Rod Amateau

Rod Amateau

Personal Info

  • Name:

    Rod Amateau

  • Birthday:

    1923-12-20

  • Place of Birth: New York, New York, United States
  • Gender:

    Male

  • Know For:

    Directing

  • Popularity: 0.3573
  • Also Known As

Rod Amateau

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Rodney "Rod" Amateau (December 20, 1923 – June 29, 2003) was an American screenwriter, film and television director.

Among programs that he directed were NBC's The Dennis Day Show, CBS's sitcoms The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, starring Dwayne Hickman, and The New Phil Silvers Show, an unsuccessful attempt by comedian Phil Silvers to return to a regular series.

Rod also directed a few episodes of the Dukes of Hazzards. He even appeared in a few of them.

He is perhaps most infamous for directing 1987's critically panned The Garbage Pail Kids Movie.

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The Wilby Conspiracy
The Wilby Conspiracytrue

Writing

1975-02-01

6.5
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
The Garbage Pail Kids Movietrue

Directing

1987-08-22

3.5
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
The Garbage Pail Kids Movietrue

Writing

1987-08-22

3.5
High School U.S.A.
High School U.S.A.true

Directing

1983-10-16

5.6
Sunset
Sunsettrue

Writing

1988-04-29

5.7
The Seniors
The Seniorstrue

Directing

1978-06-30

4.6
Son of Hitler
Son of Hitlertrue

Directing

1979-01-01

5.2
Drive-In
Drive-Intrue

Directing

1976-05-26

5.1
Where Does It Hurt?
Where Does It Hurt?true

Writing

1972-07-24

5.1
Where Does It Hurt?
Where Does It Hurt?true

Directing

1972-07-24

5.1
Where Does It Hurt?
Where Does It Hurt?true

Production

1972-07-24

5.1
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love Youtrue

Directing

1970-03-25

4.6
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love Youtrue

Writing

1970-03-25

4.6
Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Causetrue

Crew

1955-10-27

7.5
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Makertrue

Crew

1981-11-20

6.6
The Statue
The Statuetrue

Directing

1971-01-27

4.7
Lovelines
Lovelinestrue

Directing

1984-11-02

5.3
Uncommon Valor
Uncommon Valortrue

Directing

1983-01-22

0.0
The Bushwhackers
The Bushwhackerstrue

Directing

1951-12-07

5.1
The Bushwhackers
The Bushwhackerstrue

Writing

1951-12-07

5.1
Kiss of Death
Kiss of Deathtrue

Crew

1947-08-27

7.0
Hook, Line and Sinker
Hook, Line and Sinkertrue

Writing

1969-06-06

4.1
Hook, Line and Sinker
Hook, Line and Sinkertrue

Writing

1969-06-06

4.1
In a Lonely Place
In a Lonely Placetrue

Production

1950-05-17

7.6
Swimsuit
Swimsuittrue

Production

1989-02-19

3.0
Monsoon
Monsoontrue

Directing

1952-11-01

4.0
Born to Be Bad
Born to Be Badtrue

Crew

1950-09-28

5.9
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
The Garbage Pail Kids Movietrue

Production

1987-08-22

3.5