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Ronald Brian Underwood (born November 6, 1953) is an American film and television director, known for directing such films as Tremors (1990), City Slickers (1991), Heart and Souls (1993), and Mighty Joe Young (1998). Early lifeUnderwood was born November 6, 1953, in Glendale, California, the son of Ella Julia (née Green) and Laurence Joseph Underwood. In school he lived in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, as an exchange student.

The Adventures of Pluto NashThe Adventures of Pluto NashThe Adventures of Pluto Nash is a 2002 American science fictionaction comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Eddie Murphy (in a dual role), Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr, Luis Guzmán, James Rebhorn, Peter Boyle, Pam Grier, and John Cleese. The film was produced by Castle Rock Entertainment and Village Roadshow Pictures and released in the United States on August 16, 2002 by Warner Bros. Pictures.Mighty Joe Young (1998 film)Mighty Joe Young is a 1998 American epic adventure film and remake of the 1949 film of the same title about a giant mountain gorilla brought to a wildlife preserve by a young woman who raised him and a zoologist to protect him from the threat of poachers until one decides to seek his revenge and capture and kill Joe. It was directed by Ron Underwood and starred Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, Rade Šerbedžija, Naveen Andrews, Peter Firth, Regina King and David Paymer.Speechless (1994 film)Speechless (1994 film)1994 film Speechless is a 1994 American romantic comedy film directed by Ron Underwood. It stars Michael Keaton, Geena Davis (who also co-produced with her then-husband, director Renny Harlin), Bonnie Bedelia, Ernie Hudson and Christopher Reeve. Plot After meeting each other for the first time in the gift shop of the Las Cruces, New Mexico hotel where they are both staying, insomniac writers Julia Mann and Kevin Vallick fight over the last box of sleep medicine.City SlickersCity SlickersCity Slickers is a 1991 American Westerncomedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby and Jack Palance, with supporting roles by Patricia Wettig, Helen Slater, Noble Willingham and Jake Gyllenhaal making his acting debut. The film's screenplay was written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, and it was shot in New York City, New Mexico, Durango, Colorado, and Spain. City Slickers was released by Columbia Pictures on June 7, 1991.Heart and SoulsHeart and SoulsHeart and Souls is a 1993 American fantasycomedy-drama film directed by Ron Underwood. The film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Thomas Reilly, a businessman recruited by the souls of four deceased people, his guardian angels from childhood, to help them rectify their unfinished lives, as he is the only one who can communicate with them. Heart and Souls was released by Universal Pictures on August 13, 1993.Blythe DannerBlythe DannerBlythe Katherine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is an American actress. Accolades she has received include two Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Izzy Huffstodt on Huff (2004–2006), and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress for her performance in Butterflies Are Free on Broadway (1969–1972).In the Mix (film)In the Mix (film)In the Mix is a 2005 American romanticcrimecomedy-drama film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Usher, Chazz Palminteri, and Emmanuelle Chriqui. The film's plot follows Darrell, a popular DJ who is hired to play music at a party for Frank, a mob leader. However, he soon gets in trouble when he falls in love with Frank's daughter, Dolly.Tremors (1990 film)Tremors is a 1990 American monster movie directed by Ron Underwood (in his feature directorial debut) and written by S. S. Wilson and Brent Maddock, from a story by Wilson, Maddock, and Underwood. The film stars Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, and Reba McEntire (in her acting debut).Stealing SinatraStealing SinatraStealing Sinatra is a 2003 American biographicalcrimecomedy-drama film directed by Ron Underwood and starring David Arquette, William H. Macy, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Ryan Browning, and James Russo. The film focuses on the story of the kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr. (Nicholas) by Barry Keenan (Arquette), John Irwin (Macy), and Joe Amsler (Browning). Russo portrays Frank Sinatra.Back When We Were GrownupsBack When We Were GrownupsBack When We Were Grownups is a 2001 novel written by Anne Tyler in memory of her husband, who died in 1997. PlotTyler's 15th novel, like most of her work, is set in Baltimore, Maryland. It opens with the sentence, "Once upon a time, there was a woman who discovered she had turned into the wrong person." The woman in question is Rebecca Davitch, a 53-year-old widow, mother, grandmother, and proprietor of a party and catering business run from her home called Open Arms.Deer in the Works"Deer in the Works" is a 1955 science fiction short story by American writer Kurt Vonnegut, about a newspaperman considering a career at a local industrial corporation. A film adaptation was made in 1980.Glendale, CaliforniaGlendale, CaliforniaCity in California, United StatesGlendale is a city located primarily in the Verdugo Mountains region, with a small portion in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles County, in the U.S. state of California. It is located about 10 miles (16 km) north of Downtown Los Angeles. As of 2025, Glendale had a Census-estimated population of 187,823 making it the 4th-most populous city in Los Angeles County and the 24th-most populous city in California.

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