Richard L. Rosenthal, Jr. (born June 15, 1949) is an American film instructor and director, known for directing '' Halloween II'' and '' Halloween: Resurrection''.

Early life, family and education

Rosenthal was born in New York City, the son of Hinda (née Gould) and entrepreneur Richard L. Rosenthal, Sr.

Career

Rosenthal started his career by directing '' Halloween II'' and returned to the series 21 years later, helming '' Halloween: Resurrection''. In between he has directed films such as ''American Dreamer'' (1984), ''

Russkies ''Russkies'' is a 1987 American comedy-drama film starring Whip Hubley and Leaf Phoenix, directed by Rick Rosenthal with cinematography by Reed Smoot. Plot A few nights before Independence Day, three 12-year old military brats (Danny, Adam, ...

'' (1987), ''Distant Thunder'' (1988) and ''

Just a Little Harmless Sex ''Just a Little Harmless Sex'' is a 1999 American romantic sex comedy film which revolves around a stranded motorist (and prostitute)'s offer to perform oral sex on a monogamous man who stops to help her. The unlikely good Samaritan must telep ...

'' (1998). He also directed dozens of episodic television shows, and was co-executive producer of the landmark

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TV series ''Life Goes On'' for ABC from 1989-1991.

Personal life

Rosenthal met his wife, actress

Nancy Stephens Nancy Stephens (born July 2, 1949) is a former American actress who has starred in many films and television shows. Stephens is perhaps best known for her role as Nurse Marion Chambers in John Carpenter's horror film '' Halloween'' (1978). She ...

, while filming ''Halloween II''.

Select filmography as a director

Film

* '' Halloween II'' (1981) * '' Bad Boys'' (1983) * '' American Dreamer'' (1984) * ''

'' (1987) * '' Distant Thunder'' (1988) * ''

'' (1998) * '' Halloween: Resurrection'' (2002) * ''

Nearing Grace ''Nearing Grace'' is a 2005 film directed by Rick Rosenthal, based on the novel by Scott Sommer. Plot High school senior Henry Nearing ( Gregory Smith) has to cope with the death of his mother and is also forced to come to terms with evolving f ...

'' (2005) * '' Drones'' (2013)

Television

*'' Darkroom'' (3 episodes, 1981-1982) *''

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'' (1989, pilot) *''Yesterday Today'' (1992, unsold pilot) *''The Witches of Eastwick'' (1992, unsold pilot) *''Devlin'' (1992, television film; released theatrically in the Philippines as ''New York Mob War'') *'' The Birds II: Land's End'' (1994, television film), credited as Alan Smithee *''

Early Edition ''Early Edition'' is an American fantasy comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS from September 28, 1996, to May 27, 2000. Set in Chicago, Illinois, it follows the adventures of a man who mysteriously receives each ''Chicago Sun-Times' ...

'' (2 episodes, 1996–1997) *''

Dellaventura ''Dellaventura'' is an American crime drama television series created by Richard Di Lello, Julian Neil and Bernard L. Nussbaumer, that aired on CBS from September 23, 1997, to January 13, 1998. The show was based on the life of late NYPD detectiv ...

'' (1 episode, 1997) *''

The Practice ''The Practice'' is an American legal drama television series created by David E. Kelley centering on partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The show ran for eight seasons on ABC, from March 4, 1997, to May 16, 2004. It won an Emmy in ...

'' (1 episode, 1997) *''

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'' (1 episode, 1999) *'' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2 episodes, 1999–2000) *''

Strong Medicine ''Strong Medicine'' is an American medical drama with a focus on feminism, feminist politics, health issues and class conflict that aired on the Lifetime Television, Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It was created and produced in part by Who ...

'' (1 episode, 2000) *''

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'' (6 episodes, 2000–2001) *''

The District ''The District'' is an American crime drama and police procedural television series which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000, to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s police department. Pr ...

'' (6 episodes, 2001–2003) *''

Buffy the Vampire Slayer ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. It is based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film), 1992 film of the same name, also written by W ...

'' (2 episodes, 2002) *''

Crossing Jordan ''Crossing Jordan'' is an American crime drama Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its dete ...

'' (1 episode, 2002) *''

She Spies ''She Spies'' is an action-adventure television show that ran from July 20, 2002 until May 17, 2004 in two seasons. The show was sold into syndication but the first four episodes were premiered on the NBC network, whose syndication arm was one of t ...

'' (1 episode, 2003) *'' Smallville'' (7 episodes, 2003–2008) *''

Tru Calling ''Tru Calling'' is an American supernatural drama television series that aired on Fox. Original episodes aired between October 30, 2003, and April 21, 2005; however, the final episode was shown in other territories before it was aired in the Unit ...

'' (2 episodes, 2004–2005) *'' Point Pleasant'' (1 episode, 2005) *''

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'' (3 episodes, 2005–2006) *''

Veronica Mars ''Veronica Mars'' is an American teen noir mystery drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune, California, and stars Kristen Bell as the eponymous character. The series prem ...

'' (1 episode, 2006) *''

Flash Gordon Flash Gordon is the protagonist of a space adventure comic strip created and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by, and created to compete with, the already established ''Buck Rogers'' adve ...

'' (1 episode, 2007) *''

The Dresden Files ''The Dresden Files'' is a series of contemporary fantasy/ mystery novels written by American author Jim Butcher. The first novel, '' Storm Front''—which was also Butcher's writing debut—was published in 2000 by Roc Books. The books are wr ...

'' (1 episode, 2007) *'' 90210'' (1 episode, 2009) *''

Being Erica ''Being Erica'' is a Canadian comedy-drama television series that aired on CBC from January 5, 2009, to December 12, 2011. Created by Jana Sinyor, the series was originally announced by the CBC as ''The Session'', but was later retitled ''Bein ...

'' (3 episodes, 2009–2010) *''

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'' (1 episode, 2009) *'' Mental'' (1 episode, 2009) *''

Life on Mars The possibility of life on Mars is a subject of interest in astrobiology due to the planet's proximity and similarities to Earth. To date, no proof of past or present life has been found on Mars. Cumulative evidence suggests that during the ...

'' (1 episode, 2009) *'' Haven'' (1 episode, 2010) *''

Drop Dead Diva ''Drop Dead Diva'' is an American legal comedy-drama/fantasy television series that aired on Lifetime from July 12, 2009, to June 22, 2014. The series was created by Josh Berman and produced by Sony Pictures Television. It stars Brooke Elliott ...

'' (1 episode, 2010) *'' Gigantic'' (2 episodes, 2010) *''

Shattered Shattered may refer to: Books * ''Shattered'' (Casey book), a 2010 non-fiction book: true-crime account of pregnant mother's murder * ''Shattered'' (Francis novel), a 2000 novel by Dick Francis: glassblower seeks videotape following death of j ...

'' (2 episodes, 2010) *'' Beauty & the Beast'' (1 episode, 2013)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosenthal, Rick 1949 births Living people AFI Conservatory alumni American television directors Choate Rosemary Hall alumni Film directors from New York City Film producers from New York (state) Harvard University alumni Independent Spirit Award winners