Martin Brest

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BIRTHDAY

August 08, 1951

Bronx, New York City, NY

RECENT CREDITS

Gigli (FILM) Aug. 1, 2003

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (FILM) Aug. 13, 2002

Meet Joe Black (FILM) Nov. 13, 1998

Scent of a Woman (FILM) Dec. 23, 1992

Midnight Run (FILM) Jul. 20, 1988

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BIOGRAPHY

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While attending New York University, Martin Brest directed the award-winning student project Hot Dogs for Gaugin, starring a then-unknown Danny De Vito. Brest went on to produce, direct, write, and edit Hot Tomorrows (1977) for the American Film Institute. These formative efforts caught the eye of Warner Bros.; the studio hired the 27-year-old Brest to direct the venerable George Burns, Art Carney, and Lee Strasberg in the melancholy comedy Going in Style (1979). The handling of this film evinced a maturity well beyond Brest's physical age, and it looked for awhile as though Hollywood had another wunderkind on its hands. Brest developed the teenage-oriented suspense film WarGames, but the project was wrested from his control after an on-set tiff with the producers. For nearly two years, Brest was virtually blacklisted, surfacing only for an acting assignment in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). The director made a successful comeback with the mega-hit Beverly Hills Cop (1984); he has continued to prosper professionally, winning an Oscar nomination for Scent of a Woman (1992), which he produced as well as directed. Brest is married to producer Lisa Weinstein.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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News, Mar. 1: "Gigli" Gets Razzed, Costner Defends Gibson, Mas...

Mar. 1, 2004

Believe it or not, the Oscars weren't the only awards show to take place over the weekend. The Razzie Awards, which "honor" the worst films of the year, were handed out Saturday night in a conference room at a Sheraton hotel in Santa Monica, Calif. Also: Kevin Costner Mel Gibson Michael Jackson Independent Spirit Awards Sofia Coppola Martha Stewart R Kelly MTV Presents Britney ...

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Posted: Oct. 30, 2001

Role Call: Berry shows her guns

Posted: Aug. 15, 2001

Role Call: Chan's one busy bee

Posted: May. 31, 2001

Role Call: Matt, Gus and "Jerry"

Posted: May. 17, 2001

Brest books Affleck for "Gigli"

Posted: May. 11, 2001

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