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Martin Brest (born August 8, 1951) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. After his feature debut, Going in Style (1979), he directed the action comedies Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Midnight Run (1988), which were critical and commercial hits.
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- August 8, 1951 (age 72), The Bronx, New York City, U.S.
- 1972–2003
Martin Brest. Director: Scent of a Woman. Martin Brest was born on 8 August 1951 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Scent of a Woman (1992), Midnight Run (1988) and Beverly Hills Cop (1984).
- Director, Writer, Producer
- August 8, 1951
- 3 min
Jul 18, 2023 · Martin Brest, director of 'Beverly Hills Cop,' 'Midnight Run,' 'Scent of a Woman' and 'Meet Joe Black,' discusses his exile from Hollywood after 'Gigli'.
- Going in Style
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High
- Beverly Hills Cop
- Midnight Run
- Scent of A Woman
- Meet Joe Black
- Gigli
The original Going in Style starred George Burns, Art Carney and Lee Strasberg as a trio of old men who decide to rob a bank. The clever idea, written by Brest, was rebooted by Zach Braff in 2017 with Michael Caine, Alan Arkin and Morgan Freeman.
Brest didn’t direct, but he did play the role of Dr. Miller. We figured we’d give you a different kind of “Brest” with many of our first topless movie experiences: Phoebe Cates.
A classic among classics, Brest directed for the first time without writing the script. But that’s alright, given that he had the funniest man in comedy at the time. The film grossed more than $234 million on a $14 million budget. And it was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Comedy.
Four years later, Brest’s work was again nominated for a Golden Globe in the category of Best Motion Picture Comedy. The film, starring Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin, chases an accountant on the lam after skipping bail with failed bounty hunters and the FBI on his tail. The movie didn’t score as well in the box office but still made money.
Hoo-ah! Brest hit it big in the ’90s, coming into the directing chair with Al Pacino, who plays a blind prick, who schools Chris O’Donnell, a preppy student who can’t take a punch. Brest got an Academy nod for Best Director and Best Picture, but he managed to get Pacino a statue for Best Actor. And he doubled the studio’s investment in the US alone...
Although Brest was probably a bit perky after the success, it took him another six years to get a movie in the theaters, albeit with his most star-studded to date: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins and Claire Forlani. The movie pits Brad as death in a handsome dead man’s body taking a tour of the world with Hopkins’s guidance as the old man bides his time...
And then there was the final dagger. Albeit Brest had success in his films, he had started to slip in the box office. But this, this was the Hindenburg of movies, but James Cameron couldn’t help this Titanic from sinking. With a budget of more than $75 million, the box office cleared just over $7 million with Bennifer (Ben Affleck, J-LO)at the helm...
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Martin Brest. Director: Scent of a Woman. Martin Brest was born on 8 August 1951 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Scent of a Woman (1992), Midnight Run (1988) and Beverly Hills Cop (1984).
- August 8, 1951
Jul 20, 1988 · Midnight Run: Directed by Martin Brest. With Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton. A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.
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