrically in the Philippines as New York Mob War){{cite news|title=Opens April 02!|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19940327&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|access-date=July 18, 2021|work=Manila Standard|publisher=Kamahalan Publishing Corp.|date=March 27, 1994|page=18|quote=a SOLAR FILMS release}}
- The Birds II: Land's End (1994, television film), credited as Alan Smithee
- Early Edition (2 episodes, 1996–1997)
- Dellaventura (1 episode, 1997)
- The Practice (1 episode, 1997)
- Wasteland (1 episode, 1999)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2 episodes, 1999–2000)
- Strong Medicine (1 episode, 2000)
- Providence (6 episodes, 2000–2001)
- The District (6 episodes, 2001–2003)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2 episodes, 2002)
- Crossing Jordan (1 episode, 2002)
- She Spies (1 episode, 2003)
- Smallville (7 episodes, 2003–2008)
- Tru Calling (2 episodes, 2004–2005)
- Point Pleasant (1 episode, 2005)
- Reunion (3 episodes, 2005–2006)
- Veronica Mars (1 episode, 2006)
- Flash Gordon (1 episode, 2007)
- The Dresden Files (1 episode, 2007)
- 90210 (1 episode, 2009)
- Being Erica (3 episodes, 2009–2010)
- Greek (1 episode, 2009)
- Mental (1 episode, 2009)
- Life on Mars (1 episode, 2009)
- Haven (1 episode, 2010)
- Drop Dead Diva (1 episode, 2010)
- Gigantic (2 episodes, 2010)
- Shattered (2 episodes, 2010)
- Beauty & the Beast (1 episode, 2013)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0742819}}
{{Rick Rosenthal}}
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Category:AFI Conservatory alumni
Category:American television directors
Category:Choate Rosemary Hall alumni
Category:Film directors from New York City
Category:Film producers from New York (state)