Alan Dennis Metter (December 19, 1942 – June 7, 2020) was an American film director whose most notable credits include ''

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'' starring

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, and ''

Girls Just Want to Have Fun "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is a song written, recorded and performed by American musician Robert Hazard, who released it as a single in 1979. It is best known for the version of American singer Cyndi Lauper, who covered the song in 1983. It ...

'' with

Sarah Jessica Parker Sarah Jessica Parker (born March 25, 1965) is an American actress and television producer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including six Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. ''Time'' magazine named her one of the 100 ...

. He also produced and directed the 1983 television special '' The Winds of Whoopie'' for

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. In 1988, he was set to direct ''Atuk'', based on the

Mordecai Richler Mordecai Richler (January 27, 1931 – July 3, 2001) was a Canadian writer. His best known works are '' The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz'' (1959) and '' Barney's Version'' (1997). His 1970 novel ''St. Urbain's Horseman'' and 1989 novel ...

novel '' The Incomparable Atuk'', with

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as the title character. The production was shut down early into filming.

Selected filmography

*'' The Winds of Whoopie'' (1983) (TV) *''

'' (1985) *''

'' (1986) *'' Moving'' (1988) *'' Cold Dog Soup'' (1990) *''

Working Tra$h ''Working Tra$h'' is a 1990 American made-for-television comedy film directed by Alan Metter and starring George Carlin, Ben Stiller, Buddy Ebsen, Leslie Hope, and Michael J. Pollard. It was one of the first television films made for the then-bur ...

'' (1990) (TV) *'' Police Academy: Mission to Moscow'' (1994) *''

Billboard Dad ''Billboard Dad'' is a 1998 American direct-to-video comedy film directed by Alan Metter starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. It was produced by Warner Bros. in collaboration with Dualstar Productions and Tapestry Films (now Screendoor). Plot Se ...

'' (1998) *''

The Jersey ''The Jersey'' is an American comedy television series based on the '' Monday Night Football Club'' books by Gordon Korman. The series aired on Disney Channel from January 30, 1999, to March 23, 2004. Premise Nick Lighter, Morgan Hudson, Cole ...

'' (1999) (TV) *''

Passport to Paris ''Passport to Paris'' is a 1999 American direct-to-video film starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who also serve as the film's executive producers. It is the first of seven direct-to-video films produced by Tapestry Films to star the Olsens. Pl ...

'' (1999) *''

The Growing Pains Movie ''The Growing Pains Movie'' is a 2000 American made-for-television comedy film and is the first of two reunion films based on the 1985–1992 sitcom '' Growing Pains''. It premiered on ABC November 5, 2000 as a two-hour episode of '' The Wonderful ...

'' (2000) (TV)

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