Directing
Mark L. Lester
EN cinema · 57 credits
Born
26 November 1946 (age 79)
Birthplace
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also known as Mark Lester
Mark L. Lester (born November 26, 1946) is an American filmmaker. Following his first film, Twilight of the Mayas, Lester worked on films such as Stunts, Steel Arena, and Bobby Jo and the Outlaw. His next film Roller Boogie with Linda Blair was a modest success, which he built on with reasonably received exploitation thriller Class of 1984, and Stephen King's Firestarter. His biggest hit came in 1985 with Commando, an Arnold Schwarzenegger action film that grossed over $57 million worldwide. He also founded American World Pictures, and independent production and distribution company, which largely produces television films. Other credits include Showdown in Little Tokyo starring Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee, Night of the Running Man, Extreme Justice, Misbegotten, The Ex, Double Take, and Truck Stop Women.
Known for
Filmography
Cinderella's Revenge
Producer
King on Screen
as Self
Ouija Witch
Executive Producer
Hunt Club
Producer
Exorcist Vengeance
Executive Producer
The Gardener
Executive Producer
Groupie
Director, Producer, Executive Producer
High Resolution
Producer
Poseidon Rex
Director, Producer
Dragons of Camelot
Director, Producer
Jurassic Attack
Executive Producer
Dragon Wasps
Executive Producer
Sand Sharks
Producer
Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon
Executive Producer
Day of Wrath
Executive Producer
Pterodactyl
Director, Producer
White Rush
Director, Producer
Betrayal
Director, Producer
Stealing Candy
Director, Producer, Story
The Wisher
Executive Producer
Devil's Prey
Producer
Bad Karma
Executive Producer
The Base 2: Guilty as Charged
Director, Producer
Blowback
Producer, Director
Sacrifice
Director, Producer
The Base
Director, Producer
Hitman's Run
Director, Producer
Double Take
Director, Producer
Misbegotten
Director, Producer
Public Enemies
Director, Producer
The Ex
Director, Producer
Night of the Running Man
Director, Producer
Class of 1999 II: The Substitute
Original Series Creator
Extreme Justice
Director
Showdown in Little Tokyo
Director, Producer
Class of 1999
Director, Story, Producer
Armed and Dangerous
Director
Commando
Director
Firestarter
Director
Class of 1984
Screenplay, Executive Producer, Director
The Funhouse
Executive Producer
Roller Boogie
Director
Stunts
Director
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
Director, Producer
White House Madness
Director, Producer
Truck Stop Women
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Steel Arena
Producer, Director, Writer
Tricia's Wedding
Producer