Christopher Cain (born October 29, 1943
) is an American director, screenwriter, and producer.
Cain was born in
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls () is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the 130th-most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Minnehaha County and also extends into Lincoln County to the south, which continues up ...
.
In 1969, he married Sharon Thomas, and adopted her two sons, Roger and
Dean
Dean may refer to:
People
* Dean (given name)
* Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin
* Dean (South Korean singer), a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk
* Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean
Titles
* ...
. The couple's daughter Krisinda was born in 1973.
Filmography
* ''Grand Jury'' (1976), director, producer, writer
* ''Elmer'' (1976), director, writer
* ''
Sixth and Main'' (1977), director, producer, writer
* ''Charlie and the Talking Buzzard'' (1979), director, writer
* ''
The Stone Boy'' (1984), director
* ''
That Was Then... This Is Now'' (1985), director
* ''
Where the River Runs Black
''Where the River Runs Black'' is a 1986 film directed by Christopher Cain and starring Charles Durning, Peter Horton, and Dana Delany. The screenplay was written by Neal Jimenez and Peter Silverman, based on the novel ''Lazaro'' by David Kendal ...
'' (1986), director
* ''
The Principal
''The Principal'' is a 1987 crime thriller action film starring Jim Belushi, Louis Gossett Jr. and Rae Dawn Chong. Written by Frank Deese and directed by Christopher Cain, it was filmed in Oakland, California, and at Northgate High School in n ...
'' (1987), director
* ''
Young Guns'' (1988), director, producer, writer
* ''
Wheels of Terror
''Wheels of Terror'' (also known as ''Terror in Copper Valley'') is a 1990 American made-for-television thriller film directed by Christopher Cain and starring Joanna Cassidy and Marcie Leeds. The film originally debuted on the USA Network in 19 ...
'' (1990) (TV), director
* ''Lakota Moon'' (1992) (TV), director
* ''
Pure Country
''Pure Country'' is a 1992 American drama musical western film directed by Christopher Cain and starring George Strait in his acting debut, with Lesley Ann Warren, Isabel Glasser and Kyle Chandler. The film, while profitable with box office rece ...
'' (1992), director
* ''
The Next Karate Kid
''The Next Karate Kid'' is a 1994 American martial arts drama film, and the fourth installment in ''The Karate Kid'' franchise, following ''The Karate Kid Part III'' (1989). It stars Hilary Swank as Julie Pierce (in her first theatrical appeara ...
'' (1994), director
* ''
The Amazing Panda Adventure
''The Amazing Panda Adventure'' is a 1995 American adventure film directed by Christopher Cain and starring Stephen Lang, Yi Ding, and Ryan Slater. It follows a 10-year-old American boy (played by Slater) who travels to China and has to take a pa ...
'' (1995), director
* ''
Gone Fishin''' (1997), director
* ''
Rose Hill'' (1997) (TV), director
* ''
A Father's Choice
''A Father's Choice'' is a 2000 American made-for-television drama film starring Peter Strauss, Mary McDonnell, Michelle Trachtenberg, Yvonne Zima and Susan Hogan. It was directed by Christopher Cain and written by Richard Leder.
Plot
Two sister ...
'' (2000) (TV), director
* ''PC and the Web'' (2001), director
* ''
September Dawn
''September Dawn'' is a 2007 Canadian-American Western film directed by Christopher Cain, telling a fictional love story against a controversial historical interpretation of the 1857 Mountain Meadows massacre. Written by Cain and Carole Whang Sc ...
'' (2007), director, producer
* ''
Pure Country 2: The Gift'' (2010), director, producer, writer
* ''Deep in the Heart'' (2012), director
References
External links
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1943 births
Living people
Writers from Sioux Falls, South Dakota
American film producers
American male screenwriters
Film directors from South Dakota
Screenwriters from South Dakota