Martin Brest
| Martin Brest | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 8, 1951 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Stuyvesant High School |
| Alma mater |
New York University AFI Conservatory |
| Occupation | Film director, producer, screenwriter |
| Notable work |
Midnight Run Hot Dogs for Gauguin Beverly Hills Cop Scent of a Woman Gigli |
Martin Brest (born August 8, 1951) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Brest was born in the Bronx, New York and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1969, from New York University's School of the Arts in 1973 and from the AFI Conservatory with an M.F.A. degree in 1977.
His major studio debut was Going in Style (1979), which starred George Burns, Art Carney, and Lee Strasberg, the first of several films to mix action and comedy to great effect. Brest was then hired to direct WarGames (1983), which starred Matthew Broderick, but he was fired during production and replaced with John Badham.
Brest got his big break with Beverly Hills Cop (1984), starring Eddie Murphy. The film grossed over $300 million worldwide and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
Brest's next film was the action-comedy Midnight Run (1988), starring Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin; it was another critical and commercial success. The film, and De Niro's performance, earned Golden Globe nominations.
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