Rick Rosenthal

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Directing

Richard L. Rosenthal Jr. (born June 15, 1949) is an American film instructor and director, known for directing Halloween II, Bad Boys, and Halloween: Resurrection. Rosenthal started his career by directing Halloween II (1981) and returned to the series 21 years later, helming Halloween: Resurrection (2002). In between, he directed films such as American Dreamer (1984), Russkies (1987), Distant Thunder (1988), and Just a Little Harmless Sex (1998). He also directed dozens of episodic television shows and was co-executive producer of the landmark Warner Bros. TV series Life Goes On for ABC from 1989-1991, where he guest starred in two episodes as "Uncle Richard".

Filmography

• Yo (Love Is a Rebellious Bird) (2026)
• The Shepherd and the Bear (2025)
• Move Ya Body: The Birth of House (2025)
• I Hate Myself and Want to Die (2024)
• Food and Country (2024)
• The Grab (2024)
• Alien Contact (2024)
• Invisible Beauty (2023)
• Stay Awake (2023)
• The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future (2023)
• Art for Everybody (2023)
• Citizen Ashe (2021)
• Small Engine Repair (2021)
• Rebel Hearts (2021)
• Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are) (2021)
• Love & Stuff (2020)
• The Boy Behind the Door (2020)
• Feels Good Man (2020)
• Standing Up, Falling Down (2020)
• Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
• Dark Money (2018)
• Halfway There (2017)
• Saving Capitalism (2017)
• Punching Henry (2017)
• Bending the Arc (2017)
• First Girl I Loved (2016)
• Band of Robbers (2016)
• Aram, Aram (2015)
• King Jack (2015)
• 7 Minutes (2014)
• Lost After Dark (2014)
• Match (2014)
• Big Men (2014)
• Big in Japan (2014)
• Drones (2013)
• Cold Comes the Night (2013)
• Afternoon Delight (2013)
• Open Heart (2013)
• California Solo (2012)
• Fat Kid Rules The World (2012)
• The Procession (2012)
• THE NIGHTMARE ISN'T OVER! the making of Halloween II (2012)
• Arcadia (2012)
• On the Ice (2011)
• According to Greta (2009)
• Waves of Freedom (2008)
• Kabluey (2007)
• Nearing Grace (2006)
• Mean Creek (2004)
• Halloween: Resurrection - Webcam Special (2002)
• Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
• Just a Little Harmless Sex (1999)
• The Birds II: Land's End (1994)
• Devlin (1992)
• The Witches of Eastwick (1992)
• Nasty Boys (1989)
• Distant Thunder (1988)
• Russkies (1987)
• Better Off Dead... (1985)
• Code of Vengeance (1985)
• Johnny Dangerously (1984)
• American Dreamer (1984)
• Best Revenge (1984)
• Bad Boys (1983)
• Fire on the Mountain (1981)
• Halloween II (1981)
• Lindsay Wagner: Another Side of Me (1977)
• Video Vixens! (1975)