Rick Rosenthal
Highest Rated: 100% Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are) (2021)
Lowest Rated: 12% Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Birthday: Jun 15, 1949
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Director Rick Rosenthal is best known for his work on "Bad Boys"--the tough 1983 drama featuring a searing early performance by Sean Penn as a juvenile delinquent. Rosenthal graduated from Harvard before attending the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. He got his start directing features with 1981's "Halloween II," the follow-up to John Carpenter's genre-defining horror film. On the set, he met actress Nancy Stephens, whom he later married. In 2002, Rosenthal returned to Michael Myers territory with "Halloween: Resurrection," the eighth film in the un-killable franchise. After "Bad Boys," he directed the Cold War fable "Russkies" (1987), starring a very young Joaquin Phoenix, and the Vietnam veteran drama "Distant Thunder" (1988), starring Ralph Macchio and John Lithgow. Both were poorly received, and Rosenthal largely turned to TV work, presiding over episodes of "Life Goes On,""Providence,""Buffy the Vampire Slayer," and "Smallville." In 1994, he wisely took his name off "The Birds II: Land's End," and throughout the 2000s, he worked on hit shows like "Veronica Mars," "90210," and "Drop Dead Diva."
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77% | 85% | Small Engine Repair | Producer | $73.0K | 2021 |
| 100% | No Score Yet | Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are) | Executive Producer | - | 2021 |
| 97% | 73% | The Boy Behind the Door | Producer | - | 2020 |
| 87% | 86% | Standing Up, Falling Down | Producer | - | 2019 |
| 96% | 64% | Dark Money | Executive Producer | $164.0K | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | 76% | A Thousand Junkies | Executive Producer | - | 2017 |
| 29% | 75% | Destined | Producer | - | 2016 |
| 77% | 63% | And Punching the Clown | Producer | - | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | 90% | Aram, Aram | Executive Producer | - | 2015 |
| 94% | 72% | King Jack | Executive Producer | - | 2015 |
| 78% | 61% | Band of Robbers | Producer | - | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | 100% | Crescendo! The Power of Music | Executive Producer | - | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | Big in Japan | Executive Producer | - | 2014 |
| 76% | 67% | Match | Producer | $30.5K | 2014 |
| 33% | 29% | Drones |
Director, Producer |
- | 2013 |
| 68% | 54% | California Solo | Executive Producer | $15.4K | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hot Tuna | Director | - | 2012 |
| 67% | 62% | On the Ice | Executive Producer | $70.5K | 2011 |
| 60% | 56% | Greta | Producer | - | 2009 |
| 84% | 65% | Kabluey | Producer | $83.4K | 2007 |
| 45% | 50% | Nearing Grace |
Director, Producer |
- | 2005 |
| 89% | 82% | Mean Creek | Producer | $603.9K | 2004 |
| 67% | 80% | Deep Blue | Cinematographer | $129.9K | 2003 |
| 12% | 25% | Halloween: Resurrection |
Professor (Character), Director |
$30.3M | 2002 |
| 20% | 56% | Just a Little Harmless Sex |
Director, Producer |
$87.8K | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Devlin | Director | - | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nasty Boys | Director | - | 1989 |
| 14% | 43% | Russkies | Director | $1.8M | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Code of Vengeance | Director | - | 1985 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dalton | Director | - | 1985 |
| 17% | 82% | American Dreamer | Director | - | 1984 |
| 89% | 81% | Bad Boys | Director | - | 1983 |
| 31% | 63% | Halloween II | Director | - | 1981 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Go for It | Producer | - | 1976 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51% | 72% | Beauty and the Beast | Director | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | 38% | 90210 | Director | 2009 |
| 75% | 65% | Greek | Director | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 50% | Life on Mars | Director | 2009 |
| 78% | 68% | Smallville | Director | 2003 2005-2008 |
| 15% | No Score Yet | Flash Gordon | Director | 2007 |
| 91% | 78% | Veronica Mars | Director | 2006 |
| 73% | No Score Yet | The Handler | Director | 2003 |
| 20% | No Score Yet | Hack | Director | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The District | Director | 2001-2003 |
| 83% | 92% | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Director | 2002 |
| 25% | No Score Yet | MDs | Director | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | All Souls | Director | 2001 |
| 59% | No Score Yet | Falcone | Director | 2000 |
| 78% | 89% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Director | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | L.A. Doctors | Director | 1999 |
| 0% | No Score Yet | Dellaventura | Director | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Early Edition | Director | 1996-1997 |