Martin Brest
Born Aug 8, 1951
The Bronx, New York City, New York
Martin Brest (born August 8, 1951) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. After his feature debut, Going in Style (1979), he directed the action comedies Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Midnight Run (1988), which were critical and commercial hits. He then directed Scent of a Woman (1992), starring Al Pacino, who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance, and earned Brest nominations for Best Director and Best Picture. He followed it with Meet Joe Black (1998), which received mixed reviews. Brest's next film was Gigli (2003). After disagreements between Brest and Revolution Studios, creative control was taken from him, resulting in a radically re-written and re-shot version of the original film being released, which became his first and only unprofitable film and, in fact, a major box-office bomb and was widely panned. It remains his last film to date. Description above from the Wikipedia article Martin Brest, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting
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Midnight Run1988 · Airline Ticket Clerk (uncredited) · Actor
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Spies Like Us1985 · Drive-In Security · Actor
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Beverly Hills Cop1984 · Beverly Palms Hotel Checkout Clerk (uncredited) · Actor
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High1982 · Dr. Miller · Actor
Crew
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One Battle After Another2025 · Thanks
Directing
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Meet Joe Black1998 · Director
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Scent of a Woman1992 · Director
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Midnight Run1988 · Director
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Beverly Hills Cop1984 · Director
Production
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Meet Joe Black1998 · Producer
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Scent of a Woman1992 · Producer
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Midnight Run1988 · Producer
Writing
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Going in Style2017 · Original Film Writer